Femi Kuti Speaks On Why Fela Lived Such A Controversial Lifestyle

Fela Anikulapo Kuti died 15 years ago, but till this day, he is still the biggest musical legend from Nigeria. His Afro-beat music is definitely bigger than Nigeria now. As much as Fela was known for speaking the truth through his music, he lived a very controversial lifestyle...smoking marijuana in public, performing in his underwear, marrying 27 women on the same day, etc. In a recent interview, Femi Kuti touch on this topic, saying his father was just 100% real, and did everything he felt in his heart, without caring what people would say. So many people did what Fela did, but they did it in hiding. Read Femi's words below-

It was because he was too honest about his way of life. He liked women and he did not hide it. He liked to smoke marijuana and he did it in the open. Many people like women but they do it secretly. There are so many brothels all around the world but Fela never patronised them, many people go there to pay for sex.

You will be shocked to know the number of people that smoke marijuana in Nigeria and all over the world. I hope you know that some countries are legalising the smoking of marijuana now. He was truthful about his way of life while many of us are hypocritical about ours. Many people were envious that he was too honest and bold and that was why there were so many controversies about his life.

Most of his friends who are highly-placed admire women even girls young enough to be their daughters. They leave their matrimonial homes to meet them secretly. Some of them hide in hotels to do what they cannot do in the open. Many of them smoke but they are not brave enough to say they smoke. All the call girls you see on Allen Avenue, who picks them? Fela never did.

WORD!!! And that's the very truth. So many hypocritical people, not only in Nigeria, but in the world over.