Burna Boy says he wanted to be a superhero when he was a child
Popular Nigerian Afrobeats musician Burna Boy has revealed that he wanted to be a superhero when he was a child. Burna Boy is an award winning musician. His real name is Damini Ogulu.
He recently shared that as a child, he has wanted to be a superhero. He shared how he once broke his tooth while jumping off a closet. He had been jumping and pretending he was a superhero when this happened. He wanted to fly and proceeded to jump off the closet which was very high and fell on the floor breaking his tooth.
He shared this while speaking about some childhood memories during a recent interview with Complex. He had wanted to have superpowers, especially that of flying. He had decided to teach himself to fly since there was no one to teach him.
He said "I really wanted to be a superhero real bad and I felt like someone was supposed to teach me how to be a superhero and nobody was taking me seriously. I was infatuated with the superhero stuff and I would draw it. So I made up my own superhero in my own image with a cape and everything, so I'd dress up like him. And then one day, it was time to fly."
He continued saying "I climbed to the top, and I closed my eyes and I felt like there was no way I wouldn't be able to fly. I've seen this a million times and they are flying so why won't I fly, but I didn't fly. I landed on the hard cold floor."
He revealed how passed his mother had been at him him she came home and saw he had broken his tooth.
See full interview
Popular Nigerian Afrobeats musician Burna Boy has revealed that he wanted to be a superhero when he was a child. Burna Boy is an award winning musician. His real name is Damini Ogulu.
He recently shared that as a child, he has wanted to be a superhero. He shared how he once broke his tooth while jumping off a closet. He had been jumping and pretending he was a superhero when this happened. He wanted to fly and proceeded to jump off the closet which was very high and fell on the floor breaking his tooth.
He shared this while speaking about some childhood memories during a recent interview with Complex. He had wanted to have superpowers, especially that of flying. He had decided to teach himself to fly since there was no one to teach him.
He said "I really wanted to be a superhero real bad and I felt like someone was supposed to teach me how to be a superhero and nobody was taking me seriously. I was infatuated with the superhero stuff and I would draw it. So I made up my own superhero in my own image with a cape and everything, so I'd dress up like him. And then one day, it was time to fly."
He continued saying "I climbed to the top, and I closed my eyes and I felt like there was no way I wouldn't be able to fly. I've seen this a million times and they are flying so why won't I fly, but I didn't fly. I landed on the hard cold floor."
He revealed how passed his mother had been at him him she came home and saw he had broken his tooth.
See full interview