Seun Kuti on Marriage: “I Don’t Like the Idea of Ownership”

On many occasions, musician Seun Kuti, the son of the iconic musician Fela Kuti, has publicly made it known that he has no interest in getting married.

And once again, in an interview with Punch Newspaper, he explains his decision not to jump the broom.

On his decision not to marry the mother of his child: “I don’t believe in marriage. If I had wanted to be married, I would have been working towards it. People can decide what they want to do with their lives. I just don’t believe in that institution especially as it is set up today.

I don’t like the idea of ownership. Nobody has the right to own anybody. This is a capitalist idea so that people can make profit off love. You don’t make profit off love.”

On if the mother of his daughter decides to marry someone else: “She is free. If she wants to be married, then that is her choice. What will I do about it? Will I put a gun to her head and insist that she should not get married? But I know she will not do that because we have a strong bond and we understand each other and our partnership is great. We are raising a beautiful daughter and it would be a big surprise if she says she wants to get married to someone else.”

On if he will ever collaborate with his brother Femi Kuti: Collaborations like that are money spinners. If we would collaborate, it is not because we want to do something great for music because we are already making great music individually. But if we do it, it would mainly be for financial reason. We agreed that as soon as we feel our career is slowing down and money is not coming as it should, we would jump into the studio and do a money spinner.