Ex Mavin record label signee Korede Bello opens up on why he dumped his music career at its peak to back to school for a mass communication degree.
Korede Bello was well known in the Nigerian and international market, he was signed to the Mavin record label owned by Don Jazzy, he was co sign along with Tiwa Savage, Dija, Korede Bello, Dprince and others. Together they produced worldwide hit like “Dorobucci and Adaobi”. Korede Bello also dropped solo hits like “God win, “Dolike that”, “Romantic” and others.
He grew to become a household name due to his angelic voice age dance skills, however he dumped music to return back to school. In a new interview, Korede Bello speaks on why he dumped music and went back to school. He revealed the following;
“I love education, not so much traditional education but I love to learn how the world works and how the human mind operates. So getting a degree in Mass Communication seemed congruent with what I was already doing professionally; mass communicating art to the world.
Writing a headline is not so different from writing a chorus. They both have to be catchy and evoke some sort of emotional reaction. News and Music are both languages of emotional connection. So yes, it is a good thing to be educated on your passion.”
Adding to this, the Romantic hitmaker also spoke on how he was able to control his mental health in the chaotic Nigerian music industry. Speaking on that, he revealed the following;
“I have observed that you can be the richest or the most famous person in the world and yet still be unhappy or unsatisfied on the inside. The internal environment is where true health lies. This means that external stimulation cannot fill the void of internal sanity.
Everybody you know is looking for the same thing, to be well. Wellness is true wealth. We chase after money so that we can feel it well.
Entertainment is just another form of medicine. But the ‘doctors’ often forget that they’re human too and also need to pay attention to their internal environment. I see myself as a music medicine man, who is very aware that he also needs healing. I create time for healing so that my artistic creations can heal others. The world is getting crazier by the day because you have to be a little crazier than the norm to stand out. So we need more healers in the entertainment space. So for me, life is about balance. Wellness is a skill you can practice and not just something you pray for. How do I take care of myself? I allow myself to be taken care of.”
Korede Bello is back and Pershing music again, he has dropped a couple of singles which have received a beautiful welcome.
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