Bankole Wellington aka Banky W is a household name in
the Nigerian music industry, having made his mark,
making hit songs and grooming the likes of Wizkid, Skales,
among others.
In this interview, he talks about his relationship, being a
celebrity and what his future plans are.
What have you been up to recently?
I’ve been working hard, pretty much. On the music side,
I’ve been working on collaborations with different artistes.
I’ve recently completed really good songs for Black Magic,
Sarkodie, MoCheddah, Lynxxx, Ketchup, Victoria Kimani
and Vector. Internally (within EME), I’m contributing to
Wizkid’s album, as well as projects for Skales, ShayDee
and Niyola. Outside of all this, I’ve been giving speeches at
various events, as well as working on a couple of
potentially great movie projects.
Is Banky in a relationship?
Not at the moment.
Tell us something no one knows about you.
I’m not sure how many people know this, but I shave my
head and shape my beard myself. I’m my own barber. I’ve
been doing it for years. It started when I was in University
and didn’t have a lot of money, I learnt to maintain it
myself so I didn’t need to spend money on it every week.
And now I’m good at it so I’m my own barber. I will
probably open a barbershop at some point.
Coming up at the 10th position of the Forbes rating, how
did you feel?
I don’t believe very much in such things. Let’s be honest,
the real wealthy people are the businessmen like Dangote
and the politicians (some of whom got there by looting
Nigeria). They’re the ones with real money. This
entertainment business is too much hype. It is more fame
than fortune. So I’m not thrilled to it and I don’t think any
of us should buy into it too much. I’d rather be wealthy
and quiet than famous and broke.
What is your normal day like?
I try to pray but I definitely need to do a better job at that.
At least three or four times a week, I try to put in work-out
sessions with my personal trainer. After that it’s a mix of
things; meetings, press obligations, social outings and
performances or appearances that I’m booked to make.
How did you manage having a scandal free reputation?
I’d say probably the same reasons I stated above, plus, I
carry myself the way I want people to see me and treat
me. I’m no saint; trust me, not at all. But I am careful
about how much I leave out there because people will use
any and everything possible against you to bring you
down.
How do you relax?
I try to sneak into the movie theatres occasionally, I hang
out with friends and family, I read novels, and I love to
travel and just go to places where less people know me so
I can walk around and chill.
You like hats a lot, why?
I have stopped wearing them a lot because people make
too much of a big deal about it; my last CD cover, I went
without it, and I do that a lot more these days. However, I
really do like hats, and I think they add to my styling and
make me stand out from the crowd.
Last word.
To the fans, thank you so much and God bless you all real
good.
the Nigerian music industry, having made his mark,
making hit songs and grooming the likes of Wizkid, Skales,
among others.
In this interview, he talks about his relationship, being a
celebrity and what his future plans are.
What have you been up to recently?
I’ve been working hard, pretty much. On the music side,
I’ve been working on collaborations with different artistes.
I’ve recently completed really good songs for Black Magic,
Sarkodie, MoCheddah, Lynxxx, Ketchup, Victoria Kimani
and Vector. Internally (within EME), I’m contributing to
Wizkid’s album, as well as projects for Skales, ShayDee
and Niyola. Outside of all this, I’ve been giving speeches at
various events, as well as working on a couple of
potentially great movie projects.
Is Banky in a relationship?
Not at the moment.
Tell us something no one knows about you.
I’m not sure how many people know this, but I shave my
head and shape my beard myself. I’m my own barber. I’ve
been doing it for years. It started when I was in University
and didn’t have a lot of money, I learnt to maintain it
myself so I didn’t need to spend money on it every week.
And now I’m good at it so I’m my own barber. I will
probably open a barbershop at some point.
Coming up at the 10th position of the Forbes rating, how
did you feel?
I don’t believe very much in such things. Let’s be honest,
the real wealthy people are the businessmen like Dangote
and the politicians (some of whom got there by looting
Nigeria). They’re the ones with real money. This
entertainment business is too much hype. It is more fame
than fortune. So I’m not thrilled to it and I don’t think any
of us should buy into it too much. I’d rather be wealthy
and quiet than famous and broke.
What is your normal day like?
I try to pray but I definitely need to do a better job at that.
At least three or four times a week, I try to put in work-out
sessions with my personal trainer. After that it’s a mix of
things; meetings, press obligations, social outings and
performances or appearances that I’m booked to make.
How did you manage having a scandal free reputation?
I’d say probably the same reasons I stated above, plus, I
carry myself the way I want people to see me and treat
me. I’m no saint; trust me, not at all. But I am careful
about how much I leave out there because people will use
any and everything possible against you to bring you
down.
How do you relax?
I try to sneak into the movie theatres occasionally, I hang
out with friends and family, I read novels, and I love to
travel and just go to places where less people know me so
I can walk around and chill.
You like hats a lot, why?
I have stopped wearing them a lot because people make
too much of a big deal about it; my last CD cover, I went
without it, and I do that a lot more these days. However, I
really do like hats, and I think they add to my styling and
make me stand out from the crowd.
Last word.
To the fans, thank you so much and God bless you all real
good.
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