Thursday, 26 February 2015

Interview: Read this exclusive interview with Lotto crooner, Prince Micah.


Lotto crooner, Prince Micah is a fast rising star who is currently making waves and gaining popularity in Nigeria, shared with Runo Reuben in an exclusive interview, how his hit song, Lotto came about, how his father, the Bishop of Oleh Diocese (Anglican Communion) sees his kind of music and also his plans for Isoko Nation.

How did you make the song, “Lotto”?

Normally when I'm alone, I just make beats but I just got that winning feeling from the beat so I decided to sing about Lotto. The music came up like that.


Your song, Lotto, is a Christian song but it is played mostly in clubs and social gatherings. Why?

It is a Christian song, we Christians should not be restricted to worship only because there are so many things that God has done for us and we need to appreciate him. Lotto is all about happiness, and Christians are supposed to be happy always because they know the God they serve. I don't see any reason why Christians should not dance if David could dance and get naked. I don't like the concept where people say Christian music should be “holy, holy, holy”. There are people who can sing worship songs, what if I cannot? (Not that I can't sing worship songs). Everybody must not do the same thing, somebody make people dance, somebody make people worship.

In your song, Lotto, you said “Daddy don't be ashame”. Does it mean, your father, the Bishop, is scared of your kind of music?


(Laughing) Kinda…..no…., the good thing about my father is, he supports me. The truth is, “you can lead a Horse to the stream but you cannot force it to drink water”. People force Christianity on people and it's not good. That's what my father does with me, he is patient, he knows people will talk, “is this gospel music, why is the beat like this?” I don't care. What I care about is praising God, making people happy. My music is going to be all about testimony, testimony and happiness. Who doesn't really like it should spare me. If you like it fine, if you don't like it, still fine. I will always thank God for everything because I know how much he has saved me, even when I was a bit very rough, He saved me. Even when I didn't know He was saving me. The reason God put me this gospel music and allowed me to pass through this circular world and experienced it is, so that, when I tell somebody this way is not good, he/she will understand because I have been there. Honestly speaking, Gospel music is becoming boring. How can I be having a birthday party and I don't want all those “Shake it, shake it” thing but I want to dance, you start playing me “holy, holy, holy”, it doesn't work. So you still have to have something for the people when they want to dance or worship.

Do you plan promoting Isoko music?

Yea, I'm all about Isoko music right now, not really Isoko music but Isoko as a nation. I don't know if people will understand that but to me Isoko is bigger than it seem and my intention is to create an industry, Entertainment Industry in Isoko which is going to be starting very soon; Movie industry, just like Bollywood, where we would use our own language. If the movie is clean, people will watch it and read the sub-titles.


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