Why I pretended to be mad in public places – Sir Shina Peters
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Speaking on The Honest Bunch Podcast, the music icon disclosed that his exit from the band created serious controversy, as fans accused him of betraying his mentor for financial gain.
Veteran Afro-Juju legend, Sir Shina Peters, has made a shocking revelation about a dramatic publicity stunt he staged early in his solo career to win back public support after leaving Prince Adekunle’s band.
Speaking on The Honest Bunch Podcast, the music icon disclosed that his exit from the band created serious controversy, as fans accused him of betraying his mentor for financial gain.
The backlash, he said, nearly ruined his career, until his record label came up with a controversial plan.
According to him, his management deliberately made him appear mentally unstable in public to draw sympathy from Nigerians.
“They asked me to braid my hair for three days without loosening it, then wear torn clothes,” he recounted. “They took me to Oyingbo Market to buy ewedu while recording me. I didn’t even know what they were up to.”
Shina Peters revealed that the stunt extended to Badagry, where he was told to act like a madman at a Julius Berger construction site, eating publicly and behaving erratically while hidden cameras captured the scenes.
“It was all a strategy to change the narrative and get people to see me as a victim instead of a villain,” he explained.
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