The Nigerian musician David Adeleke, better known by his stage name Davido, has disclosed that his motivation to persevere in the face of adversity comes from his father’s teachings on faith in God.
Davido discussed his Christian upbringing and the influence of his father’s religious teachings on his life in a recent Rollingout podcast interview.
He said that because his father taught him to never doubt God, he has been able to go through challenging situations. In his own words:
“My dad is very successful, but he’s an elder in the church. I grew up as a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. I attended a Christian college.
“I overcame a lot of challenges because of my dad. Initially, I did not understand, but now I’ve come to the realization. I was angry. Sometimes, I was like, ‘Why do bad things happen to good people?’ And my dad told me that you can’t question God.
“I was like, ‘What do you mean you can’t question God?’ And then a year later [after the death of my son, Ifeanyi], we had twins, the biggest album of my career came, and my first Grammy nominations came. Then it started to make sense. People go through different challenges, but just know that God has your back.”
