"Everybody was worried why I didn't go. I said I would not travel because it's not my thing. After the Kora Awards, I didn't like the feelings I got. I nearly suffered high blood pressure. 'And the winner is, ' Everybody was apprehensive. And when they pronounced me the winner of West Africa, and they wanted to do the overall, I refused to come out. I didn't go into music because of that; not to go and sit in one hall and be pronounced a winner or not. I didn't want that. I know how I started, I was playing for three people who were my friends. They used to laugh at me. I would play for five hours until I got a break in France, Switzerland and Germany, then I moved all over. I was in Spain, Italy and I conquered Europe and I then I entered America. It took me nearly ten years before I entered America. To be nominated, is it a small thing? Do you know how many artists we have in this world? Already I have drank champagne over it. I'm not disappointed one bit about not winning. The reason I did not win are technical reasons. It's not by the sale of the album. There are judges and they must have their reasons for picking whoever they picked. I was even shocked to have been nominated again, because the first time I went to the awards during my first nomination, I walked out in annoyance. First I thought we were going to be televised, but it wasn't. They only televised the Madonna's, the Jay Z's and the Beyonce's of this world. I was 41 then and everybody by my side was apprehensive to win and I could not stand it. I was upset. When I arrived at the red carpet, nobody came for me, my record company didn't come, I felt stupid and so I knew I could not win. I sacked my manager, a French man, and they sacked me too. The journey back home was very long. I felt sad. Since then I vowed never to attend the Grammy Awards again. My father never went for any awards, and where they presented him an award, he didn't go personally and when they brought the award to him, he would send them back with the award. One day, I was at the World Music Awards and I brought the awards, he said did I send you? You better take it back. As I grew older, I understood what he was saying then." ~ Femi Kuti

I'm sure they missed you, the show organisers must be sad at your absence NOT, Mr Kuti you were not missed ok, so no need to explain to us why you didnt attend, perpetuating your father's bitterness towards anything imperial sucks ok, just accept it with grace when you dont win and stop being a ________.

^ ^ when something sounds silly ur comment would be 'oh ok' or 'bs'. Lol

Rolls eye.

Onitcha market no sabi say one person no come

who care?

Who really Cared if he attended?
It's funny how he popped out from nowhere
and began rambling about his absence like someone
was looking for him

mama-gee:

Who really Cared if he attended?
It's funny how he popped out from nowhere
and began rambling about his absence like someone
was looking for him

Exactly. LOL

Mr Kuti BYE!!!!! Nneka is the hottest export outta naija for now, just lay low and take care of all ur baby mama's and thier kids, U have been nominated twice with no WINS!!! geez, eat a dick, if ur name wasnt Beyonce or Taylor Swift or Lady GaGa - we dont care if u attended or not

PS: Genevieve is one of his baby mama's, lol, yep she has a child

^ ^ dude u're so bleeped up

Naijas can hate. The guy already explained why he didn't attend and there is no reason to heap insults on his person.

i kno he gave a reason for not attending, but guess what, its an Academy for American Recording artistes, so whatever they wanna do concern them, Femi Kuti needs to suck yansh, he is not dat hott any more, Next it will be ASA complaining about BET awards, lol

Femi u right, We (Africans) don't have 2 b treated as inferior, Why present an award 2 me at d pre-event when no1 takes note, its just like saying ur not good enough yet. Same thing happen 2face at d world music Award where he was presented an Award a day before d main event and he was still present on d-day, To me if you are going 2 acknowledge my good works do it properly don't give us a backdoor Award.
To me Mode9 anyday is better than Lil'wayne.