Officially known as Gladstorm Kwabena Akwaboah Jnr., Akwaboah Jnr has revealed that, he was in a rush to get a hit by joining trends but Sarkodie inspired him to be himself and not do things for fame.
In an interview with 3Music TV which was monitored by The Chronicle, Akwaboah said “… The part people actually don’t get. It got to a point where people were like ‘Charley you go fit do this thing, why you dey under Sark? That guy is killing your vibe…’”
“…wherever Sark is, God bless him. He’s been a very great inspiration to me” he added.
He also disclosed the times he wanted to make uptempo songs, and also narrated how Sarkodie give him the lifetime advice of “…if you want to do this – the uptempo songs – it’s fine, I can help you. Do it! But when you go down, there’s nobody to pick you up…”
Akwaboah mentioned how Sarkodie cautioned him not to lose himself and musical strength and went ahead to shoot a video for him for free. The song Sarkodie shot the video for him, according to Akwaboa his , ‘Hye me bo.’
He concluded by saying “and that advice has been in my head till date, never to lose myself all in the name of trends.”
Even though Akwaboah has left Sarkodie’s Sarkcess Music label, the two still have the best of relationship.
