Nigerian <\/span><\/span><\/span>musician, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Spyro has <\/span><\/span><\/span>spoken <\/span><\/span><\/span>out <\/span><\/span>about <\/span><\/span><\/span>his <\/span><\/span>relationship <\/span><\/span><\/span>with <\/span><\/span><\/span>religion, in <\/span><\/span>an <\/span>exclusive <\/span>interview <\/span><\/span>with <\/span><\/span>Emmanuel <\/span><\/span>Taymesan <\/span><\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span><\/span>Tea <\/span><\/span>with <\/span><\/span>Tay <\/span><\/span>Podcast.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n He talked about his childhood in the Lagos neighbourhood of Mushin and the difficulties he had as a pastor\u2019s child.<\/p>\n Spyro reflected on his strict childhood and said that his father was a pastor and followed the stringent rules that religious leaders usually followed when raising their children.<\/p>\n He confirmed the widespread belief that children of pastors are frequently subjected to harsher regulations. He also said that he experienced pressure during that time, which resulted in a phase during which he \u201chated God\u201d due to the influence of his father.<\/p>\n Opening up about the intense environment created by his father\u2019s religious values, Spyro shared,<\/p>\n \u201cMy father was quite strict and he\u2019s a pastor so you know the way pastors are with their kids. They\u2019re really strict because they have this ideology that their children are the ones that\u2026\u201d after which\u00a0Taymesan chimed in saying, \u201cNa we dey spoil pass,\u201d and he nodded in agreement.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe pressure is not good, I must say. But I didn\u2019t even know God through my dad, even though I was right in front of the Bible. Every morning we\u2019d wake up to the Bible, I was forced to do it so I didn\u2019t know who God was. In fact, my dad made me hate God, the personality of God,\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0he added.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Man Over The Moon As He Wins N6.5m Car In Celebration Of Tunde Ednut\u2019s Birthday<\/p>\n Spyro noted that he had grown up with a bad opinion of religion because of his father\u2019s ministry, but that he had since developed a genuine appreciation for religion on his own terms, apart from the daily pattern of early morning fellowship and continual exposure to the Bible.<\/p>\n See interview below\u2026<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1144.jpeg\")
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