By Seyi Babalola
Nigerian singer Lekan Osifeso Junior, popularly known as Lojay, has revealed that his first thought about becoming a pop sensation was an opportunity to womanise.
In an episode of the I Said What I Said podcast, the ‘Monalisa’ crooner recounted how his perspective changed after he understood that a long and successful career required a certain level of sexual discipline.
“There is a lot of temptation in the music industry. You will see a lot of things, but you are not meant to touch.
“I used to think I would frolic with a lot of ladies because there are babes everywhere. But when you have about 100 girls talking to you, that is when you need to cultivate discipline.
” I realised if you want a long career like the Big 3, you have to stay away from too many girls,” he said.
Lojay also revealed that one of his cultural shocks in the music industry was that the lifestyles of other artists that had once enticed him in the underground were not as appealing once he entered the mainstream.
He said that there is far more discipline in the music industry than many people know, emphasising that musicians are conscious of their words and behaviour because they have reputations to uphold.
He did, however, concede that his nature allowed him to be more disciplined than most of his colleagues when it came to womanising and living a luxurious lifestyle.
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