I Have More Evergreen Songs Than Michael Jackson – Shina Peters

Veteran Juju musician Oluwashina Peters popularly known as Sir Shina Peters, has declared that producing timeless music is the ultimate measure of a musician’s legacy.

Speaking on a recent episode of The Honest Bunch podcast, the 67-year-old music icon claimed to have surpassed the late American pop legend Michael Jackson in the number of evergreen songs, asserting his four classics outshine Jackson’s two, namely Of The World and Thriller.

“The only thing you can show for showbiz at the end is how many evergreens you have produced. To my credit, I have four evergreens. Even Michael Jackson has just two; Of The World and Thriller.

“So, if I have four, I am accomplished,” he expressed.

Peters, a trailblazer in the Juju music scene, expressed pride in his contributions to Nigerian music but voiced strong concerns about the industry’s current state.

He lamented that the high standards set by himself and his contemporaries have been “bastardised” by the new generation of artists, signaling a decline in quality and authenticity.