Girls Rejecting Me In School Affected My Confidence – Don Jazzy

Music producer and Mavin Records boss Michael Collins Ajereh popularly known as Don Jazzy, has shared how repeated rejection from girls during his secondary school years affected his self-esteem and left a lasting psychological impact on him.

He made the revelation during an episode of the Keeping It Real With Jima podcast Speaking candidly about his experiences, Don Jazzy admitted that he did not consider himself attractive while growing up and was frequently turned down by girls he approached for relationships.

According to him, the constant rejection took a toll on his confidence and continued to affect him even after he attained fame and success in the music industry.

The award-winning producer disclosed that, after becoming successful, he deliberately sought out some of the girls who had rejected him to overcome the emotional scars left by those experiences.

“I wasn’t good-looking during my secondary school days. Thank God for music because back then I was constantly being rejected by girls. But after I became successful, I went back to find all the girls who had rejected me. But almost all of them were already married,” he revealed.

Don Jazzy explained that reconnecting with some of his former schoolmates and seeing how far he had come in life helped him find closure and heal from the emotional effects of the rejections.

The Mavin Records founder is widely regarded as one of Africa’s most influential music executives, having played a key role in the success of several top Nigerian artists and the growth of the country’s music industry.