GQ: Three platinum records and counting. How does that feel?
Focalistic: It’s all happened in a year, so it feels great but also quite surreal. It means we’re still on track. Once you figure out a formula, the next move is to make sure it keeps working. I’m grateful, excited, and working my hardest ever now.
GQ: You’ve openly stated you want to be the greatest artist to come out of Africa. Tell us what that means to you and from where that vision came?
F: I always say that if I’m the greatest and you’re also in the room, you can be the greatest too. It’s about pushing excellence in the work I do, the quality of music we put out, our work ethic, performance and how we look. When I pull up, everything I bring to the table should say greatness.
What I need to make clear is that the concept of greatness isn’t a competition. Great artists to have come before us, such as Angélique Kidjo, Fela Kuti and others, were all the best of their time. Successful without competing, they complemented each other’s greatness.
GQ: They did.
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