Terry Apala says, I don’t use drugs

Nigerian singer, Terry Ejeh, popularly known as Terry Apala, said he knowns it might be difficult to believe due to the way he sounds, but he doesn’t drink, smoke or take substances, even to perform at shows.

Speaking with Punch Nigeria, Terry Apala said;“I do not drink or smoke whether to perform on stage or while I’m in a public gathering. People cantestify to the fact that when I’m out or invited for shows, I prefer to take soft drinks.It is very difficult to believe and people find it shocking but I was brought up in a humble and disciplined background.

“If you want to make me happy, just get mean energy drink and ice.”The Mushin-bred artisterevealed that while growing up, he worked with Musiliu Ishola to create some of his apalatunes. He added;“I worked under him. Iam not forcing the way I sound. I have a song where I featuredhim, titled Palongo,”On originality, the musician added that he was not all about doing covers for other people’s songs but had several of his produced by his team.

He said, “The song that brought me into the limelight is Champagne Showers and I have another called Jangolova, which already has more than amillion downloads on soundclouds.

”Highlighting the difficulties he faced when he first started hisstyle of music, he said itwas difficult to accept atfirst but after a while many people got used to it.Apala further said that his new song, Mushin, was getting good attention