by Idara Inyang — July 10, 2023

Sensational Nigerian singer, John Ighodaro, better known as Johnny Drille, has revealed the inspiration behind his hit song ”˜How Are You My Friend`.

He said the death of the mother of his record label boss, Don Jazzy, inspired the song.

He disclosed this in a recent interview with Hip TV.

Johnny Drille said he co-wrote ”˜How Are You My Friend` with Don Jazzy, adding that the song was the idea of the Mavin boss.

He said, “For ”˜How Are You My Friend`, the inspiration behind it was, Don Jazzy has just lost his mum like a couple of weeks prior.

“I guess, maybe this the song was his own way of talking about it because a lot of people were reaching out to him that he has not heard from like years. So, it just kind of hit him that, ”˜Omo, I actually have these many friends that I have not spoken with for so long.`

“I also think that we are also in pretty touch times. The economy is crazy. A lot of people having it hard. A lot of people going through things in their lives that sometimes they don`t feel comfortable sharing them. And I guess, maybe that is why people have been able to connect with the song.”