E! News: Simi Opens Up On Fame, Music , Speaks About Relationship With Falz

Musical act, Simi has been making waves in the music industry

with her singles and collaborations. In this interview with Punch,

she talks about life as a singer, her relationship with Falz and

many more.

Have always wanted to do music?

I didn’t grow up around a lot of music because my

parents aren’t music inclined. I wrote my first song when

I was 10 years old. I have a very short attention span

and it is one of the reasons why I experiment a lot with

my music.

My parents separated when I was nine years old, so I did

not spend so much time with my dad; he died in 2014. My

parents were quite supportive of my career at first.

After I bagged a degree in Mass Communication, from

Covenant University, my mother wanted me to get some

job experience by working with an oil firm. I have always

been of the opinion that its impossible to do music part-

time, so I asked her to pray for the success of my music

career.

Apart from music, what other things are you talented at?

I am also a sound engineer, so I mix and master music.

This a major boost to my career because it means that

there are a lot of things I can do on my own. It has

also proven to a lot of critics that I am not just

another artiste.

You began your career as a gospel act. Why did you go

mainstream?

The first thing that comes to the mind is that I did it

for monetary reasons. However music became about ‘more’;

I wanted to have a broader purview. It was a tough

decision for me to make at first. I wanted to explore

music more. My faith in God hasn’t waivered because

before I went mainstream, I prayed to God to bless my

career if it was his plan for me. I also don’t see

myself doing gospel music again.

Why did you decide to record an entire album with Falz?

We are very good friends and having worked on several

projects together, we toyed with the idea of recording a

joint album.

What has fame cost you?

I don’t go out much but I love to go to regular places.

I can’t do so any longer and I miss having a regular life

because I am a regular girl.

Are you currently dating anyone?

I am in a relationship with someone else who is not

Falzthebahdguy; we are just friends. My man is mature

and understands the fact that I may be erroneously

romantically linked with an artiste simply because we

work on music projects together.