Popular Nigerian singer and songwriter Teniola Apata better known as Teni Makanaki has opened up on her life threatening illness and how it influenced her current album, ‘Tears of the Sun.’
On how her health struggles impacted her album, Teni said she didn’t know what was coming ahead of her when she named it.
In her words:
“When I named it ‘Tears of the Sun,’ I didn’t even know what was to come. I didn’t even know that I was about to experience some craziness – felt sick, life threatening – it made me just… ok I named this album TEARS OF THE SUN, but the sun is really tearing up right now!” she began.
“But I’m happy I went through all this pain, because without pain there is no growth. I feel like we want growth but we’re scared of pain, and pain is the recipe for growth, because anything that comes with change is pain. You must go through discomfort, you must go through doubts, you will go through having to discipline yourself, and you know going through this is a catalyst for success. It might seem hard in the beginning, but it teaches you consistency, and it teaches you to never give up on yourself.”
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