In an interview with Made Edit November 2015 Edition,
Dimeji opened up on why he left Genevieve magazine. Explaining what happened,
Dimeji said;
"The truth is, I love being alive. And I love feeling
free. So if I can't have those things, then I feel like a caged animal, and I'd
rather not be in a cage. It’s tough as a creative person to give your best when
you have very little time to create, especially when your work becomes
commercial and people expect you to constantly churn out your best every month. As a creative person, you do need time to vet your ideas, love
and hate them, scrap and come up with something else. I barely had that time at
Genevieve, everything was moving so fast, and I was dealing with exhaustion. I
started hating everything I created and couldn’t even stand the sight of it.
And for me I believe that whatever is worth doing, is worth doing well. When
you reach that point where you feel you are not giving your best, you have to
take a step back, take a deep breath and look inwards, at least till you can
figure out yourself and put your mind back on track. People expect you to
create magic, which isn’t possible if your mind is not at the right place. That
said, I did have the opportunity to work with some amazing people at Genevieve,
people I’m still very much in touch with till today, and I’m very grateful for
that. I had a very understanding publisher too, even though we didn't always
agree.
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