Popular Nigerian singer formerly signed to the Starboy Records, Damilola Afolabi also known as Lax has come out to explain why he wore his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) uniform to perform at Olamide concert held in December. His reactions followed negative comments that greeted his outfit to the event that was held at the Teslim Balogun Satdium, Lagos. He said he wore his uniform because he wanted to inspire the audience to pursue their dream as well as to appreciate the scheme for its contribution to the unity of the country.
“I had just completed my National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, programme at the time, and I wanted to pay homage to the scheme and Nigeria in my own way. I also wanted to inspire people to know that they can pursue their dreams and still go to school. It is not too good that people always like to dwell on the negatives when reacting to issues.
I really didn’t pay attention to anybody who criticized me, and that’s because the people who appreciated and commended me were more. Those were the ones that I paid attention to,” On claims that his career was declining after he exited Starboy records he said ;
“People who are saying that need to go and check the records. I had three big songs that had a lot of views online last year. I travelled to a lot of countries and I enjoyed massive love everywhere that I performed. I will be releasing my debut album this year and I want my fans to watch out for it. People should listen to good music, not trash.”
“To be honest, I have more fans outside the country than in Nigeria. Nowadays, one can actually go online and find out where majority of downloads, streaming and other Internet activities come from. And I have discovered that most of my fans are in the US, followed by Canada and London. Obviously, they want me there more and that’s why I usually go there on tour. I had amazing experiences when I travelled out of the country on tour. I went to about 14 cities in Europe and America.”
