November 07, (THEWILL) – Fast rising Nigerian singer, Joseph Akinfenwa-Donus, aka Joeboy, has stated that he is not encouraging alcoholism with his new song, “Alcohol”.
THEWILL writes that ever since the release of the song, it has been welcomed with various reactions as many are of the opinion that the song promotes alcoholism.
However, in an interview with an online platform, Genius, Joeboy refuted the claim.
He said: “Being tipsy inspired ‘Alcohol’. There are different challenges in life; it never ends. There is always something one needs to fix or solve. I am not encouraging alcoholism in any way but I understand that people need breaks but trying to run away from one’s problems won’t fix them at the end of the day.”
Speaking about the success of the song, he said, “It is really special for me, seeing how big the song is becoming and how big it is going to get. It was a different step (direction) in my sound.
It’s not like the regular Joeboy sound that people are used to. I am more or less known as a lover boy. I am not saying it’s a bad thing but I wanted to explore different sounds. Alcohol is the first step in evolving my sound.”
Joeboy also disclosed that he was nervous before the song was released. He said, “I was a bit nervous before the song was released because I was not sure if people were going to accept it.
It is totally different from what I normally do. The reception has been amazing so far. It is my biggest charting song since the beginning of my career.”
