Ghanaian dancehall artiste professionally known as Epixode has dismissed the reports that he uses drugs to enhance his stage performance.

In an interview with Kwame Dadize on Joy Prime, Epixode claimed that he doesn’t smoke or drink alcohol, contrary to the common perception that people in showbiz circles often engage in such behaviors.

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According to him, he was brought up in a home which prohibited alcoholism, smoking or acts that could dent the image of the family.

Asked how he feels when he is in the midst of his colleague musicians who are into such lifestyles, he said sometimes pretends to belong.

“Sometimes I fake it. Sometimes I dey backstage norrr somebody go come. ‘Chale you get lighter for there?’ Then I will say ‘Oh, the last one finish oo. Not to actually say that the people who do it are bad. From even a fan’s perspective, they idolise you. They look at you in certain ways. They look at you as somebody who they can see themselves in,” he said.

Epixode said he does that so they don’t feel condemned for their act.

He noted that his energy on stage has nothing to do with drugs like some may think.

.@epixodemusic says he doesn’t smoke, he doesn’t take in alcohol. So I asked how he feels when he is in the midst of his colleagues who are into these lifestyles. #JoyEntertainment pic.twitter.com/q5AlSRUecZ

— Kwame Dadzie (@Kwamedadziegh) April 16, 2023

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