How I insisted on my ‘Jesus boy’ branding despite pressure from my team – Spyro
Nigerian musician Oludipe Oluwasanmi David, better known by his stage name Spyro, has described how he had to resist internal temptation to abandon his “JESUS BOY brand.”
The singer of “Who’s Your Guy?” revealed this intensely intimate incident on his Instagram account, highlighting once more the difficulties he encounters in the music business since he consistently presents his Christian affiliation.
Spyro said that after leaving his previous company in 2019, he obtained personal and bank debts to launch his own record business.
He claimed that his dependence on Jesus has kept him going and successful despite other musicians going through downturns, noting that since he went out on his own, he has not needed any outside financial support.
The musician went on to say that he was adamant and told his crew that he would rather die than follow their advice to distance himself from Jesus, even though he completely understood their perspective.
“The same team members who gave the advice are now very proud of me,” he said as he concluded his narrative.
Spyro wrote, “Allow me to briefly explain why I am particularly grateful today. I quit the label I was signed to in 2019 to create my own, and we obtained bank and personal loans to get things started. Since then, nobody has provided any kind of financial help to us. I was then advised to remove the “CHRIST AMBASSADOR” that I had written on my profile at the time, and when I got up one morning, a few team members approached me and asked questions about my JESUS BOY brand. They said, “You might have to change this brand, we don’t think it’s working for us.”
“When they realized I wasn’t going to back down, someone suggested I at least change it to “child of God,” which is a more inclusive term in his opinion. It quickly turned into a heated argument, and I recall saying I would rather DIE than have Jesus removed from my profile, even though I understood their point of view. One of my teammates just called and told me, “A lot of artists are suffering now, no deals, no shows, but you are in a very good place and I am proud of you.” I promised them that Jesus, whom I proclaim, would find a way for me.”
