Global musical sensation Burna Boy is the latest cover star on Dazed MagazineFall 2022 issue.
The Grammy-winning artist was photographed by Kristin Lee Moolman and styled by the editor of Dazed Ibrahim Kamara in wool twill trousers by Burberry accessorized with a Jessie Western leather belt for the feature film titled The Age of Imagination.
In this issue, the last last the crooner discussed the political situation in Nigeria, #EndSARS, music and his album Love, Damini.
Read excerpts from the interview below:
On his album “Love, Damini”
I tried to use this album to allow people to get closer to me.
This album came from a personal point of view, and it was about me, you know? Me who speaks to me and in the process that speaks to you. This is probably one of my most important [statements] because I felt like I was in school writing something and putting it in a time capsule.
On the #EndSARS 2020 event
My thoughts don’t matter on this. Nothing will change. It’s just what is… I’m not going to encourage young people to lose their lives senselessly anymore, you know? When something is ready to happen, it will happen. I understand that now. You can’t jump into something you don’t fully understand, even in our country. With understanding comes the will to act.
On his legacy
My music will be there long after I’m gone, even after my children’s children. It’s a stamp in time for those who have a reality like mine. That’s what matters to me.
On what tracks from his recent album mean to him
track one [“Glory”] and the outro [from the album], they are really letters to my future and to my past. I shed light on personal things that I haven’t really touched on before.
Read the full story at DazedDigital.com.
Credits:
Photography: @kristinleemoolman | @maworldgroup
Styling: @ibkamara | @artandcommerce
Hair: @_hair_restoration
Hairdresser: @newerabarbers
Skin: @mariebruce
Text: @jessebernard.wav
Editor in chief: @ibkamara
Artistic director: @gareth_wrighton
Managing Editor: @kaci0n