On this episode of Mind Massage, Davido take us on a sound journey using some of his favorite items such as his signature drink, jewelry, and more!
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00:00 (shushing)
00:02 What's up, it's your boy David O.
00:05 Welcome to my mind massage.
00:06 I'm gonna take you through a sound journey
00:09 using some of my favorite things.
00:11 (ice clinking)
00:15 (ice clinking)
00:18 When I was about like 13, 12,
00:37 I started off as a producer.
00:40 And then from producing, I started engineering.
00:43 And then from engineering, I started songwriting.
00:47 And then from songwriting,
00:50 I fell into music kind of being in the front line.
00:54 I never really wanted to be in the front line.
00:56 I always wanted to be in the background, making money.
01:00 But then I just ended up trying it
01:03 and it became really successful.
01:06 And then I couldn't stop.
01:08 If you listen to my music, it's predominantly African.
01:11 I do listen to hip hop.
01:14 I do listen to other kinds of music,
01:15 but my personal music that I produce and make
01:19 is 90% influenced by the African music and African sounds.
01:24 Artists that influenced me, yes, of course.
01:28 In the African side, Fela Kuti, Da Banch,
01:32 B-Squared, 2Face.
01:34 In the Western side, Usher, 50 Cent,
01:39 Ja Rule, Nelly.
01:42 At first, I wanted to do music out here in America,
01:44 but that wasn't where my heart was.
01:47 So I always go home on holiday, back to Nigeria.
01:52 And then one day, I just went
01:54 and the music scene was amazing.
01:57 It was big.
01:59 And I fell in love with Afro music.
02:03 And I was a producer at the time.
02:04 So by the time I got back to America,
02:07 I wasn't feeling the type of music I was making
02:11 before I left.
02:12 Then I started making Afro type music
02:15 and then I just stuck with it.
02:17 I actually went back to school and finished,
02:18 but at the time I had to leave
02:20 because the music was just getting too big and too big.
02:24 And I was becoming a distraction to the school.
02:28 So I already had tours booked overseas.
02:33 My music was just getting bigger and bigger.
02:35 So it was kind of hard juggling the two,
02:38 being a superstar and then also having to go to school.
02:41 It was kind of hard, but after a couple of years,
02:44 we kind of figured it out and then I eventually finished.
02:47 And when I was living in the South,
02:50 back then there was no African restaurants.
02:52 So I had a hard time finding African food.
02:55 We had internet, so I could always still watch
02:58 Nigerian movies or tap in with the culture
03:01 through Facebook, Instagram, and still know what's going on.
03:05 But one thing I did miss was the food
03:08 'cause I can't really cook myself.
03:09 (doorbell rings)
03:11 Hello, today I'm gonna be making one of my favorite drinks,
03:14 the Martel Sidecar.
03:17 I like this drink, why?
03:20 I had it for the first time two years ago in Paris.
03:25 And normally when I have a lot to drink, I feel tired.
03:30 But when I have this one, I don't feel tired.
03:32 Gives me up, gives me energy.
03:35 So yeah, we're gonna be making a Martel Sidecar, enjoy.
03:39 (doorbell rings)
03:41 (baby cooing)
03:46 Shout out to all the producers that work with me.
03:56 I recorded most of this album at home.
04:02 Normally I'd be in the studio with the guys,
04:05 but you know what I'm saying, with this album,
04:07 I kinda took my time.
04:09 It was more like personal experiences
04:12 with the producers, with the engineers.
04:16 It was really a focused album.
04:19 There was really no distractions apart from this.
04:22 (ice clinking)
04:24 (ice clinking)
04:30 (ice clinking)
04:33 Pretty much, my top three favorite albums,
04:49 Usher, Confessions, Get Rich or Die, 250 Cent,
04:53 Timeless by Me.
04:54 Definitely wanna tour the world, everywhere.
04:58 I wanna go to Asia, I wanna make movies.
05:01 I wanna invest in film, do everything possible.
05:05 Everything that God has destined for me,
05:07 I'm ready to go all the way.
05:09 I wish I could play like the saxophone or like the guitar.
05:12 Those are my two favorite instruments.
05:15 When I was younger, I was like eight, nine.
05:18 I was learning the saxophone, but then I just dropped it.
05:21 But then I wish I could play the guitar, I love the guitar.
05:23 (blows raspberry)
05:27 Starwatch, representing time.
05:32 Representing my album, Timeless.
05:34 Longevity, patience.
05:37 (clock ticking)
05:40 The video for Feel was inspired by,
05:44 just like looking at the world right now,
05:46 where we're just living in crazy times.
05:48 If you listen to the song, it's just about the energy.
05:53 Feeling it like citizens of a certain kingdom.
05:56 It could be a community, it could be a country.
06:01 And just being tired of the situation,
06:04 going around in the world, wanting a change.
06:08 If I could give advice to aspiring musicians,
06:10 just be original, you know what I'm saying?
06:12 I could've, I used to live in America, I could've stayed
06:15 and just done what everybody else was doing.
06:18 But inside me, I felt like my calling was to go back home
06:23 and represent that culture and then eventually,
06:27 it's still brought me back out here,
06:28 but everybody has their own path.
06:30 Most important thing is just be original.
06:32 For self-care, I love massages.
06:35 I'm addicted to massages.
06:36 I be on the road a lot, from the jet to the stage,
06:40 from the stage to the jet, to the party.
06:43 So sometimes I like to wind down and, you know,
06:45 get relaxed a little bit.
06:47 I love massages, especially like tempo massage.
06:51 I like vacations, I like to travel.
06:54 I like to party.
06:55 I like to eat, I love food.
06:59 It's your boy David O, and thank you for watching
07:01 my mind massage, and make sure you go check out
07:04 my brand new album, "Timeless."
07:06 One love, bye there.
07:08 (electronic beeping)