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Manny wouldn’t have met his wife if he had quit secular music – Burna Boy

Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Burna Boy has said his music director, Emmanuel Abiola-Jacobs, better known as Manny or MD, wouldn’t have met his wife if it wasn’t for his (Burna Boy’s) band, The Outsiders. Speaking at Manny’s wedding at the weekend, Burna Boy hinted that the drummer wanted to quit secular music and return to the gospel […] Manny wouldn’t have met his wife if he had quit secular…

Manny wouldn’t have met his wife if he had quit secular music – Burna Boy

Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Burna Boy has revealed that his music director, Manny, would not have met his wife if Burna Boy had decided to quit secular music and return to gospel music. Speaking at Manny's wedding, Burna Boy quipped that if Manny had quit music, he would be back in the church "clapping hands and praising the sky" and would not be enjoying the "good life" he currently has.

Burna Boy expressed gratitude that they are together because Manny's decision to stay in the secular music industry brought them together.

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