Singer Timaya has opened up that he admires Portable.
According to him, the reason is because there are similarities between them.
Timaya spoke in a recent interview with Channels Television.
Timaya reflected on his past, acknowledging his reputation as a troublemaker and crediting his unconventional approach for his success.
He said: “That’s why I like Portable; the first time he came out, I told 2face about him on the way to Delta State. I said to him, ‘Have you heard that guy Portable?’ Zazu Zeh. That guy is just like me because I was a crazy guy.”
The singer acknowledged that while today’s Gen Z audience may see him as ‘unproblematic,’ they might not realise the wild side of his early career.
“These Gen Z’s don’t know now so sometimes when I talk, some people would be like Timaya is unproblematic. I just look at them like, if only they knew me. They say ‘Timaya minds his business’ and I say hmm. It’s now I have calmed down, I was crazy then. I was really really really crazy I was hot like fire but I think there’s growth. At the time it was a strategy for me,” he said.
He also addressed a rumor from his early career, clarifying that a reported negative encounter with military personnel was untrue.
According to him: “The story about me having a negative encounter with military men is untrue. Why would I get involved with them?
” I’m not trying to shade or disrespect anybody, but in whatever you do, you must apply wisdom or sense.
“No matter how crazy I was, it was all a strategy, even though I was crazy. I blew in the industry because at the time everyone was singing love songs and I’m from the Niger Delta, so I didn’t come as a lover boy.”
The comment, meant as a light-hearted joke, added to the conversation’s viral nature, sparking further reactions on social media.
