I had a chat with award-winning Nigerian artist and song writer, Banky W, and these are the seven things you did not know about him:
Banky W
1. I like grocery shopping. While I’m not a fan of markets or spending the whole day in retail stores at the mall, I actually love going to big grocery stores and walking through all the aisles, picking up random stuff to try cooking with.
2. I have very random sleeping habits. On average, I don’t get nearly enough sleep … maybe three to four hours maximum. So what happens is that I get really tired and I can fall asleep mid-sentence, while on my feet. Hehehehe. But then I wake up reeeeally early. No matter how late I go to bed, I’m rarely asleep past 6 or 7am.
3. I’m not a gamer. I stopped playing video games when I was like 14 years old. I got irritated because we used to play football outside every blessed day without fail. Then the minute my parents got us a computer game (Nintendo, I think), no one wanted to play real sports that much anymore. Seemed like everyone just wanted to sit in front of the tv all day long, and that irked me. So I quit playing video games at that time and switched to chilling with girls a lot … cause they were hot, and they didn’t want to spend the whole day in front of the TV and game system.
4. I’m extremely competitive. I hate losing. Hate it.. hate it… haaate it. Funny story: I don’t play games right.. but once, my manager, Segun Demuren, bought a Nintendo Wii for his kids. Except every time I’d go visit, he would make me play the FIFA game with him and whoop my ass. So the competitive spirit in me made me buy a Wii and the exact game on my trip back from the states once, and I practiced that game for like a week or two straight every day. Then I went to see him and beat him well like 3 times in a row. Suffice it to say he didn’t make me play him again. And I immediately lost interest in the game. Haven’t touched it in years.. I just got it so that I didn’t have to lose to him again.
5. I’m a pretty decent barber… at least when it comes to my own looks. I learnt how to give myself a shape up while I was in college, because you know how you’re always kinda broke in university… well I learnt how to give myself a shape up so that I didn’t have to cough up money for a barber every week. So I’d go to the barber once, then maintain it for a few weeks myself until it started looking crazy, then go back. Well I got good enough at it that now I pretty much shave my head and shave my beard and side burns by myself almost all the time.
6. I learnt how to cook mostly from the internet. I couldn’t find a chef that I liked the food they made enough.. so I started cooking myself. And then last summer we were on tour, so we had gigs on the weekends but time off during the week. So I started looking up recipes on Google and trying them… and then I would make Wiz and Skales eat the food and see if they survived. Hehehe. But they were cool about it and would always tell me whether they liked it or not. And that’s kinda how the whole #ChefW thing came about. I’m hoping to take a break next year and go to culinary school … and then I’m gonna officially open my own restaurant and give people an amazing food and music experience that they have never had before 🙂
7. Question from me to Banky: If you weren’t a singer, what would you be? Woulda stuck with being an engineer, or became A lawyer, or a teacher, but regardless of what I did I woulda been a business man.
Banky’s message to Verastic readers: Thanks for reading … please keep coming back to Vera’s blog. And God bless …
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So, tell me, what do you have in common with BankyW?
I was so damn sure it was gonna be Genevieve *sigh* I know you did this intentionally! Lol
Banky W and his whole #ChefW thing is hella sexy. Who doesn’t like a man that can cook and is even proud to say it? Lol + he’s a fine man, so err…. that’s all.
I like the fact that it wasn’t just regular interview questions; it was like telling more about things we already know about him. That works perfectly Vera, I can already see how interesting this will get, so keep up the good work 🙂 Like Sykik said, we expect to see Tonto soon. Thanks 😐
Ms. Dawari,
I don’t know about Tonto. I really, really don’t know. But who knows what the future holds. And I do agree, it is hella sexy that he cooks — and is proud to say it, too.
Pls, know about Tonto oh. It’s good to know I am not the only one who wanna read more about her. Who told her she can sing? Shey she dey sing in the shower?
Loool. Sykik, so that’s what you want me to ask her, who told her she can sing? Hahahahahaha. You want her to dash me an e-slap abi?
I hv similar sleeping habits with banky, no matter how late I sleep, I still wake up early, I love getting tired tew so I can sleep 4 long hours
Awesome! Banky will be happy to hear. And I totally get the part of being tired before going to bed. Makes the sleep so much better.
I love Banky W’s songs. He’s good looking even with the egglike head..nice to know he “barbers” his head and goatie himself…come to think of it, I have never seen a picture of hair on that his head
Well, then, we must demand a picture of his head with some hair on it. I think he just likes going bald.
Banky 4 Life! Love him and his music, keep it up.
Yes oooo! 😀
Veraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
U had to start with him?? I know Banky. He knows me too. I have mad feelings 4 him and he knows it but he wont look my way. He’ll have me for sex and when he needs someone to talk to but I’m not good enuff for his love. Its only painful because I really really love this guy. Yet he keeps going around telling people that he has not found the one and I am right here begging 4 his love.
This isn’t awkward at all.
No it isnt. LoooooL!
Na wa oh.
Loove loove loove this man…since the days of naijafest in MD.
Thumbs up!
Yeah, I remember! With AY and everyone. I wonder if he (Banky) still remembers 🙂
Banky! I so love his songs and he is cute too *winking*. Bia Vera, is it only the things we did not know you will give to us? Those that want to know the celebs nko? And yea, we are expecting Tonto.
Estee,
I don’t know again how to help you oh. Lol. You want me to tell you the thing you already know? Ehm, to know him sha, there’s always Google. Hahaha. All of you asking about Tonto, clearly you don’t like me very much.