In a recent interview with SABC News, gospel singer Sechaba Pali opened up about suffering from mental health.
The award-winning singer says there are people who wanted to destroy his talent and career which he labelled as a calling.
Sechaba got candid about his struggles after signing a contract with music producer Tshepo Nzimande, claiming he was always in debt with the company and they had to lend him money.
The Ke Matla singer could not hold his tears and reflected on the pain and suffering he experienced not being able to afford to bury his loved ones.
“I think I need to see a psychologist or something, because, even now, I don’t know what I’m doing. It was a calling, how did it end up being something that destroys me?” he asked.
“It would be much better if I was a tsotsi [thief] in the streets and become whatever I want to become. They killed me, they destroyed me. But one thing I know is that God has a plan and I know I will be fine because when I read the Bible there were people God gave dreams to but they were thrown in ditches.”
The Free State-born musician made his entry into the gospel scene through Joyous Celebration in 2003 and went on to become a household name.
His financial struggles led him to lose his home in Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni, and continued to slam the South African music industry for letting artists die broke.
Speaking at another gospel singer, Lundi Tymara’s memorial at Grace Bible Church in 2017, Sechaba said the music industry neglected its stars and left Lundi without food.
“Lundi would attend events and make everyone cry and when he is done he would go home and cry to himself because there was no food in the fridge,” he said at the time.
“Why are people crying? What makes them cry? Where were you when Lundi was in hospital? You heard that he was eating through a drip.
“We have stories that you don’t know…but when we die you stand up and talk about how much you loved us.”
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