Spotlight | 4 March 2017 09:38 CET

Circumstances Made Me Once Denied my Mother…Skales Confesses

Singer, Skales, may have been doing well for himself now but the journey in fulfilling his destinywas rather tough and tedious but determination and prayers brought him thus far.

The singer in a recent interview with Punch newspaper, disclosed that making it in the music industry today has not been a joke as he and his mother struggled hard to come this far.

He explained that till date, he is yet to know who his father is because he abandoned him and his mum and left them to suffer as they ended up sleeping in a shopping complex in Kaduna.

Skales went on to make shocking revelation that at some point, he denied his mother because she stooped low as to washing laundry for people just to make ends meet.

In his words, “My father left us when I was really young; I do not even know how he looks like. My mother and I used to sleep in a shopping complex at a time. I am talking about during my primary and secondary school days in Kaduna. Then, the only hope for me was music. At some point, I told my mother I wanted to work and support her. I was chased out of school because I did not pay school fees. I had to steal school uniform because mine was bad and I would tell my mother I saved money for it.

“Also, my mother would go to my friends’ houses to do their laundry, which was embarrassing to me. I had to deny my mother. I also did not let my friends know where I lived because most of them were children of politicians. When I told my mother I was moving to Lagos, she asked me to finish my university education in Kaduna. But I convinced her I could cope. From Kaduna to Lagos, I got a free ride and the first place I stayed was Orile (Lagos). I lied to the person that gave me free ride that I would stay with him for a couple of days and it turned to months. He later started a label with some friends; they knew some people but it was not easy.”

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