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‘The success of ‘Rush’ made me wonder if I deserved fame’ – Ayra Starr reveals
Princess of Mavin Records Ayra Starr has shared her story of overcoming imposter syndrome after the release of her smash single “Rush.”
A chronic sense of inferiority that persists in the face of proof of one’s abilities and accomplishments is known as imposter syndrome.
The Nigerian singer claimed that she started to doubt herself and the celebrity status she had been given when the song became a worldwide hit.
The musician claimed in a recent interview with Billboard that she needed convincing to release “Rush” because she had her qualms about the song.
Ayra Starr emphasized that she had never experienced anything like it before and questioned whether the success that followed was something she deserved.
The singer noted that “Rush” was different from her previously released records when asked why she wasn’t sure, and she added that her management had urged her to drop it.
“They had to convince me to put that song out because I was not sure,” she said.
Ayra Starr added; “I put out different sounds all the time, but with ‘Rush’, it was different from anything I had put out before. I was like, ‘I am not sure I want to do this’, and everybody was like, ‘Trust me, Ayra, just trust your team’.
“And when it came out, it blew up immediately. Just from the snippet, like a 30-second snippet, it was already trending.
“I started to have imposter syndrome because nothing like that has ever happened to me. Like, I do not know if I deserve this.”