Singer and songwriter, Simi, has deemed audience’s ‘unrealistic’ expectations from artistes as one of the main issues plaguing the music industry.
In a series of tweets on Monday night, the 31-year-old said Nigerian musicians are forced to cater for the same audience and switch their sounds to feed them.
According to the ‘Soldier’ singer, artistes are forced to be versatile even when they have their own original sounds, as musical legends are usually monotonous in their sounds.
“I think one of the most trying things Naija artistes deal with is that we are mostly catering to the same audience,” she wrote.
“We don’t want to have to, but the structure of the industry makes it inevitable. We expect the same people to like Rap, street music, soul, pop, indie. It’s strange.
“Strange for the audience because they keep messing around with your preference. You expect everyone to please you.
“Zlatan and Johnny Drille. Strange for the artist cos they keep messing around with your creativity. You expect everybody to like your music. A waste of time.
“So when I see someone tell an artist ‘you’re monotonous’, it amuses me. Most of the legends are monotonous.
“Unless they don’t have a sound. Imagine Fela doing hip-hop today and RnB tomorrow or Whitney Houston – Soul today, akpala tomorrow.”
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Simi, who is married to fellow singer, Adekunle Gold, released an album ‘Omo Charlie Champagne’ to coincide with her 31st birthday in April.
Her 2017 album ‘Simisola’ won Album of the Year award at the Headies.
