Watch! Zakes Bantwini Reveals He Taught Himself English And Why He Did It

Watch! Zakes Bantwini Reveals He Taught Himself English And Why He Did It. On Episode222 of podcast with MacG, Zakes Bantwini got to tell the crew more about him. MacG noted on how Zakes carries himself and his knowledge, mentioning that he would like to know more about him.

Zakes spoke on the fact that he taught himself how to speak English because he understood that English is the business language and he needed to learn it so that he can be able to communicate. He made an example on how people in the townships don’t realise that they are smart as they cannot express themselves in English.

He also touch based on education and the importance of it in the music industry. “For whatever interview I have, I make sure that I share what I know. I think as artists we have to change a perception of how people view us, to take us serious. By just the way we carry ourselves for every interview, to make sure that we change a particular perception, this is the reason why I talk about school. Most people in my industry don’t talk about school, in fact they would brag about not going to school and that they don’t need it. They would say one don’t need school to be where they are, and I would say to them ‘you would be different though if you went to school’. My mother was a teacher and she used to say to me, if you want to be the nice guy and be different, you must study,” said Zakes.

“We would both be talented, but because I have studied, I have that particular edge and some doors where I would enter and you wouldn’t be able to. I always tell people that if you have managed to study, you have a different story to tell. Don’t let anyone tell you that going to school is a waste of time, that’s a trap,” Zakes added.

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