How My Pastor Father Made Me ‘Hate’ God Growing Up – Singer, Spyro Says

The singer, Oludipe Oluwasanmi David, widely recognized as Spyro, disclosed the challenges of practicing Christianity within the confines of a strict Christian household and how it impacted his relationship with God.

Spyro disclosed this in an interview with Emmanuel Taymesan on the Tea with Tay Podcast.

The ‘Who’s Your Guy’ hitmaker, shared his experiences growing up in Mushin, Lagos under the roof of his pastor father.

Spyro reflected on the strict upbringing by his father, a pastor, and the challenges he faced due to the strict religious rules and expectations.

He said that the intense pressure of being a pastor’s child led him to a phase where he “hated God,” a sentiment influenced by his father’s approach to religion.

“My father was quite strict, and he’s a pastor, so you know how pastors can be with their kids. They’re really strict because they have this ideology that their children are the ones that…,” Spyro said, with Taymesan interjecting, “Na we dey spoil pass,” to which he nodded in agreement.

Spyro continued: “The pressure is not good, I must say. But I didn’t even know God through my dad, even though I was right in front of the Bible. Every morning we’d wake up to the Bible, I was forced to do it so I didn’t know who God was. In fact, my dad made me hate God, the personality of God.”

Despite growing up with a negative perception of religion due to his father’s ministry, Spyro revealed that he has since found a genuine appreciation for religion on his terms.