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He noted hat he had to consciously and intentionally heal from the emotional strain of the stigma attached to him.
Nigerian musician, Augustine Kelechi, popularly known as Tekno, has spoken up regarding his break from the music industry, revealing the reasons behind his disappearance.
While speaking with Cool FM, the artist revealed that he was battling severe vocal cord damage from acid reflux that led to his career decline. He added that he was however, stigmatised and labelled lazy because of his break.
Tekno explained that the severe vocal cord damage led to his inability to to sing for a long period of time.
“Even the people closest to me were saying that ‘he is just lazy. He doesn’t want to perform..’. I was in a very dark place. Even after I recovered, I hated music. I didn’t want to hear music for a long time. I was only forcing myself to do music because I had a deal with Universal,” he stated.
He noted hat he had to consciously and intentionally heal from the emotional strain of the stigma attached to him.
