Sensational Ghanaian artiste, Kofi Kinaata has revealed that portions of his hit song, ‘Things Fall Apart’, were directed at him personally.
He disclosed that the line in the songs that attacks ‘part-time Christians’ was a personal shade for himself.
‘Things Fall Apart’, released in October 2019, ended the year as the biggest and most controversial song.
The song strongly highlighted religion and questioned the way and manner in which people worshipped God.
Speaking to MzGee in an interview on TV3 New Day, Kofi Kinaata revealed that; “the whole part-time Christian thing was for me…sometimes you feel ashamed and the guilt will not let you feel like a Christian. Your kind of lifestyle doesn’t suit a Christian so we are part-time Christians. We are not proud though.”
He recounted that “You know when the Jehovah’s (Witnesses) people come, some of us run away. I’ve been there before, I’ve done that before and I’m not proud of that. I’m done with that nowadays when they are coming, I listen to them; It’s gospel.”
Asked if he received any backlash from Jehovah’s Witnesses, he said “they were even happy. You know it’s a huge problem when they are coming people will run away so I was addressing that issue and they were happy.”
Kofi’s father, happens to be a preacher of the Christ of Christ. According to him, his father wasn’t enthused about his choice of career when he started and that was because of the negative perceptions that came with it.
Asked how his dad felt about the song, Kofi Kinaata revealed that “for this [one] I think he is proud of me,” because when he started, “he wasn’t paying attention…till I released the ‘Susuka’ song that was the only song that my father called,” that he was now a fan of his music.
