HarrySong talks about his Rough Beginning

In a recent  interview with Nigerian Tribune, Harrysong popularly known as Mr Songz talked about his early beginning and how he ported from warri to Lagos to earn a living read extracts from the interview below

A lot has happened to your career since you joined 5 Star music label, how would you describe your experience so far?

I am okay with the deal. To the praise and the glory of God, I feel very good about my career at the moment. I could not have asked for a better deal than this. I started singing when I was very small. I grew up with my grandma in my village, Warri South-West. I was born in Warri and I grew up there. When I was with my grandmother, the only thing I know how to do was music.

From that Warri boy to one of the most sought after hip-hop stars in Lagos, how did your journey from Warri to Lagos begin?

I came to Lagos about twelve years ago and I started working on my career. I knew I have got the passion to write songs for along time. That’s one of the biggest things in my life. I love to write. I have been a writer all my life. I started working with a lot of people, I met Del B, my own producer right now. From there, Paul Play, from there, I met Omotola, Aki and Paw Paw and later Kcee.

What happened to your fishing dream, I learnt you used to be a fisherman?

How did you hear that? You guys hear a lot of things. Anyway, there are two things I love doing in life, writing and fishing. I used to be a fisherman, but music got the better part of me and here I am today. At some point in my life, I will go back to the business.

You must have had some rough experiences before getting to this level, would you mind revealing any?

It has not been easy as I said. There had been ups and downs that I don’t want to go into the details now. Sometimes, there was no money and you want to smile but you just have to keep pushing hard. In the middle of everything, I kept believing in myself. I tried to make some conscious efforts towards realising my goals. I thank God for my life. I can say that I am one of the most privileged musicians in Africa.