Actor and singer Ray Emodi has set the record straight about his career transition, clarifying that he did not quit acting due to traumatic experiences or family pressures as previously reported, but rather to focus on what he considers his true calling—music.
In an interview on TVC, Emodi addressed the misconceptions surrounding his career shift.
"You said that I cited traumatic experiences and family pressures.
But that's not the reason I quit acting. I never quit acting.
I stopped acting to focus on what my calling is, which is music.
You get me?" he explained.
Emodi revealed that his passion for music dates back to his childhood, long before he ventured into acting.
"I started writing music in my primary school years.
This is a fact. I went to international Nursery and primary school, Enugu.
I went to LA for school, and every single place I went, I was recording music," he said.
In a surprising revelation, Emodi admitted that his decision to study acting in Los Angeles was actually a strategic move to secure a visa and pursue a record deal in the United States.
"I came back to Nigeria in 2015, I went to LA to learn how to act, but that was a trick, actually. I probably shouldn't say this on air.
I had to get a visa to get into America to try to get a record deal.
And you can't get a visa to enter America for music school, but you can for acting school.
So I got a visa to go study in New York Film Academy in Los Angeles campus, so I could try and get a record deal.
That's a fact," he disclosed.
When the music deal didn't materialize, Emodi returned to Nigeria and continued making music while facing financial struggles.
"I dropped songs and stuff, but it wasn't giving me money immediately.
You know how it goes, right? So I had to use what I have to get some money, to pay studio time, pay producers, pay engineers, pay for videos, and I was acting," he explained.
Emodi emphasized that while acting brought him fame, he views it as a stepping stone to his true purpose.
"But people know me from acting first. Yeah, that's what gave me the fame.
But the fame it gave me, music is going to give me more. And I don't really care about the fame.
I care about the impact.
There's a difference.
Because with the impact comes the fame and the money and all that.
That's not the main thing.
The main thing is impacting the people's lives," he concluded.
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