“I want such kind of money, so that I do not need to work”,- Davido
Exactly at that time, an interest in music industry overwhelmed Davido. He shared a room in a dormitory with another international student, a Rwandan track athlete. He remembered how surprised he was to see an African in his room. Davido also got very close with the guy who lived upstairs. Jaymo, the upstairs neighbor was American and was very noisy. Davido remembered that one day he went to go check what the noise was upstairs. After he opened the door, he saw a full studio in guy’s room. Then Davido told him that he was trying to do some music too. After giving it some thought, the neighbor asked Davido right away if he wanted to invest in equipment. He suggested that Davido invested $2,000 At that time it was too much to begin with, so he contributed $500 instead.
Music career
Davido was doing music as a hobby until March 2011. He was a part of a group called “KB international” in the USA. But it didn’t work out as well as Davido would have liked, so he decided to proceed on his own. At that time, he felt that doing what you love and also making you money is happiness. So he started to record songs.
Since meeting his new friends at the university, Davido spent all his time recording songs and searching for good beats. He sent all his recordings to his cousin in Lagos in hopes of getting into the music industry. Three semesters later, his grades dropped and Davido decided to quit university. He left town without even telling his parents about it. Looking for a new life, Davido headed to Atlanta, where he used his older brother’s ID for a couple of months. He used it to get into clubs and spent all his tuition money on drinks and motels. Later, he decided to leave the country and boarded a plane to London. He got rid of his SIM card and began a new life.
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