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Nigerian singer Ric Hassani has weighed in on the ongoing conversation about gospel artistes crossing over into secular music, saying the move is often driven by a search for purpose rather than financial gain..CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
In a recent interview with Hip TV, shared on YouTube on Monday, Hassani explained that many gospel musicians make the switch because they lack the spiritual calling to minister through music, even though they might be gifted singers.
Sharing his personal experience, the singer revealed that his music journey began in the church but he eventually transitioned to secular music after realising that gospel ministration was not his true calling.
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He said, “Gospel is beyond singing. You have to be blessed to be able to interpret God’s words through music. For example, there is no way a Katty Perry would communicate God’s words through music the way CeCe Winans does. I feel like CeCe is blessed with being able to communicate the Holy Spirit through music. Whitney Houston is blessed in a different way.”
Hassani added, “So, I don’t feel this idea of everybody must be in church. Some of us were made for the world. I also have Christian songs. I’m a very strong Christian. In all my albums, there is at least one gospel song. But that’s not really my calling. I’m meant to impact the world in a different way, with a different kind of music. I’m not going to do it the way Frank Edwards or Mercy Chinwo is going to do it. If I enter church music now, I fit no bang. It’s not my thing.”
Addressing the assumption that artists move from gospel to secular music for money, Hassani strongly disagreed, insisting that true artists are driven more by creative fulfilment than financial rewards.
“People leaving gospel music for secular music is not about money. Creatives or people who are blessed with these gifts like money, everybody likes money. But the real fulfilment is being able to do it and exist doing it. Even the Wizkids, the Burnas that have all the money in the world… If it was really about money, then Davido has no business doing anything because he has all the money he would ever need.”
“So, it’s not really about money. The kind of satisfaction that comes from being able to think of an idea and put it on the record and create music is beyond money. It’s bigger than any satisfaction money can give you,” he concluded.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
