Nigerian singer Spyro has opened up about difficult experiences from his childhood, revealing that some of the words used by his father while he was growing up affected his confidence and made him feel worthless.
The singer shared his experience during a podcast interview with Nevon HQ, where he spoke about his upbringing, the expectations placed on him as a pastor’s child and how his father’s words influenced the way he saw himself.
Spyro explained that his father would sometimes make comments that affected him deeply, although he acknowledged that his father may not have intended to cause the level of emotional harm he experienced.
“For me, it was terrible for me because my own father would usually just say some things to me, even though I think it doesn’t mean that, but he would constantly tell me that, you know, he would use some words to me,” he said.
According to the singer, he did not receive enough positive encouragement while growing up, which left him feeling different from other members of his family.
“There was nothing to build from because there was no positivity. You know, I was like the black sheep of the family,” he said.
Spyro said the experience eventually influenced his perception of himself, as he began to view himself as a failure and became fearful about what his future might look like.
“So thinking, when I think of myself, I think of myself to be a failure already back then,” he said.
He explained that the fear continued when he entered secondary school, with concerns about whether he would successfully complete his education and eventually graduate from university.
“And when I got into secondary school, the fear was there that ‘Can I even graduate or will I even graduate (from) university? The same thing,” he said.
The singer further revealed that some of the things his father said made him question his own value.
“Because of this fear, I mean, from some of the things that my dad would say and the words that he would use, I kind of felt useless, you know,” Spyro said.
Spyro also discussed the expectations placed on children whose parents are pastors, saying they can experience significant pressure to live according to the lifestyle their parents expect of them.
“Pastor’s kids always face this thing where there’s so much pressure on them to conform to a certain kind of lifestyle that their parents want them to live,” he said.
“I was under so much pressure,” Spyro added.
Source: Nevon HQ
