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Ghanaian artiste Epixode has explained why he does not smoke or take alcohol.<\/p>\n
He told Kwame Dadzie in an interview on Joy Prime<\/strong> that contrary to the perception that people in the showbiz circles are drug addicts and live debauched lifestyles, he is an exception.<\/p>\n According to him, he was brought up in a home which prohibited alcoholism, smoking or acts that could dent the image of the family.\u00a0<\/p>\n Asked how he feels when he is in the midst of his colleague musicians who are into such lifestyles, he said sometimes pretends to belong.<\/p>\n \u201cSometimes I fake it. Sometimes I dey backstage norrr somebody go come. \u2018Chale you get lighter for there?\u2019 Then I will say \u2018Oh, the last one finish oo. Not to actually say that the people who do it are bad. From even a fan\u2019s perspective, they idolise you. They look at you in certain ways. They look at you as somebody who they can see themselves in,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Epixode said he does that so they don\u2019t feel condemned for their act.\u00a0<\/p>\n He noted that his energy on stage has nothing to do with drugs like some may think.\u00a0<\/p>\n The reggae\/dancehall artiste who has found love in highlife music, has released another highlife song after his \u2018Atia\u2019 song which was released in 2022.<\/p>\n The new song titled \u2018O\u2019bra\u2019 features Ghanaian band Santrofi.<\/p>\n