This intrigued Quick Talk; how bad does a poorly-attended concert hurt?
You look so young! How old are you?
25.
And your real name is…?
Mun-G Matovu Emmanuel.
Emmanuel? That’s such a sweet name, especially for a musician. I can imagine your mother calling you “Manueli!” “Manueli!”
Hahaha, she doesn’t.
What do your family members call you? Surely not Mun-G!
They call me Mun-G. That was my father’s name. Mun-G, as in M-u-n-g-i. I hip-hoplised it to Mun-G.
Oooh. Tell me a bit about your family and education background.
I was born in Masaka, to Frank Mungi and Maria Namirembe. I went to Bright Grammar P/S, Masaka Secondary School [Mun-G attended Makerere University where he studied Computer Science but has not graduated yet because he has a retake to do.]
Masaka Secondary School …you are Hon Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda’s O.B!
Uuhm, I’m not into politics.
So, you don’t have a favourite politician?
No.
Do you have at least a worst or most annoying politician?
Yes. It is oba [Lord Mayor Erias] Lukwago. He whines a lot. I see politicians here on TV and every time I see Lukwago, he is whining. [Bambi Lord mayor. Nga people have whined about his whining!]
When is the first time you smoked weed?
Eh?! Smoked weed?! I don’t smoke weed or cigarettes. Of course I have ever puffed it but I don’t see the difference between the people who smoke it and myself. The things I enjoy are Guinness and passion fruit juice.
Uh, weed and passion fruit juice in the same sentence! Let’s talk food. What is your favourite?
Huuuh, me I’m from Masaka so I like matooke and chicken.
What is your favourite colour?
Black.
Speaking colours and clothes, after how many children do you think a man should stop ‘balancing’ his trousers [that awkward style that leaves men’s skinny butts hanging over their jeans’ waistline]? Do you think father-of-many, Bobi Wine, should be ‘balancing’?
Hahaha, but Bobi Wine represents the ghetto. It is business for him; he has to dress that way. I think Bobi Wine should ‘balance’ till he stops music.
I can imagine him ‘balancing’ at 80! I have noticed you like your boxers. They are peeping… ‘balance’… you know! Can I safely say that boxers are your preferred underwear?
I like boxers. I don’t like pants [briefs].
If you ever found yourself in a situation where a man came claiming children you thought were yours, what would you do? [Yes, Paddy Bitama – RIP – inspired this question.]
I would have to prove that they are not my children.
DNA tests are expensive.
Six hundred thousand is not too much.
Oh dear, you know the price of DNA tests? Hahaha, mahn, men are arming themselves!
There is a clinic here that offers DNA testing. They advertise their services.
Would you stay with your wife if you found out she had lied about children being yours?
It would be hard to stay together. That is a big lie.
Some people say that men should also be taking one or…ahem…four for the team.
Mbu women, for generations, have looked after men’s illegitimate children so, men should be returning this good turn and should take care of a woman’s children when she makes some outside wedlock.
For me I would look after her children because I love kids. But I don’t know about other men.
That is big-hearted of you. Who is your type of woman?
One that is clean and can cook.
Are you dating?
Yes.
How many?
One [She was on hand during the interview and sweetly greeted Quick Talk and served some refreshments.]
What kind of music do you enjoy?
I listen to my competition, so I listen to almost all types of music. I listen to hip hop, RnB and kadongo kamu. I do not like rock.
Outside yourself, who is your best musician?
Naava [Grey]. She is very creative and writes her own music. It is hard to find a female musician who does that.
Huh, male musicians write their own music?
I do not know about musicians like Mesach Ssemakula who sing for mature audiences but most people from our generation write their own music.
Speaking of maturity, do you think that when you are 50, you will wear your trousers high up your waist and croon away like kadongo kamu artiste [Fred] Ssebatta?
Noooo. He sings like that because his generation enjoys that. My generation will enjoy this kind of music.
Finally, is it true that when your show didn’t do so well, last year, you went backstage and bawled like a baby? I read that you did, in one newspaper.
Cry? I did not cry. Of course I was angry with the promoter for doing a bad job but I did not cry. The last time I cried was when my father passed away. I do not cry easily. [Ok, ok, Mun-G, you did not cry.]
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