{"id":1148430,"date":"2022-07-13T17:48:18","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T17:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/13\/i-regret-writing-songs-for-the-late-kofi-b-kofi-nti-and-others\/"},"modified":"2022-07-13T17:48:18","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T17:48:18","slug":"i-regret-writing-songs-for-the-late-kofi-b-kofi-nti-and-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/13\/i-regret-writing-songs-for-the-late-kofi-b-kofi-nti-and-others\/","title":{"rendered":"I regret writing songs for the late Kofi B, Kofi Nti, and others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_33\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>Samuel Ofori Amponsah, renowned Ghanaian highlife singer has stated that he regrets the musicians he introduced to the music business and it was a contributing factor that ended up ruining his career.<\/p>\n<p>The songwriter, who is now a pastor, expressed guilt for penning songs for Kofi Bee and other artists, and then went on to work with them on his songs stating that they stole his spotlight.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThose who came into my music life made me lose the fire to do it. They just killed my fire\u201d, <\/em>Ofori Amponsah told TV XYZ in an interview.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>Ofori Amponsah added that performers like Kofi B, Kofi Nti, and Barosky had taken his place in the industry and were billing audiences for less money than he typically charged.<\/p>\n<p>The talented singer-songwriter claims that, given a second opportunity, he would never write music for other people.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>If he had the option to go back in time, he promised never to back another singer.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cA lot of things came along which make me regret investing in people. If I have the chance to reverse anything, I would choose not to invest in any musician\u201d,<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cApart from Samini who brought his own lyrics, most of the people I worked with, none of them brought his own lyrics.\u00a0 It\u2019s my song then I will direct you to sing a particular portion\u201d,<\/em> he stressed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch the interview below;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghbase.com\/i-regret-writing-songs-for-the-late-kofi-b-kofi-nti-and-others-ofori-amponsah-video\/about:blank\" width=\"560\" height=\"312\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" data-rocket-lazyload=\"fitvidscompatible\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=312&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2Fcelebritiesghdotcom%2Fvideos%2F2249017051918844%2F&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=560&#038;t=0\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=312&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2Fcelebritiesghdotcom%2Fvideos%2F2249017051918844%2F&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=560&#038;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"312\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Source: GhBase<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; &#8211; Samuel Ofori Amponsah, renowned Ghanaian highlife singer has stated that he regrets the musicians he introduced to the music business and it was a contributing factor that ended up ruining his career. 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