Ashes, a renowned artiste manager, currently managing hilife sensation Kwabena Kwabena, has made a mind blowing revelation. Asserting that most celebrities living lavishly are just for the cameras and behind the cameras, they are swimming in debts.
On Spice Fm’s after drive “Ofie ne fie”, Ashes made it known to the host, Nana Ama Shancy, that, since there are no proper structures in the entertainment industry, creatives tend to suffer their way through which leaves most of them no option but to create the impression that they are living good.
“Most of the celebrities living flashy lifestyle are living on debts. Most of them don’t even own some things you see them with. I mean the system isn’t functioning properly, leaving most artistes frustrated and they are left with no option,” he revealed.
“Artiste are supposed to look good. They can’t go out looking wretched and so if they don’t have what it takes, what do you expect them to do? They’ll definitely borrow. You can’t blame them because unstructured system makes it uneasy for them to live comfortably as they should”, he emphasized.
Ashes added up with the fact that our system is such that if you’re no more making music, you cease to make money and that’s what worsen the ordeals of the veterans in the industry.
“When you go abroad, artistes who are no more doing music are reaping from their already made projects. Now let’s come to Ghana, veterans who had made great impact mostly solicit for funds at the end because we are in a country where artistes only make money when they get shows”, he lamented.
According to Ashes, we can do better as a country only if the government takes the the creative arts industry as serious as other avenues.
