Nigerian singer Simi has opened up on how people hear her tiny voice and assume she is sweet, when in reality she`s not.
Simi`s obvious relentless honesty made her open up to Youtuber Korty EO, about her music, motherhood and marriage.
Speaking on why she`s lasted so long in the industry and what she could have done differently, Simi said:
“I was not the typical female artise. I think a lot of people could relate to that. Like oh, she`s just like the regular girl next door. I`m not trying to present as something that I`m not and I think people connected to that.
The only thing that I`d say that I wish I had done differently sometimes: maybe be less approachable. Access sometimes breeds insult. A lot of people hear my voice, because it`s so tiny, they think “aw, she`s so sweet”, I`m not. I`m not that sweet. I don`t like insults. I don`t like rubbish. Don`t think you can come and try me and I will leave that battle. Bro, I`m fucking you up!.”
Simi also spoke about the difficulties on being a mother especially how the music industry treats her differently from husband, fellow singer Adekunle Gold, Simi affirmed:
“I have more responsibilities. I have a child now. So it`s like I don`t have as much time to chill. I`m in the music industry and a lot of things that my work requires is me being able to live my life with reckless abandon.
To do things spontaneously, be places spontaneously, but like, I don`t have that luxury anymore, unlike her daddy. Your life is more expensive. Even flying with a child is not cheap. Somebody says “sheyb you`re now a mum”, so they wanna kind of pay less. Somebody wanted to pay me less because I was pregnant.
”¦The constantness. That it never ends. I knew how to be mummy, and I knew how to be working, but like I didn`t really know how to be me anymore. And a lot of me, is what is in my music. For people that want kids, it`s beautiful. I don`t think anybody should be under pressure to have kids cuz it`s like an unending responsibility. If you don`t want kids, just enjoy your life.”
Simi added that the most beautiful about her marriage is that they keeping each other
“ I mean, that we keep choosing each other I guess. There are so many distractions, and the noise. I feel like the reason why I`m able to have done what I`ve done so far is because people have supported me.”
