Nigerian musician Phyno has expressed his opinions about how the relationship between parents and kids is evolving in terms of supporting their talents.
Phyno compared the past and present in an interview with the “In My Opinion” podcast, emphasising the rise in parental support.
Phyno talked about his personal experiences, stating that his parents didn’t initially encourage him to pursue his artistic goals. He did concede, though, that parents nowadays are more understanding and supportive of their kids’ interests, whether they be in athletics, music, or other fields.
The rapper highlighted the distinctions between the two periods, pointing out that youngsters used to frequently face consequences for following their passions. However, today’s parents acknowledge and value their kids’ special abilities while offering them resources and assistance to help them advance their careers.
He said:
“My parents didn’t support my career when I first started. It’s different now.
“I think the generation after my parents understands what it means to support their children’s talent and knows that there is something special about a child who loves music, or a child who loves to play ball.
“Then, when parents come home and see you playing ball, they beat you and seize the ball and give you punishment. You understand me?
“I’m just trying to say that era and this era are different. Now any father who sees his son can play ball and enrols him in an academy. Some, at 1 year old already buy you a ball and say you must play ball like Neymar.
“Different generations, you know and I also don’t blame my parents. I’m sure that the money in music now was never in music then. They also look at people who did music back then as useless people. As people who just wanted to carry dreadlocks and walk around. But now everyone sees the talent and a gift to be shared to the world, and shout-out to this era of parents.”
