Omah Lay has a blunt answer for why he no longer wants to force himself to quit smoking: everyone dies eventually.
The Nigerian singer made the remarks while discussing his smoking habit during a recent podcast interview with DJ Dan.
He admitted that quitting has not been easy, despite making several attempts.
I love smoking a lot. I tried to stop, I forced myself but I can’t. Honestly bro, life is just one. I am going to just die one day. We are all going to die one day. So what’s the essence [of forcing myself to stop smoking]?
That outlook has led Omah Lay to a different place.
Rather than continuing to force himself to quit, he says he wants to enjoy his life and be at peace with his choices.
Smoking also carries an added appeal for him because of the law surrounding weed in Nigeria.
I just want to be at peace and smoke my weed. And the fact that it is illegal in Nigeria, it give me artificial happiness and a sense of rebellion. This is it. This is my life. I will just live it. I will enjoy every single thing that I have.
For Omah Lay, then, the issue is no longer about another attempt to quit.
He says he has reached a point where he would rather stop forcing the change.