The award-winning artist made the remarks during a recent interview on The Breakfast Club, where he opened up about family, fatherhood, and the lessons he learned from his own journey into music.
Davido said he would prefer his children to work in the companies owned by his father, Deji Adeleke, instead of navigating the challenges of the entertainment world.
According to the singer, his decision is largely influenced by the struggles he faced before finding success in music.
He explained that his father initially did not support his decision to pursue music, a situation he said affected him deeply before his eventual breakthrough.
Responding to a question on whether he would want his children to enter the industry or work with their grandfather, Davido replied, “Omo, go and work with my dad.”
He went on to describe how much joy his father finds in spending time with his grandchildren, especially during family gatherings such as Christmas.
“Every Christmas, my dad takes all the grandkids with him. And I could just see that upon all the things he has including multiple private jets and all that, his happiness is him seeing his grandchildren,” he said.
Davido also noted that seeing his father’s happiness changed his perspective on life and success.
“And my father is single. So I just saw his happiness and I’m like meh, this is like what life is all about,” he added.
Reflecting on his own experience, the singer said his father’s early resistance to his music career “really killed my joy” until he eventually proved how determined he was.
Despite preferring a different path for his children, Davido said he would not stop them if they chose entertainment, adding that one of his daughters is already showing interest in music.
“I wouldn’t want to do that to my kids as well. My daughter is already singing and dancing,” he said.
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