Veteran Bongo Flava artist Mr. Blue, known for his deep voice and hit songs like Mapoz, recently revealed how the pressures of fame led him into drug addiction. In a candid interview with BBC, he shared his personal struggles, offering insight into the challenges that can accompany celebrity life.
Mr. Blue explained that before gaining fame, he had never used drugs. However, after becoming a known figure in the music industry, his life took a different turn. “When I started in music, I was just a kid with no friends. But when I became famous, everyone wanted to be my friend and pretended to love me. I’m goodhearted, so I let people into my circle without judgment. When someone lit up (cigarettes or bhang) next to me, it became easy to join in. Soon, alcohol became a regular part of my life, and I began neglecting my studio sessions in favor of drugs,” he admitted.
Mr. Blue, who recently remixed his hit Mapoz with Diamond Platnumz and Jay Melody, said that when he hit rock bottom and his music fortune dwindled, his so-called friends began to disappear. “I was a calm, collected young man when I started my career, but I was ruined by the people around me, not by myself. I was led astray by those I trusted. By the time I realized what was happening, I had gone broke, and one by one, the friends who claimed to love me vanished.”
Despite the challenges, Mr. Blue found a way out. He credits his recovery to God and the life-changing moments of becoming a husband and a father. “Losing my mother when I was young was difficult, but finding a wife and later becoming a father brought me back to sanity. I now had new responsibilities to focus on.”
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