For those who don’t know, Bien Aime, the lead vocalist of Sauti Sol, has a tattoo on his wedding band that, in his opinion, fulfills the same function as a wedding band.
The “Mbwe Mbwe” hitmaker claims he lost his genuine wedding ring and chose to get a ring tattoo as a permanent replacement in an interview with SpmBuzz.
Chiki Kuruka, Bien’s longtime partner, is his wife. He claims he has a terrible relationship with things, which is presumably how and why he lost his wedding band.
“I lost my actual ring!” Bien said. “I had it but it got lost and I chose to have a tattoo instead because it won’t go anywhere and also I feel I have a bad relationship with items.”
He added, “I feel like you can’t attach value to an item. People get angry when they see their lovers not without their wedding rings, why? They are not a dog that you put a leash on them.”