I Am Not Blown Away By Fame – Simi

Even though she is considered one of the leading

lights in the Nigerian music industry, songbird

Simi doesn’t consider herself a ‘celebrity’.

“Well, this is the real me that can still stop by and

buy roasted plantain by the road side; I don’t feel

uncomfortable, I am not blown away by fame

because that is not what excites me, what excites

me is the music. I am happy about my celebrity

status only because more people know my music

and want to relate with it,” she told the Punch.

The X3m records act who revealed that she

would like to work with veteran musicians

Ebenezer Obey, King Sunny Ade and Pasuma

sometime in the future, also divulged that she

has always been a tomboy.

“While growing up, I was kind of a tom boy

because I have three elder brothers, and from my

mum I was the only girl and the last born.

So I liked wearing sneakers, baggy jeans, and I

was this bad girl who didn’t like too much trouble.

My dad spoilt my brothers and me.

We watched movies a lot, but my brothers

preferred horror movies so we all watched it

together. But it was fun.

When I was nine years, my parents got separated

and that was a really tough time for us because

we had to grow up faster but we came through

and we were good,” she said.