Real Reason Why I’ve Never Been in Relationship – Ayra Starr
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Nigerian singer Ayra Starr is one of the biggest Afrobeats stars of the moment with hit songs such as “Commas”, “Rush”, and more. Ayra has also done a number of songs about love and relationships including “Rhythm & Blues”, “Last Heartbreak Song”, and “Lagos Love Story” but despite singing about this theme, the singer herself confesses that she has never been in a relationship of her own.
So then, how does one who has never experienced romantic love of her own or had a relationship sing about the theme, and why has one of the most eligible bachelorettes in the world never been in a relationship? Here’s what Ayra Starr had to say about these two things.
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Speaking on how she’s been able to write songs about love and relationships without being in one herself, Ayra Starr revealed saying:
AYRA STARR: I would write about everything from life to TV shows. My friends would tell me ‘Ohh, my boyfriend did this’ and I’d be like, ‘That would make a good song. I would just watch people. I was a viewer, and I loved to listen.”
Speaking about why she’s never been in love or in a relationship herself, Ayra opened up saying:
AYRA STARR: I want to fall in love. I wrote ‘Lagos Love Story’ about what love would look like if I was. I’m a lover girl deep in my heart, I’m just very strong-head- ed about it. I actually have never been in love… I’ve been in certain situations – not situationships! – but I’ve never been in a fully committed relationship.
I’ve put myself out there and I’ve tried to see what’s there. But I don’t think I’ve had the time – I’ve always been working. I’ve been working since I was 15: I was modelling, I was doing university, and now I’m on the road [When I pick men in the crowd to sing to, dance for or flirt with], it’s me just enjoying myself as a girl. I’m like, let me sing to a cute boy today and I’m looking around because I can – why not?”
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