In a funny statement, Nigerian musician Timaya explained why he finds controversial singer Portable so appealing: he reminds him of himself.
Timaya recalled when he first heard Portable’s music and pointed out the parallels between the two during his latest interview with Channels Television. He went on to say that the Zazu vocalist somehow makes him think of his own crazy background.
“That’s why I admire Portable; on the way to Delta State, I informed 2face about him when he initially came out. “Have you heard that guy Portable?” I asked him. Zazu Zeh. That man is exactly like me because I was also crazy.
Although the Gen Z audience may view him as “unproblematic,” the singer admitted that they might not be aware of the wild side of his early career.
Sometimes when I speak to these Gen Zers, they say things like, “Timaya is not a problem.” I simply gaze at them as though they were familiar with me. “Timaya minds his business,” they say, and I pause to think. I was insane back then, but I’ve calmed down today. I was hot as fire and absolutely insane, but I believe there is progress. For me, it was a tactic at the moment.
Timaya explained that he never had any issues with military troops in response to a rumor that dogged his early career.
“The story that I had a bad experience with military men is not true,” he clarified. What would make me interact with them? I don’t mean to disparage or belittle someone, but you have to use common sense or judgment in all you do. I may have been insane, but it was all part of a calculated plan. Since I’m from the Niger Delta and everyone was singing love songs at the time, I didn’t come in as a lover boy, which is why I blew in the industry.
