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The knight. William Kigozi, 26, goes by Geosteady on stage. The soft-spoken songwriter and vocalist is proudest of his duties as a family man, as he discloses to Mathias Wandera.
Is there a story behind the name Geosteady?
Oh yeah, of course. I got it way back in high school. I was studying sciences, and I was good at Chemistry, so, everyone said I was ‘steady’, which was our way of saying someone was an academic giant. That was combined with my first name George, to come up with Geosteady.
An academic giant who chose music. Why?
For me it’s about love. I love music and it is actually the only career I knew I would completely be at home with, so I didn’t bother with any other career. Besides, who says we must all be doctors and engineers.
I see. Well, what kind of person are you?
I like to think of myself as an intelligent humble person who respects everybody (smiles with a proud demeanor).
Where were you before the remake of the late Elly Wamala’s Viola, which cast you to the limelight?
I was already doing music. My first song was Ntunulila. I did I’m In Love, Baazina nga batya, African Girl with Eddy Kenzo and a couple of other tracks before I did that Viola remake. I have been around for a little while.
Why and how did you get to do that Viola remake?
I was a great Elly Wamala fan and admirer, even as a child. My father used to listen to him so much and somehow I also got hitched. Besides, Viola was a good song so I decided to re-do it.
Do you write your own music?
Yes, and I also do song writing and audio production for other artistes, although of late, I prefer to have other people produce my music. At some point, you stop finding unique aspects in yourself and need other people to chip in.
You tend to sing a lot about love. Why is that?
It is not that I cannot sing about anything else but I prefer to sing about love. I can easily sing about love, something that perhaps resonates with my age.
How do you manage to keep it professional as you interact in the industry?
It is just my nature. I know how to draw the line. No need to mix work and pleasure or anything of that kind. I have built my Castle for a very long time; I wouldn’t like to jeopardise it that easily.
Where do you see yourself musically in the next three years?
I think three years is a long time. I am on the road to greatness and at this point and rate I doubt it is going to take me three years. Give me a year or two, you will see what happens.
Are you hitched, or still single?
No, I’m actually a family man. I have a beautiful daughter who is now making 18 months and, of course, my girl (her mother).
So you are a married man, huh?
Uhmm…I could say maybe. I mean I have known her for about five years and we have been living together for quite some time now. She is called Prima and by the time we met I was so humble. I needed someone very stubborn, which is what she is exactly. She is calmer now though, and we are good.
Has fatherhood changed you in
Any way?
Definitely, for better. I now work thrice as hard as I used to. That is what fatherhood does to a man. It pushes you to work harder because you always have it at the back of your mind that beyond you, there is someone else to fend for and take care of. So fatherhood has indeed changed my life.
Some men seem to fear the responsibility of fatherhood.
Any man who fears responsibility is not really a man. A real man has to embrace responsibility because at the end of the day, you have to grow in mind and responsibility brings you that kind of growth.
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