Darey

Oluwadamilare Art Alade (born 9 February 1982), known professionally as Darey, formerly Dare Art Alade, is a Nigerian multi-platinum Afro R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, philanthropist, humanitarian and entrepreneur. He is also the son of the African jazz musician and entertainer Art Alade and the creative director of Livespot360.

Quotes

• At the same time, nobody can be at 100 per cent all the time.
  • I’m an unshakeable Arsenal fan – Darey Art Alade 17 June 2023, THE PUNCH (Nigeria)

• Music is the passion and you know sometimes passion doesn’t pay the bills. I just have to get busy because I have to put food on the table for my family and I have like 100 members of staff too who would do the same.
  • I’m an unshakeable Arsenal fan – Darey Art Alade 17 June 2023, THE PUNCH (Nigeria)

• I mean, nobody has a solution to the problem at the moment. But I believe, in everything that is challenging in life, humans find a way to adapt.
  • INTERVIEW: Nigeria’s music needs diversity… not everyone wants Zanku, says Darey Alade 18 August 2020, The CABLE (Nigeria).

• I learned a lot by being inspired by others, either officially or unofficially. You just gain from other people’s experiences. It’s been an interesting journey so far.
  • INTERVIEW: Nigeria’s music needs diversity… not everyone wants Zanku, says Darey Alade 18 August 2020, The CABLE (Nigeria).

• You can cure madness by just playing music. If you were to play music to an unborn baby, there’s a way it reacts in the tummy. So no genre is called good music. As long as it speaks to you, that’s it.
  • INTERVIEW: Nigeria’s music needs diversity… not everyone wants Zanku, says Darey Alade 18 August 2020, The CABLE (Nigeria).

• Staying true to oneself is extremely important in the music game.
  • DAREY: ‘MY WIFE IS NOT THREATENED BY MY FEMALE FANS 7 January 2017.

THE NATION (Nigeria).

• I think it is important to have people who can help you stay grounded. That is one key thing – when you don’t have yes men all around you, boosting your ego and telling you, you are God.
  • Darey Art Alade opens up on wife, mistress, female fans June 2016, Vanguard (Nigeria).

Be prayerful and God-fearing. Be good to people who come your way. Stay humble and true to yourself. Learn your craft well and become a master at it. Everything else will fall in place!

• • DAREY: ‘MY WIFE IS NOT THREATENED BY MY FEMALE FANS 7 January 2017. The NATION (Nigeria).

• Getting married is one thing, staying married is another. It takes work, perseverance, you have to be selfless, and you have to be tolerant.
  • Darey Art Alade opens up on wife, mistress, female fans June 2016, Vanguard (Nigeria).