Simi, a musician from Nigeria, is beloved in part because of her unwavering sincerity. Simi is unapologetic, and in a recent hangout with YouTuber Korty EO, the singer shared a variety of personal details. motherhood, marriage, and musical competition. Here are Simi’s exact words.
Speaking about how the music industry treats her differently from husband, fellow singer Adekunle Gold, because she is a woman and a mother, Simi said:
SIMI: I have more responsibilities. I have a child now. So it’s like I don’t have as much time to chill. I’m in the music industry and a lot of things that my work requires is me being able to live my life with reckless abandon. To do things spontaneously, be places spontaneously, but like, I don’t have that luxury anymore, unlike her daddy. Your life is more expensive. Even flying with a child is not cheap. Somebody says “sheyb you’re now a mum”, so they wanna kind of pay less. Somebody wanted to pay me less because I was pregnant.
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“What’s the hardest thing about being a mother, so far?”
SIMI: The constantness. That it never ends. I knew how to be mummy, and I knew how to be working, but like I didn’t really know how to be me anymore. And a lot of me, is what is in my music. For people that want kids, it’s beautiful. I don’t think anybody should be under pressure to have kids cuz it’s like an unending responsibility. If you don’t want kids, just enjoy your life.
“What’s the most beautiful thing about your marriage?”
SIMI: I mean, that we keep choosing each other I guess. There are so many distractions, and the noise. I feel like the reason why I’m able to have done what I’ve done so far is because people have supported me.
On why she thinks she has lasted so long, Simi said:
SIMI: I was not the typical female artise. I think a lot of people could relate to that. Like oh, she’s just like the regular girl next door. I’m not trying to present as something that I’m not and I think people connected to that.
On what she wishes she could have done differently, Simi said:
SIMI: The only thing that I’d say that I wish I had done differently sometimes: maybe be less approachable. Access sometimes breeds insult. A lot of people hear my voice, because it’s so tiny, they think “aw, she’s so sweet”, I’m not. I’m not that sweet. I don’t like insults. I don’t like rubbish. Don’t think you can come and try me and I will leave that battle. Bro, I’m fucking you up!
On women and competition in music industry, Simi said:
SIMI: It’s probably best if you realize that nothing lasts. Even if okay you’re hot hot hot, okay you’ll get old. So I think like, enjoy the moment that you’re in. Sometimes I just also like live through other people. Like when I see great things happening especially for other women in the industry, it excites me. All the women out there are fighting for their lives and you come out, before you know, they’re pitting you against other women. They don’t even know whether they want you to be friends.