My Dad Is A Pastor And He Owns A Church – Lil Kesh Reveals In Recent Interview

Mr Me YAGI aka Lil Kesh shared many interesting
views about his career, family, educational
background and more in a new interview with Punch newspaper.
Keshniro Ololade shared insights about his
educational background and that he is currently
enrolled at National Open University Of Nigeria
(NOUN). He also made mention that his father who happens to be a pastor has been supportive of his music. He also talked about his brainchild YAGI and when he intends to sign new artiste.
See detailed interview below:

Was it your childhood dream to become a music
artiste?
I have pretty much been around music all my life, and the love for music has gotten me this far. My dad is a pastor and he owns a church. However, it's not like I made a conscious decision to become an artiste; it grew on me untill I knew this was what I wanted to do.
What was your dad's reaction to your decision to
become an artiste?
My dad was cool with it. He lets you do whatever you want to do. He feels that whatever his life story is doesn't have to affect the way his children live their lives. According to what he used to tell me, everybody must live his or her individual stories. He watched me grow from being part of the choir,learning to play drums, and attending music shows.
Till now, he gives me all the necessary support and respects my decisions.
Considering that your dad is a pastor, isn't he
bothered by your vulgar lyrics?
Those vulgar songs are basically about me doing my
job and he doesn't interfere. Besides, not all my
songs are vulgar. I have recorded songs like Ishe,
Semilore and others. However, the ones that go viral
are the ones with vulgar lyrics. I understand my
markets, and I know the demography I'm directing
my music to, which is the youth and adults. I'm a
blunt entertainer, but I consider my fans, and always
try to give them what they want. But this year, I
decided that I'll feed my fans with more meaningful
songs that will inspire them.
What inspires you to write such vulgar songs?
Most of those songs were not written; we just go into
the studio and 'vibe.' However, my environment
inspires me and it's not like I deliberately try to be
vulgar.
Beyond the stage persona, who is Keshinro
Ololade as a person?
I have a dual personality in the sense that I could go
into the studio and come up with crazy songs that
would entertain people. I could also be home alone
relaxing, and listening to soft and mid-tempo songs.
Listening to my songs, some people may think I'm a
loud and local boy, but they're usually surprised
when they meet me and see that I'm calm and cool-
headed. I'm not that outgoing, except if I have to
attend events.
What's your educational background?
I went to a number of primary schools, all in Lagos. I
also attended secondary school in Lagos before
proceeding to the University of Lagos to study
Linguistics. However, I had to defer my admission
because of my hectic schedule. Right now, I've
enrolled at the National Open University, where I'm
studying Mass Communication.
Some people believe you came out of nowhere to
rise to the top in the music industry. Can you share
some of your struggles?
I have always been a hustler. I started my career by
attending several talent hunt competitions, and I won
some of them which made me quite popular in
school. At a point, I was always hanging around
studios because I had no money to record songs.