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I Was Worried And Scared Because My Music Is Different – Adekunle Gold

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Adekunle Gold has made a name for himself by making urban high life music in an industry where pop music is the hottest thing. The singer recently spoke with Sunday Scoop where he revealed that it wasn’t a very easy decision for him to take. During his interview with  Sunday Scoop , Adekunle said; “I feel very happy that alternative music is getting better acceptance in the industry. Music is very wide and there is no reason to limit ourselves to just a part of it. Initially, I was worried and scared because my music is different. I wasn’t really sure if I would be able to connect to the audience. I had some fears but I decided to stay true to myself. It is very important to believe in yourself and to have confidence in your abilities. There were many times that I was turned down and I felt like giving up. So, it hasn’t been an easy task. I am thankful for all that I have been able to achieve in the industry so far. I believe that if you are consistent, it would ultimately pay off.

Adekunle Gold Sets Coachella Target For Himself

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Since Wizkid missed his highly anticipated Coachella performance, the globally acclaimed arts and music festival has become a major topic in Nigeria and a lot of people are of the opinion that African music missed its chance of representation on one of the biggest stages but Adekunle Gold is offering himself as a candidate to represent Africa on the Coachella stage, next year. Adekunle Gold  put out a tweet stating that he wants to perform at next year’s edition of the  Coachella  festival. It might seem like a long shot but  Adekunle Gold  has shown that he is a go-getter. The singer’s success with the urban high life music genre has given people reason to trust in his mission to take his music to the  Coachella  stage even though a section of the Nigerian music audience doubts the singer’s ambitious mission. One of  Adekunle Gold’s  doubters replied his ambitious tweet calling the singer a dreamer whose music is not worthy of a stage like  Coachella .  Adekunle Gold  who is known