Fungisai regrets being a musician

Tanaka Mahanya

Gospel musician, Fungisai Zvakavapano, says she regrets being a musician, and should have chosen a better profession.

“Vaya vakazoita ma musician nekuona tichisekerera nekurereka misoro pama cover ema CD muri sei?

“Vaya vakadanwa vakadaira in this long service of God and people, iri sei nzira yamakasarudza vana vevamwe vachiita madoctor, mateacher manurse?

“Are you happy? Muri kudya sadza richipisa here?”

She said she regrets being an artist, “Ini I regret every decision I made to be a music artist.

“We are downtrodden day in, day out. No matter how tough and resilient you are, unosvika paunoda ku rubber your whole life and start afresh uri kana kwaBushu pasina anokuziva.

“I’m sure some of the artists feel the same way; Sabastian Magacha, Tamy Moyo, Michael Mahendere, Dorcas Moyo and Feli Nandi, just to mention a few,” she said.

She said despite facing many challenges, she has soldiered on.

“It’s a tough industry and not everyone of us has the energy to invest in mafia for manhandling, elbowing and eliminating those presumed to be our rivals.

“Some of us are in music only for the passion and call it is.

“For me, it’s not a do or die business where I must swallow those I perceive as rivals by any means possible.

“I have done a cost-benefit analysis ndikaona kuti even vakambozviita kumashure uko, it still proves to be vanity in the long run.

She said some people have made it in life at their expense.

“Believe you me, we have seen vanhu who connected with the most powerful people, including influential promoters, kuti vakwirire isu tichitsikwa tsikwa mumusoro but time heals and mikana yaizongovhurikawo apo neapo.

“These were responsible for the artists’ promotion, branding, market positioning and creating market perception.

“Waizongobatanidzirwa mukugadzira market perception because they had to butcher you to create the ideal picture for their draw card.

“We just want to stay in the peripheries, leave the centre stage for you and peacefully pursue our call till the Lord claims us,” she said.

The gospel musician has been expressing her feelings on social media for the past weeks.

The recent one is about how her sister lost her life years ago and how the family has been coping.

Two weeks ago, she posted how she fought demons in her sleep, encouraging people to put their trust in God.