“Don’t judge me based on what I post on social media” – Iyanya

Singer Iyanya has, in an interview with Punch said he’s doing just as fine as he used to, contrary to what people believe.

Iyanya asked that people not judge him solely on what he puts on his social media. “I show you only what I want you to see,” he said.

He has a life different from what he posts, he said, adding that everything “is still happening on a high level.” He said:

I feel nothing when people say I am not the Iyanya they used to know because everything is in their head.

What you think about me is not what is happening in my world and you think such because of what you see or hear. I am fine, I am blessed and I am still touring the world. I am happy.

So, if you are over there thinking that Iyanya is not who he used to be, then that is your thought and has nothing to do with me.

Everything about me is still happening on a high level; don’t judge me based on what I post on social media. I am blessed and it is for life.

You cannot judge me based on what you see me post. I show you only what I want you to see, it does not mean that my life depends on the pictures or videos that I post. This is a social media world where people judge you based on what they see on your social media pages.

That is not my life; it is only what I show people. I have a life that is different from what I post, so no one can generalise my being just by looking at pictures.

People would have different opinions about my music but as an entertainer, I have to be versatile. I won a competition in 2008 and within the ten weeks that the competition lasted, I was expected to do different genres of music.

I don’t just have fans that want to listen to dance songs, there are those who want to hear me sing, so there is nothing wrong with stepping the tempo up or down because I am not catering to a particular kind of fans. I have people who love the Kukere guy while the others are in love with the guy that won MTN Project Fame nine years ago. I always try to balance it but it is okay for people to have their opinion but I am doing very well.

Iyanya also discussed his love life, saying he’s single at the moment.

He added that when he eventually finds someone, he’ll ensure their relationship stays off social media.

The reason for this, he says, is because he ends up losing every girl he makes public. He said:

How do I miss the attention of women when I am running away from them? Check me out, even without music, you think I would not get girls?

Girls are not an issue, they flock around me and it is even happening as I speak with you. I am not in love with anybody at the moment because I am focused on a lot of things. When the time comes, nobody would know.

When I fall in love again, I am definitely not going to inform the press and the reason is simple, anytime I step out to tell the world that this is my girlfriend, I end up losing the girl.

Over the years, I have learnt to keep it to myself. I would show the world my videos and shows but not my girlfriend. I would not show the world when we are kissing. I have learnt from my past mistakes.