My Wife Is The First Woman I Slept With- King Wadada

Reggae artiste, King Wadada in an interview with Punch has revealed
that he never knew a woman when he met his wife. According to him, his wife was
the first person he slept with and she became pregnant just a month after they
started having s3x. His wife also spoke about their marriage which is now
23years and how they met. Enjoy the interview.

How did you meet your wife?

Austin: We met at the outset of my music career at a studio
in Lagos. I was there to record my first album, titled ‘Holy Holy’ and she was
the lead back-up singer, for the late Sonny Okosuns. The first time we related
closely was when I invited her to contribute to the background vocals for my
debut album.

How did the relationship develop?

  

Austin: I was a struggling musician who also worked
part-time at the domestic airport in Lagos and I was a cobbler at the same
time; I was the first cobbler to operate under the bridge at Ikeja, Lagos. I
funded my music career from the proceeds of my craft. I wanted to continue with
the trade but thankfully, there were still record labels like Sony and EMI who
were willing to promote budding artistes.

Was your wife in the know?

Austin: No, she never really knew that I repaired shoes
because whenever I made some money from my occupation as a cobbler, I would
rush to the studio where we met regularly to record. We rarely met outside of
the studio.

Why did you not rethink the relationship when you discovered
he was a cobbler?

Evelyn: I call it destiny. I am not carried away with wealth
and I believe in struggling with my partner until we hit it big. I have never
been attracted to rich men all my life.

Austin: She was comfortable with the fact that I was a
cobbler because she had already experienced my music talent. We met in 1993 and
we got married almost a month after we met.

Why did you get married soon after you met?

Austin: I impregnated her. I was not obliged to marry her
because she was pregnant but we had both decided to spend the rest of our lives
together.

What attracted you to your spouse?

Austin: She was also very talented and exposed; she had
travelled round the world performing as a back-up artiste for established
musicians. She is still my back-up singer but she no longer accompanies me to
shows because she has to take care of the home and the children. However,
whenever we have to perform at very big concerts, she performs with me.

Evelyn: He has always been a hustler and is still one. He is
also a hard-working man who is devoted to his craft.

How does it feel working with your spouse?

Evelyn: We keep it professional whenever we are at work and
when we are home, we can be a lovey-dovey couple.

At what point did you realise that you were meant for each
other?

Austin: I was a Rastafarian and a vegetarian when we met. As
such, I had not eaten any meal prepared by a woman and I hadn’t had sexual
relations with any woman for four years preceding the time we met. She was the
first woman I had ever been with and when I met her, I broke my vow to remain
celibate. When she told me she was pregnant, I was worried that I had given in
to temptation but I considered it to be the will of God. We decided she would
have the baby and he was named Wisdom.

Evelyn: He lived with his friend and didn’t have any woman
in his life. They were both Rastafarians and vegetarians. I wasn’t sacred or
worried about that aspect of his life because I believed he had a reason for
being the way he was. I was comfortable with it. That was what mattered to me.

Did you have the support of your family?

Evelyn: I come from a family that loves music, so our
marriage was a welcome development.

Austin: My family was supportive of our relationship and
marriage.

If you could change anything about your spouse, what would
it be?

Evelyn: I don’t think I would love to change anything about
him because I love him the way he is.

Austin: My wife is perfect just the way she is and that is a
major reason why I cant marry another woman. We have been blessed with three
children and they are doing well.