Simi also said she would have chosen songwriting, reading a book, and playing with her daughter over performing as an artist
By Kehinde Okeowo
Nigerian singer and songwriter, Simisola Bolatito Kosoko, whose stage name is Simi, on Sunday, opened up on having a phobia for standing in front of a crowd and performing despite being a musician.
The 33-year-old made the revelation in a series of tweets on her Twitter handle, saying she had to master many things on the job to help her career music wise.
The mother of one also said her desire to succeed as a singer made her learn how to handle fame, networking, and how to handle people’s opinions of her, which were never her strong point.
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Simi also said she would have been more comfortable with writing songs, reading a book, and playing with her daughter if she didn’t have to put up with performing as an artist.
She wrote, “There are so many things that don’t come naturally to me that I’ve had to master because my kadara (destiny) chose music. Like fame. And networking. And depending on outside opinions. I’m just now seriously coming to terms with how difficult this is for me. Sorry Simi.
“Most days, I just want to write whatever song I like, read a book and hang out with my daughter…and have someone putting 1m dollaz in my acct weekly just for being myself.
“It’s hard work for my spirit and mind.”
She ended the tweet by disclosing that she used to have stage fright, which she had to overcome to succeed as a musician.
“I used to have disgusting stage fright for years, but I loved music so much, I fought for it lol. I don’t even know what’s funny lol as how,” she concluded
