Afrobeats sensation Michael Adebayo Olayinka, better known as Ruger, opens up about how he gave his first earnings from his music career to a church.
In a recent interview with VJ Adams, Ruger revealed that shortly after making the donation, he earned millions from his music within the span of a year.
He also acknowledged that gaining wealth brought some changes to his personality and lifestyle.
Ruger said …
“My first earnings from music was N500,000 when I first came out. I can remember I gave everything to the church. I didn’t used it. The next payment was N1 million. I was feeling like I had arrive. I went on a shopping spree. More millions came in a space of one year.
“Money changed me in some ways. Money changes everybody. No one can say money didn’t change them. When you make more money a lot of things change; the way you address things, the way you even approach things is different. Some people don’t stress when they have a lot of money.
“I want to get to a point where I no longer stress myself over anything. Look at Jay-Z for instance, he doesn’t respond when people insult him knowing he is very successful. I’m looking forward to that level of success.”
Watch him speak below …
