If not music, I would’ve been a footballer, says Roy

Ifeanyi Roy-Percy is an artiste with about two years’ experience in the music industry. Mr Roy who spoke with Daily Trust recently said having a successful career in the music industry requires having set goals, a plan and ensuring that one does not waste time. Roy, who started off with Rap and Hip-Hop now finds […]

Ifeanyi Roy-Percy is an artiste with about two years’ experience in the music industry. Mr Roy who spoke with Daily Trust recently said having a successful career in the music industry requires having set goals, a plan and ensuring that one does not waste time.

Roy, who started off with Rap and Hip-Hop now finds himself delving into the R&B Genre.

“You really need to understand what you want to do and have a good idea of how to get there. If you don’t, you need to research and ask people. Set goals and have a plan so you are not wasting time,” he said.

He said he chose the career path for the purpose of enhancing his talent and also with the aim of motivating people who probably are going through trials.

Roy who is currently undergoing a course in Mass communications hails from Aniocha-South LGA in Delta State.

Asked what he would be doing if music wasn’t on the table, he says “If I wasn’t into music honestly, I would have turned out to be a professional footballer or a great video director which might still happen, you never can tell.”

Roy, who has released a few singles says he hopes to consistently put out more contents and also get involved in more features as well.

“There is a long list of famous artists I would love to collaborate with but if I was to choose just one it would be BURNA BOY because not only is his energy so positive he also sounds lyrically on every song regardless of the Genre,” he said.

“To succeed professionally in this field, it takes a lot of commitment, consistency and self-control to attain a high level of professionalism, and I always tell myself that anything worth doing is worth doing well so on that note I would say my craft is as good as a nine on a scale of one to 10 with the aim of getting better,” he said.

He said the profession is lucrative but “there should be a balance between passion and finance when embarking on it because making money from your craft always makes you want to do more,”.

Asked about the challenges he faces, Roy said, “The challenges are really much but I think the major one for every artist would be finance because creating a good song is one thing but getting that song across to listeners is another, which needs a lot of finance”.