Nigerian singer, Banky W said despite reaching the peak of his career and making money, he felt empty and in bondage
By Kehinde Okeowo
Nigerian singer, rapper, actor, and entrepreneur, Olubankole Wellington, popularly known by his stage name Banky W has disclosed he was once addicted to pornography and promiscuity.
The 40-year-old musician made the revelation in a recent interview with The Visibility Lunch Hour, where he said he was able to overcome his challenges after he got closer to God.
According to the Nollywood actor, while he thought he had made money and was successful, he still struggled with pornography and promiscuity.
He went on to say he became addicted to both vices and was feeling like he was in bondage and far from God, saying there is a void in every man, no matter how successful he or she is.
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Banky W added that such feelings are why a lot of rich people end up unfulfilled and summed up his experience as a feeling of emptiness and disconnection from God.
He said, “In the eyes of the world I was a successful artiste, but I still felt empty and wretched.
“There were things I was struggling with on a personal basis. Everything from promiscuity to pornography just, real things that people struggled with on a personal basis.
“It got to a stage where you feel you’re in bondage and so you’re just stuck in this place of feeling far from God, feeling separated from God. Feeling that I have made a little bit of money, but I’m still not happy.”
“I’m grateful for the small success I have experienced in music, in film, in other ventures. But there is what I like to call a God shaped void inside every man. Until you start to fill that void with God, you’ll find that you will come up short regardless of what success you have or how successful or happy you may seem in the eyes of the world.
“There is an emptiness you feel when you are disconnected from that source. It’s a purpose thing, not a pay thing. It’s a meaning thing, not about money. That is why you see some of these billionaires pass away on their own account.”
