Nigerian singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido has opened up on his concerns about retirement, revealing that he hopes to retire at the perfect time.
The global star, while speaking in a now viral video, explained that people often struggle emotionally after reaching a certain level of success and the attention fades. He noted that instead of forcing relevance, he would like to retire from making music at the time appointed for him by God.
“If there was one thing I could build, I would build a centre for people that have been popular and very successful before, a centre for them to have therapy, because it’s crazy being on top of the world and the next moment you’re not. Even with soccer, with football, you win all these awards, you win a Champions League, you win World Cup, and people don’t still feel like it’s enough. Like look at Ronaldo, he’s my very good friend. When he left the World Cup, I remember being on the internet, I’m like, they were abusing him so much, after everything he has done,” he stated.
Davido noted that forcing relevance could affect all that he has built, adding that is one thing he is afraid of.
”Do you understand? So like, that’s my greatest fear. I work too hard for me to come and spoil it with something, so I always ask God, like, God, just tell me the right time to, you know? But I think that’s the only thing I’m scared of,” he added.
