I'm in the Ocean while other artist are in the River-9ICE

Abolore Akande (9ice) Revealed his new Manager and his life in this interview with Ben Nonye of PUNCH

These days, you are always seen with Don T, are you now under his management?

Don Tee is my new manager. I am now with Dicotyledon Entertainment management which has Don Tee as the head.

What is he really supposed to be doing for you?

He is in charge of 9ice, everything that has to do with 9ice, including his image. He even determines the kind of food I eat and the places I go. It doesn’t have to do with only performance. He is in charge of everything.

  Now that you are back, should these small artistes making waves be scared?
We are not on the same level. They are in the river and I am in the ocean. Let them just do their thing. I am on a different level. They are making money. That is nice. They don’t disturb me and I don’t disturb them either

Why did you deny you had twins when they were born?

I did say I didn’t have twins then because I believe it was personal. If I have N1m, I think it is only my account’s officer that should know how much I have. In fact, he wouldn’t even have the right to check my account unless I ask him to do that. He couldn’t just cull up my account details and start checking how much I have. This is not a car we are talking about, these are human beings.

When they grow up, do you think they will forgive you when they read that you once denied them?
I will tell them the reason I did that. It was the same way my father gave me his own reasons. I didn’t know him until I was 22. I got to know my mother when I was 18. 

They gave me their reasons for doing what they did. I asked my father where he was all the time I was growing up and he told me where and how and when he was a part of my life. If my kids grow up to ask me why I did what I did, I would certainly explain to them. I didn’t say I didn’t have kids just because I wanted to lie, No. I had my reasons. I had my life to live.