I’m not quitting music; it’s my life —Patoranking

What does the success you have recorded so far in music mean to you now that you don’t seem to be on the struggling side anymore?

It means a lot me. It means so much to my career. When I considered where I am coming from and what it represents to those who look up to me, I know I have done well for myself. This success reminds me that God is with me on this journey and I won’t have it any other way.

At this point, your music is selling and your brand has come to stay. This is one big feat that would not have come easily. How would you describe the transformation of Patoranking over the years?

I always tell people that whatever we have become is nothing but God’s pure grace because the tears, and sweat that people allude their successes to would amount to nothing if the grace of God is not on one’s life. People put in the same level of hard work I put in, so if it was about hard work alone, I would not have been here. It amazes me that I am here and I am still moving fast. It has only been three years plus.

You have gone through a lot but what gave you the determination to keep going, despite the challenges?

For me, as I always say, what hat has kept me going are the thoughts of people who are depending on me and my music, to be motivated. My hardworking team also keeps me on my feet. Apart from that, and more importantly, I love what I do; I love music. So, I look forward to waking up each day to just do what I love.

Loving it, keeps me going at it. As long as I keep loving what I am doing, nothing is stopping me.

A few weeks back, you floated your record label; a development which many people thought ought to have happened a long time ago, how do you feel about your new investment?

I feel it’s only now my success is reflecting, and I am extremely happy. What is the point of attaining a height and not impacting? What makes me happy is that I am behind the growth and greatness of others. This marks the true essence of my true journey to greatness, which is being able to carry people along.

How long have you had the idea of having a label?

I have had it for as long as I can remember. While struggling, you note down what your dreams are and as you go along in life and start to reap, you start to make your dreams come true. This is only one of them.

Floating a record label is one thing, sustenance and acceptability of the acts are other things most CEOs failed to achieve. How are you sure you are ready to handle this new job in your hands?

I believe in structure and I have also invested in this for myself (not forgetting I am also an artiste like them) and what I have built. I am ready to play my part, and all is in motion already. We are taking it one step at a time. All I can say is that I am in a good place and I am grateful. However, change is constant, so we move. I Just have to make sure the direction is up and forward only.

Some people say you don’t have the capacity to contain and handle your rise and expansion as a music star?

I believe anything I have been blessed with was given because I could handle them. God won’t give me anything I cannot handle. So when I rise beyond here, I will be the upgraded version of my present self in order to fit the capacity to which I have risen. I am definitely not the same artiste I was two years ago. So as the circumstance grows, so does the maturity and capability to handle it.

If you are not going to stop doing music now, don’t you think may struggle to carry on with the new acts you just brought on board?

Leaving music? No! Where else would I go if I stop doing music? Music is my life and there is nowhere else to go.