Celebrity
showbiz personality, Dayo Adeneye, popularly known as D1, of the famous
music label, Kennis Music and Primetime Entertainment Africa, is an
entertainment mogul who revived the music industry. Over the weekend, he had this very interesting interview with a national newspaper – Tribune. See excerpts below:
How did you meet your wife?
My father actually
introduced my wife to me. She and her sister had a teacher that lived
next door to my father and my father would call me and say ‘look, this
lady next door, I need you to meet her’, and I would ask him if he was
the one that was supposed to introduce girls to me (laughs). But
eventually, my curiosity got the better of me. I asked her out on a date
and the rest is history.
What was the attraction and how did you propose to her?
She
is a very nice human being. She takes care of my children, and (she is)
very beautiful. I proposed to her on a dinner date in London while
eating eba and efo riro (laughs). I had a ring in my pocket.
You are known for being fashionable and some people envy your luxurious lifestyle
I
have always been fashionable right from when I was young. I like good
clothes. I like to stand apart from the crowd. I don’t like to dress
loud, but to stand out. I don’t like blending with the crowd, which kind
of influences my dressing.
Where do you shop for your wears?
Erm….Let’s
see. Most of my shirts, I get them in London, England and the United
States. For my native wears, of course, Nigeria. I am not so much a
brand freak, but the thing I am particular about is shoes. I love shoes.
My favourites are Prada, Gucci and Louis Vuitton.
What is the most expensive fashionable item you have in your wardrobe?
Probably my wrist watch, Rolex
How much did you get it?
You don’t want me to tell you that, do you? (laughs)
Can you buy a 284 million bottle of champagne by designer Alexander Amosu?
(Laughs)
I really don’t think so. There is a lot of hunger and poverty out there
in the world; that kind of money can be put to better use. It can be
used to help poor people than to be spent on a bottle of champagne.
What do you think about artistes exchanging Twitter rants with their producers when the relationships get sour?
I
don’t know why anybody would put their business on Twitter; probably
they have too much time on their hands. Small minds talk about people
and big minds make things happen. So, I am the big mind; I don’t have
time to be Tweeting about nonsense on Twitter. I go out and get the job
done.
What did you miss most about Goldie?
Goldie
was a very funny and fun person; most people who were not close to her
don’t know that she was a very down-to-earth person. The Goldie you saw
on Big Brother Africa cooking, cleaning; that was the way she was. There
was no pretence about her. She was just a hardworking and a motherly
person who liked to take care of people. I will miss that about her. She
always put her best in whatever she did. I was very proud of her.
How rich is D1?
I
am very blessed. I don’t count material things as riches. I count my
health, my family, the glorious sunshine and sunset that I witness in
good health. Those are the things I consider as my wealth. The fact that
I am able to work, play with my children, be a good husband to my wife,
and travel whenever I want to – that is my wealth.
Oh by the way, unconfirmed reports claim he recently acquired a N25million Bentley Cntinnetal GT
