Kelly Hansome does not want to be famous

In a chat with Punch, the singer revealed that he is yet to receive royalties for his songs and that he’s not looking forward to getting it.

He said: “I have never received royalties for Maga don Pay and all those songs that brought me to the limelight. Anyway, I am not looking forward to getting it because it doesn’t feed me. I am comfortable on my own, music has not really paid me. Have I signed an endorsement deal? Companies come to me but I don’t agree with their terms. You cannot use the money to buy me because I am not desperate.

“I was hoping that the Copyright Society of Nigeria would do some calculation and pay artists, but nothing has happened. We have a body but I have not heard from them in a while. I don’t even think of all that any longer.”

When asked If he would consider collaborating with the likes of Wizkid and Davido, he said: “Collaborating with an artist happens naturally. When you connect with an artist, you make music together. I cannot just collaborate with an artist because he has sung one popular song when he doesn’t know me and I don’t know him. I have principles that guide me. I have tasted fame, so, I am not looking for it again. I still do music but I do it differently.”