When asked in an interview with Saturday Punch if people would ever see him and his half brother Femi Kuti collaborate, Seun Kutu replied;
Collaborations like that are money
spinners. If we would collaborate, it is not because we want to do
something great for music because we are already making great music
individually. But if we do it, it would mainly be for financial reason.
We agreed that as soon as we feel our career is slowing down and money
is not coming as it should, we would jump into the studio and do a money
spinner.
Asked why he hardly get engagements in Nigeria, Seun said
I don’t know. I come back here to rest
because I don’t get jobs here. I don’t understand it as well. At times, I
am saddened by it because it is just a shame. It is not even about me
but the band which has the pedigree of being a big band. But just for
political reasons, we are being excluded. I believe afro beat should be
in high demand in Nigeria, Fela did a lot for Nigerians. I watch the
shows here and it is not as if they are better than what I do.
Asked if he was serious about never getting married, Seun said;
I don’t believe in marriage. If I had
wanted to be married, I would have been working towards it. People can
decide what they want to do with their lives. I just don’t believe in
that institution especially as it is set up today
I don’t like the idea of ‘ownership.’
Nobody has the right to own anybody. This is a capitalist idea so that
people can make profit off love. You don’t make profit off love.
What if the mother of his child decides to get married to someone else?
She is free. If she wants to be married,
then that is her choice. What will I do about it? Will I put a gun to
her head and insist that she should not get married? But I know she will
not do that because we have a strong bond and we understand each other
and our partnership is great. We are raising a beautiful daughter and it
would be a big surprise if she says she wants to get married to someone
else.
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