Busiswa Gqulu

Busiswa

Busiswa Gqulu (born 8 November 1988), popularly known as Busiswa is a South African singer-songwriter and poet. Born in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa [1]

Quotes

• "I went through a lot since Kgosi came onto this earth. I know a lot of people have been saying that I'm quiet... I haven't been feeling like making happy music. I have been making music and thank God that I can do that all the time,"
• "But now I'm happier, I'm thinner, I'm sexier. When my son was born, I was at my heaviest, and I wasn't happy, I was performing because my songs were popping. The only thing that kept me going was because...my baby boy. Being a mom has just elevated me ... I want to be fit for myself."
  • Busiswa speaks on her musical hiatus and how motherhood changed her by Joy Mphande, 02 September 2023, Retrieved 22/11/2023
• “I am the happiest I have ever been,” she tells me when I ask how she is.
• “I feel like life is good, I am truly blessed. I can’t complain.”
• “Working with Beyoncé really did change my entire mindset. I realised that she’s in her late 30s and she is still in the game,”
• “I wanted to be active with him, I want to take walks with him, I want to ride a bike, I wanted him to watch less TV,”
• “I don’t know if other mothers can relate but after pregnancy and giving birth, everything felt mushy. Everything was soft. It was like I couldn’t walk or move like the way I used to before,”
• “I felt that I could eat whatever I want, however I wanted and whenever I wanted and it was fine because I just had a baby,”
  • 'I am the happiest I have ever been': Busiswa on taking her life back by GABI MBELE , 26 March 2021, Retrieved 22/11/2023.
• “I went through a lot since Kgosi came onto this earth. I know a lot of people have been saying I’m quiet. I haven’t been feeling like making happy music. I have been making music and thank God I can do that all the time,”
• “But now I’m happier, I’m thinner, I’m sexier. When my son was born I was at my heaviest and I wasn’t happy, I was performing because my songs were popping. The only thing that kept me going was my baby boy. Being a mom has elevated me. I want to be fit for myself.”
• “I try to speak with my friends and my family, I went into therapy, and I use the gym also as a way to listen to my own thoughts. I spend a lot of time talking to my son as well. He surprises me when he talks about me or when we are sharing thoughts, he also gives me a lot of enlightenment,”
  • ‘I went into therapy’ – Busiswa Gqulu speaks on mental health struggles By Thando Kanye, Oct 27, 2023, Retrieved 22/11/2023