I personally love all of his music sofar! Have met him twice and we both had a one on one chart, he is a cool kid but anyways I think its time we hear from the Horse's mouth SKALES.
Check out the interview he had with
Punch • why he left EME, his relationship with
Timaya, Wizkid, Relationship and many
more..ENJOY:
Question: YOU MUST BE CLOSE TO YOUR MOTHER FOR YOU TO TALK ABOUT HER ALL THE TIME...
Ans: We are very close. She is my best friend and she
knows everything about me. I am her only child
and as such, we are really close. I owe my mother a
lot because she sacrificed a lot for me. After my
father left us, my mother concentrated on me and
even forgot about herself.
Question: WAS IT REALLY SO TOUGH FOR HER TO TRAIN YOU?
Ans: It was very tough. There was a time my mother
had to do menial jobs just to provide for me. Then
she was being paid N500 daily. When I went from
being the first to the seventh in the class, she
came to my school and was crying. She felt I was
not focused anymore but there were subjects I
never understood like Economics. She borrowed a
lot of money just because of me. She used the
money to pay my school fees. She wanted me to
attend the best schools in Kaduna. There were
times I would advise her to allow me go to cheaper
schools but she would refuse. I was about the
poorest boy in my school. I was in a class where we
had children of commissioners, senators and so
many rich people but she wanted me to complete
my education. She always tried to get me the best
things so I could compete with my peers.
Question; DO YOU EVEN THINK OF REPAYING HER FOR ALL SHE DID BACK THEN?
Ans: The first thing I want to do is to buy her a very big
house. She works in Kaduna and wants to come to
Lagos but I keep telling her to give me time. I am
going to tell her to stop working soon. I would get
her a big house; buy her the best car and anything
she wants.
Question: HOW ABOUT YOUR FATHER?
Ans: My parents are separated and I have not seen my
father since I was eight years old. We have not
kept in touch since then. After their separation, we
moved on with our lives.
Question: HOW WAS IT COMBINING MUSIC WITH YOUR ACADEMICS?
Ans: Honestly, it was tough. I was able to complete my
education by the grace of God. I was determined,
focused and promised myself I was going to finish
school at all cost. There were times I missed exams
because of my career. I had carry-overs because I
had to travel out of the country for several shows.
It is just sacrifice. Music is like a very selfish
girlfriend while education is also the same. Both of
them require a hundred per cent attention; I did
my best and to God be the glory, even though I am
from a polygamous family, I sorted it out.
As someone who had to grow fast and be the
breadwinner at a tender age, what were
some of the challenges you faced?
As the only child and the fact that my mother is
getting older, I am the breadwinner of the house.
There is a lot of pressure and I have to be thinking
all the time of how I would provide for my family
and myself. Sometimes she calls me for advice
because I am the only one she trusts in the whole
world. There has been a lot of pressure but God
has seen me through.
Question: WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MANY TATOOS ON YOUR BODY?
Ans: They all mean something to me. I am still going to
have a tattoo of my mother's face somewhere on
my body; maybe that is going to be her next
birthday gift even though she doesn't like tattoos.
She doesn't know I have all these tattoos.
Why did you leave Kaduna, where you were
born, for Lagos?
I would say as a young boy, I was very ambitious
because I left my house when I was about 16 years
old. Right from secondary school, I had started
taking care of myself. I paid my tuition fees while I
was in the University of Jos. I was working, I was
writing songs for people because I have been doing
music for a very long time. I was getting paid
writing songs for people and also for being a back-
up singer as well. I was paying my school fees
which was about N15,000 but still it was not so
easy to get. I later won a competition and I was
crowned the northern champion and from there, I
decided to make a move to Lagos. I thank my
friend, Tijani, that gave me a free ride to Lagos.
Question: HOW WAS IT COMING TO A STATE WHERE YOU DID NOT REALLY KNOW ANYBODY?
Ans: It was not an easy journey for me. This happened
about five years ago. Tijani's elder brother was my
friend and when I wanted to move to Lagos, I just
called them to let them know of my decision. They
asked me if I knew anybody in Lagos and I said I
knew a handful of people. I told them that I did not
know them that well and that I was not sure they
would accept me. Tijani told me he was also
moving to Lagos and I agreed to go with him
especially because I did not have money for
transport. I came to Lagos with virtually nothing in
my pocket but I was positive that things would
turn round for me. I was full of hope. I followed my
friend and stayed with him. I had to move when he
told me that his parents were complaining. I told
him I did not have anywhere to go because all the
people that promised to help me disappointed me.
He told me that he was planning to start a record
label, Sweet Noise, and asked if I would be
interested. I had no choice. If I said no, he would
kick me out, so I agreed. We were working but I did
not sign any contract. We worked together for a
while until I moved on.
Question: HOW DID YOU MEET WIZKID?
Ans: I met Wizkid in Knighthouse. I used to go to
Knighthouse to record; Terry tha Rapman was one
of the people that helped pay for studio sessions
for me. I am forever grateful to him. I eventually
recorded a song. It was there I met Wizkid, Osagie,
Kels and some other artistes.
Question: OVER TIME YOU AND WIZKID WERE CLOSE FRIENDS, THEN WHEN WIZKID HAD ISSUES WITH EME, WE LEARNT IT AFFECTED YOUR FRIENDSHIP, IS THAT TRUE?
Ans: No, it did not affect our relationship. We are still
close. We talk and still see each other often. As a
matter of fact, last weekend, we were together at a
beach in Lagos. We still see each other. It is just
that now everybody is busy but whenever we need
each other; we are always there for each other.
YOUR SUCCESS LEVEL IS OFTEN COMPARED WITH WIZKID BY FANS, DOES THAT GET TO YOU?
Ans: To be honest, I am human and the truth is that it
gets to me when I am compared with Wizkid. I
have come to live with the fact that I can't help it
that they must always compare me with Wizkid.
We were in the same label, we started about the
same time so they must always compare. It is
something I cannot run away from, so I just have
to keep working till I put a stamp and let them
know this is me; till everybody knows Skales and
Wizkid separately.
Question: WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN YOU AND EME?
Ans: My contract expired and we both agreed that we
would go our separate ways. I decided I wanted to
be on my own, do my music and take my own
decision. Nothing happened; people are just
speculating and spreading rumours. We did not
fight. Right now, I am working on my album,
rebranding and taking Skales to the next level.
Question: WHEN YOU SAY YOU ARE REBRANDING, DOES IT INVOLVE YOU BEING A PART OF TIMAYA's RECORD
LABEL?
Ans: Timaya is my buddy; we are always together. He is
like my mentor, I take advice from him and I call
him my big daddy. He is a very close friend of
mine, we are always together and people would
always speculate that I moved into his house. It is
because we are close and together all the time.
That is why people came up with the insinuation
that I moved into his house. It is just all about
music between me and him; music and friendship.
Question: DID YOU MOVE INTO TIMAYA's HOUSE?
Ans: No, I did not move into his house. We are friends
and he has a studio in his house. I do a lot of
recordings there. People would always talk.
Would you be signed to his record label?
We do not know for now but like I said, I am
working on just Skales, I am focused on just Skales
and taking the brand to the next level. We do a lot
of music together because we are always together.
There was a time insulting tweets between you
and your ex girlfriend went viral online. What
happened between you two?
I don't want to talk about that. Things happen in
life and you accept them as they come.
Question: DO YOU REGRET THE RELATIONSHIP?
Ans: It was a good thing but there are always ups and
downs in life. I mean something bad happened and
we cannot reverse it; so I'm moving on to other
things in life.
Are you in a relationship right now?
No, I'm single at the moment.
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