Nigerian artist Sidney Onoriode Esiri, famously known as Dr. Sid, has disclosed the reasons for his sudden departure from the music scene.
In a recent conversation on the BTS podcast, Dr. Sid explained that he had achieved significant success in his music career, including receiving awards, embarking on world tours, and producing chart-topping songs. However, his last music project didn’t receive the expected response, which led him to explore filmmaking.
In his own words:
“I had pretty much lived my dream, I had done every single thing I wanted to do in music, I had won awards, I had toured the world, I had had hit records,and when I put out the last body of work that I did, it did not get the response that I was expecting.”
He continued:
“I have always wanted to make film so for me, that was the next evolution in my career. So I had to make a conscious decision, say you know what? I have given music time, I can always go back to it if I want to but I want to give time into this film but then while doing that as well, I am also a gamer. I happened to be in America at a gaming conference and I realised that gaming was a $3 billion industry, the gaming industry makes more money than music and film combined. So I said to myself why are we dulling on this in Africa? So I came back and I started a company to build the Nigerian gaming echo system.”
Dr. Sid’s decision to step away from music was a deliberate move to explore new opportunities and industries that aligned with his evolving interests and ambitions.