Frank Edwards speaks on life as an unmarried gospel artiste

Monday, January 13, 2020 at 6:24 AM by Kumashe Yaakugh

- Nigerian gospel singer, Frank Edwards, has opened up about his life as a gospel singer

- Edwards in a recent interview revealed gospel music is not a money-making business

- The gospel singer also spoke about how his ministry has affected him as an unmarried man

Frank Edwards won the hearts of many Nigerians with his hit song, You Too Dey Bless Me. Almost everyone knew the song and regarded him as a mega superstar who was blessed with fame and fortune.

However, Edwards in a recent interview revealed that being a gospel singer doesn't rake in as much money as people think it does. According to him, the music industry and gospel ministry are very different.

In his words: “There are so many reasons. Firstly, you have to understand that the industry and ministry is not the same thing. Gospel music is a ministry, the other one is an industry, so it functions fully like that. The gospel ministry is totally different from the secular industry even though you might say that there is a business side of it which makes it similar."

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"But in gospel ministry, the business aspect of it is never the focus. I tell people that if you want to make money, don’t do gospel music; you would have a lot of issues. Gospel music means one is reaching out to people through music; the others are strictly entertainment or at least 70-80 per cent entertainment."

Edwards further stated that the biggest challenge gospel artistes face is getting gospel singers to understand that they are in a ministry and not in the industry. It is getting them to know that they are not the same as artistes in the secular industry.

Speaking on how his ministry has affected him as an unmarried man, he had this to say: "In this ministry, if one wants to avoid scandals, one has to be strict. One also doesn’t want to offend God. With me, purpose and ambition are more important than marriage. When one has a vision and purpose, marriage helps these things.

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To be honest, I wish I was married before now but I know God would help me through it. I really want to get over with it this year. I need to leave this club; it’s no longer fun having to slip into the kitchen in the middle of the night to get something to eat. My ministry affects me sometimes and at times, it doesn’t. For example, before one marries someone, one needs to know the person and speak to the person but a lot of times, I don’t find myself in the cycle where I meet people."

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Meanwhile, a female photographer has left social media buzzing with reactions after she took to the platform to reveal what happened to her after she went to a church to cover a wedding event.

When it comes to religious organisations, there are churches who are known to be way less conservative than other church organizations as they encourage freedom of expression in terms of dress code.