Audio By Carbonatix
Afrobeat and Hiplife artiste KiDi appears to have had a troubled childhood.
His defiant behaviour led him into many troubles at school and at home.
According to KiDi, he was once reported to his father for eating his teacher’s food without permission.
Speaking on The Doreen Avio Show, which airs on Joy Prime, the musician said his father, who had had enough of his troubles, ordered for him to be stripped and sent out of the house.
KiDi was forced to change his ways in order to avoid his father's wrath.
"My dad called my big sister. He was like, 'strip him naked; everything. No supporter, nothing, and then, when you’re done, put on his church shoes.So picture this: a young kid, naked, wearing only church shoes.
"My dad said, 'since you want to act all grown up, leave my house and go and live in your own house.' I'm still naked and wearing my church shoes. I started crying and walking out, and he called me back, and things have never been the same, so I feel like that punishment stuck with me more than any beating I have ever received," he said.
The singer-songwriter also stressed that he was really stubborn while growing.
It was the threat by his father to drive him out of the house that made him rethink.
He indicated that he was beaten on several occasions as a form of correction, but that did not help in reforming him.
He jokingly said that but for the beatings, he would have turned into a professional footballer, playing for the Black Stars and probably for his childhood dream team, Arsenal.
Despite his recalcitrant behaviour, the Lynx Entertainment signee added that he was a highly driven individual who participated in quite a number of extracurricular activities such as sports, entertainment, and art while in school.
These engagements have shaped him into the music star he is today.
He further told Doreen Avio that he had his first kiss at the age of 7, but it was an accident.
The Doreen Avio Show airs on Joy Prime every Saturday at 5pm.
It also repeats on Wednesdays at 1pm. You can also get it on Joy Prime YouTube channel.
Joy Prime is on DSTV281 and on GoTV180.
Latest Stories
-
English football’s independent regulator would quit over Man City interference
16 minutes -
Anthropic seeks rehearing of case over Pentagon’s security risk branding
27 minutes -
NDC Deputy National Organizer Aspirant Hamza Umar targets grassroots mobilisation
1 hour -
Partisan appointment cycle will persist without meaningful reforms – Osae-Kwapong
2 hours -
‘This cycle is not going to be broken any soon’ – Osae-Kwapong on partisan appointments
3 hours -
Partisan appointments won’t help restore trust in EC – Osae-Kwapong
3 hours -
Villarreal fight back to beat Napoli and end losing run
3 hours -
Tresoldi nets hat-trick as Club Brugge win Inter thriller
3 hours -
PSG’s Luis Enrique hopes Man City avoid sanctions
4 hours -
Lisandro Martinez issues scathing attack on Man Utd board – has he made things worse?
4 hours -
Saka responds to Arteta’s challenge with ‘huge impact’
4 hours -
Viking hold Bayern in thriller as Kane breaks Messi record
4 hours -
Gordon scores as Barcelona beats Galatasaray
4 hours -
Bumble bought for $1.3bn in ‘bet on the future of humanity’
4 hours -
Imagination Africa, Mentors Chess Academy to host second African Genius Chess Championship at Ghud Park
4 hours