‘All I want to do is sing,’ singer Terri opens up on well being challenges, cyberbullying
Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Terry Akewe, referred to as Terri, has opened up on the challenges he has confronted in his music profession, together with well being points, cyberbullying, and sacrifices made in pursuit of his ardour.
In a sequence of posts by way of X on Saturday, Terri revealed, “Ulcer complications, anxiety issues. In and out of the hospital. Crazy hospital bills, mum losing her mind, all for the music. Shit crazy. Jesus never fails. We go win finally.”
The artist, signed to Wizkid’s Starboy Records, rose to prominence after that includes on Wizkid’s observe “Soco” and has since launched his debut EP “Afro Series,” with hit songs like “Shuu,” “Turn on Me,” “Bia,” and “Same You.”
However, Terri’s journey, in accordance with him, has been removed from clean, as he acknowledged, “Lost friendships, family, just trying to find myself. Stanship war and distractions, something I know little or nothing about.”
Acknowledging the toll the trade has taken on him, Terri pleaded, “Please, just see Terri for Terri. This shit is my whole life…. Support my craft.”
The singer additionally revealed that he needed to sacrifice his training to pursue music, saying, “2018, after getting admission into UNILAG three times and couldn’t make it cause of finances, I was ready in 2018 to begin study, I quit cause of this music. I gave my all to it.”
Terri additional famous his struggles with cyberbullying, which has been a problem, as he admitted, “Since I got in here, suffered so much cyberbullying, All I wanna do is sing.”
