Veteran Nigerian musician Bright Chimezie has expressed joy after Afrobeats star Davido acknowledged drawing inspiration from his work.
Davido had revealed that Chimezie’s classic Because Of English inspired his hit song With You featuring Omah Lay.
Speaking in an interview with Hip TV, Chimezie—who also made a cameo appearance in the music video released this week—shared that he was unaware of the connection until Davido personally informed him.
“Words cannot describe how I feel. I’m so delighted. I feel honoured. And I’m grateful to Davido for recognising that he drew inspiration from me,” he said.
“I didn’t even know that his song With You was inspired by my song Because Of English. He was the person who made me understand that. He called me and confessed he was inspired by it. The humility and everything, I feel so happy about it.”
The highlife legend, who recently secured a publishing deal with Sony Music, added that he is still actively creating music. He explained that he and other veterans intentionally stepped back to give the younger generation room to shine.
