Iyanya explains why Nigerian entertainers live large

Iyanya Mbuk has revealed why Nigerian entertainers love living fake lives, living beyond what they can actually afford.
In a recent interview with Encomium magazine, the kukere crooner said “Music is very expensive. Most of them make money and it’s hard to put it back in the same thing. Your next money is not guaranteed because there are lots of artistes.

If you say you wouldn’t do show A, they can take artiste B for that show. It doesn’t mean that because you have a hit song, you would be performing at all shows. It doesn’t work like that. So, some of these guys, it’s hard for them. It’s hard for them to follow up. Follow up is the hardest thing to do. Many artistes make a hit but the money they make from that hit is not even enough for them to support or sponsor the next video. So don’t blame them’.

Speaking further on the issue, he said “yes, let me give you an instance. I had a show here in Lagos, I was in Dubai. They made a mistake and booked my flight for Monday and the show was on Sunday.
We rushed to the Airport; they said no that my ticket was for the next day. After much pleading and explaining that I had a show that night in Lagos, they said alright, I could board but not business class since it wasn’t my flight. I had to fly economy class with my business class ticket.
Sitting down there, people around were staring at me like “what are you doing here”. A woman even walked up to me and said “Iyanya, you no suppose dey here now, na the other side you suppose dey”. What came to my mind next was that I can’t just decide to fly economy today, it will become a gist. I have to work hard, I have to make money, to live up to your expectations. It’s not like I’ m living my life for you, but it’s the life I chose. So, I have to follow it.”