Nigerian artiste Spyro shared his time while growing up as a pastor’s child. Tagging it as one of his worst experience.
The singer opened up about his days as a child, describing it as “difficult” due to the strict religious environment.
In an interview with Chude Jideonwo, he shared how that it was compulsory for them to study the Bible, observe morning devotions, and a rigorous schedule that felt like he was being forced to love God.
“My dad is a pastor and it was difficult growing up with a pastor,” he began in between laughter. “You’re going to have to be in church whether or not you want to be in church, you must love God by force. He made us study the Bible from cover to cover, whether you like it or not,” he said.
“The annoying thing was the morning devotion, it was when sleep was getting deepest that they would wake you up for morning devotion. What the thing does is that it makes you hate God instead of loving him because it’d be like, ‘This God wey wan ruin my life’.
The singer also confessed his upbringing was so rigorous that when he gained admission to the university, he saw it as an escape from the routine at home.
He said, “It was crazy, trust me it was a crazy experience. When I got into uni I saw it as my freedom and I never returned home for about four years. I was like, ‘Thank you Jesus for this open door,’ you know? I was waiting for it and I took it, then I didn’t even turn back.”
Spyro, also acknowledged the positive impact those strict religious upbringing had in his life. And how it also shaped him.
