Nigerian singer, Gabriel Amanyi, popularly known as, Terry G, has described himself as the “Jesus” of Nigerian music, saying he set the pace for the present trend in the Nigerian music industry.
Speaking in an interview with Channels TV on Tuesday, the ''Akpako'' crooner said Nigerians have come to embrace his kind of music.
The singer also said that he was criticised and discriminated because he smokes, and for his kind of music when he started out years ago.
“I’m the Jesus of Nigerian music, I’m not the Christ. The Christ is the savior, Jesus is a name, and for the fact that Jesus is the most popular name that died for us and sacrificed for us,” the singer explained.
He added, “It took me a while to take this risk that a lot of persons discriminated against me for and now, they see people smoking, doing stuff and nobody is talking. There must be a pace-setter.”
He, however, claimed many Nigerians were hypocritical, adding that they have embraced and supported most of the things they criticised him for in the past.
Comparing himself to fellow singer, Naira Marley, Terry G admitted that it was not in his place to decide whether he was more influential than the UK-trained artiste.
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