Sensational female Nigerian singer Chimamanda Pearl Chukwuma, popularly known as Qing Madi, has broken her silence on her thoughts about the Nigerian music industry. She spoke about her struggle in breaking into the music industry, which she noted is replete with darkness and contract greed by some of the practitioners.
The 18-year-old fast-rising singer made this revelation in an interview on the LagosMeetsLondon podcast. The singer described the entertainment world as “dark,” citing a mix of challenges that many don’t see behind the scenes.
Qing Madi admitted that fame has also come with its share of mental and emotional stress
“The industry is dark, I just want a simple life. I want to focus on my music and the people I care about without all the pressure.”
She, however, gave kudos to her mother for strengthening her and being by her side. She noted how her mother keeps reminding her to stay tuned to her values, no matter the odds
The singer noted that all she wanted to do was to write songs and make money, but the burden of expectations from her has become unexpected, as if she were not human or someone’s daughter.
Her words: “Literally, I’ve had so many contract issues, so many issues with like professionals in the industry where it’s just like, I just wanna go to school. I don’t wanna have to read so many contracts. I don’t wanna have to read.
“There are people who are just out for themselves and are so greedy, and they just wanna take advantage of you. The industry is dark. And because I’ve seen that firsthand, it’s like I came into the industry accidentally.
“I just wanted to write music and get money and go to school and be fine. But people started relating to my music, and I put out more. But some people’s motives are not the purest.
“So it’s gonna affect how you work as a creative. And I think also my mom, she tries to also remind me I’m a kid in the most insane ways by asking me to do house chores just so I know, like, yo, you’re still a human being, like relax. Yeah, you’re still here.
“Because sometimes it doesn’t even feel human. Sometimes it’s just like you’re a machine and everyone’s just got papers looking at you trying to figure out, like, and I’m like, can I, please, I wanna go home. And it’s like you don’t get enough time to be human or be someone’s daughter or someone’s last kid.
So I think it’s just really messed up. I don’t know if I’m ready. It’s crazy, but I’m just like winging it right now”, she explained.
