Controversial musician Willy Paul, for the first time in 7 years, attended church a service on Sunday January 28, 2024.
In a post he shared on Instagram, the musician said that he avoided church all this while because it did something bad to him.
Willy Paul did not delve into details of what really made him avoid going to church but he said that 2024 is going to be a good year since he has begun it by going to church.
“I’ve Not Been To Church Since 2017, Because The Church Did Something Bad To Me. But Yesterday I Attended a Church Service In Embakassi And I Feel So Relieved 😌. It’s Going To Be Wonderful Year Coz I’ve Started Mine In Church !!”
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Willy Paul officially quit the gospel industry in 2016, joining the secular music.
In 2021, he explained why he took the decision, revealing that it was because of the hatred he faced from the gospel industry.
“Some of you ask me why I left the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. And even call me names because I no longer praise Jesus in my songs… according to them I’m so evil and everything bad. Those are the same people that fought me nikiwa upande wa Yesu 😆
“Reasons as to why I left. Hate from my fellow artists and Djs, luck of airplay ( claiming my content wasn’t Godly back then ) ubaguzi na mapendeleo.. I was the top artist but these evil people couldn’t see that. Or they just chose to ignore the reality!” he shared in a long post on social media.
According to him, the frustrations drove him to depression and at some point he became broke.
“This people broke my heart! They hurt me so bad, I was depressed 4months I kept crying in silence every single day and night. It got to a point where I couldn’t take it anymore.. I had no money to pay my bills and even help out pale nyumbani. Can you imagine I had the biggest songs na hawa watu wakanichorea hivo tu. I’m not perfect but what I went through as a gospel artist, no servant of God should go through!!.” he shared