Mr Eazi in a recent interview revealed that he does not own a car.
In his explanation, he stated that he preferred using Uber as against buying an expensive car that he won’t really drive. “If
your self-esteem is based on how much you have in your bank account,
then you have a serious self-esteem issue. Right from when I sang my
very first song, someone offered me N80m record deal but I turned it
down and at the time, I did not have N300,000 in my account’.
“My first record deal offer from the UK was £356,000, I turned it
down but at the time, I had done a tour and the total amount I earned
was £12,500. I used the money to shoot the videos of some of my songs. I
was left with £20; they were offering me £365,000, but I turned it
down. The reason I did that was because my value was not dependent on
what was in my account.“Till today, I use Uber but I do not care and by the way, I don’t
even pay for the ride because I was given Uber credit. But if you see me
in the Uber vehicle and feel that Mr. Eazi is poor, what is my business
(with that)? For instance, everybody around me has cars, and besides, I
buy cars for people. If it makes sense for me to use an Uber, why
should I drive? Why would I pay about N100m for a car that I would
probably drive just five times a year”“There are better things to do with that money. In the short time, I
have spent on earth, I have made a lot of money. While I was into
mining, I had so much money that I was living at a place that was a
stone’s throw away from the airport in Accra and I was paying my rent in
dollars’.
