During an interview on the In My Opinion Podcast, award-winning musician Phyno discussed his journey and the shift in how parents view their children’s talents. He revealed that his parents initially didn’t support his musical aspirations, saying, “My parents didn’t support my career when I first started. It’s different now.” He explained that today’s generation of parents better understands the importance of nurturing a child’s passions, noting, “I think the generation after my parents understands what it means to support their children’s talent and knows that there is something special about a child who loves music, or a child who loves to play ball.”

Phyno contrasted the past with the present, highlighting that children were often punished for pursuing their passions. “Then, when parents come home and see you playing ball, they beat you and seize the ball and give you punishment. You understand me?” he recalled. He praised today’s parents for recognizing and fostering their children’s abilities, saying, “I’m just trying to say that era and this era are different. Now any father who sees his son can play ball and enrols him in an academy. Some, at 1 year old already buy you a ball and say you must play ball like Neymar.”

Phyno also acknowledged the evolving perception of creative careers, explaining, “Different generations, you know and I also don’t blame my parents. I’m sure that the money in music now was never in music then. They also look at people who did music back then as useless people. As people who just wanted to carry dreadlocks and walk around. But now everyone sees the talent and a gift to be shared to the world, and shout-out to this era of parents.”