Don Jazzy: Why I’m still unmarried at 42 despite music success

Mavin Records boss, Don Jazzy, has revealed why marriage has not been part of his journey, even after decades at the top of Nigeria’s music industry.

Speaking on the Echo Podcast, the 42-year-old producer admitted that his relentless pursuit of success may have cost him a personal milestone he once assumed would come naturally — settling down.

“I never thought I’d be in my 40s and not married. Maybe that’s the one I lost along the way,” Don Jazzy said. “If it comes, it comes. If it doesn’t, I’m totally fine.”

While he acknowledged that his career demanded enormous sacrifices, the hitmaker stressed that he remains fulfilled with his life choices.

Beyond running one of Africa’s biggest record labels, Don Jazzy has been instrumental in shaping the careers of some of the continent’s biggest stars, including Tiwa Savage, Rema, and Ayra Starr.

Asked what he might have done differently, the producer explained that even if he were not leading Mavin Records, music would still be at the centre of his world.

Despite the absence of marriage in his story, Don Jazzy said he has no regrets: “I feel deeply fulfilled with what I have achieved in the music scene.”