My Biggest Concern These Days - Tems

Nigerian singer Tems is currently in a very important point in her career. All eyes are on the songstress who has enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame with only 2 EPs out. It has been almost 2 years since Tems released her last body of work, If Orange Was a Place, and all eyes are on the songstress who is currently hard at work on her debut studio album.

During a new interview with Interview Magazine, Tems had a conversation with fellow artiste Kendrick Lamar, and during the interview, Kendrick asked Tems if she's afraid of all the pressure, and how she's dealing with all of it. In response, Tems opened up about the only thing she's afraid of. Here's what Tems said.

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During her interview Tems was asked about if she feels concerned because of the success she has been enjoying, and the pressure now to replicate it, Tems said:

TEMS: Yeah, you have to remember how you felt when you started as an artist, to understand the reason you’re doing what you’re doing. Yes, it’s to be seen, or to make a name for yourself, but beyond that, why are you doing it? Most of the time it’s because you have a story to share, a message to give. When you become more known or seen, it’s very easy to get caught up in, “What do people expect of me now?” But for me, it’s like, “What do I expect of myself now?” Because you’re the one that has to live with yourself, the one that has to sleep with the decisions that you make. Trusting yourself is so key, and I’m not going to stop trusting my guts just because people can see me now. It’s like being in a zoo. The animals don’t change their behavior just because you’re looking at them. They’re always going to be who they are. So why should I change?

What I’m concerned about is not being able to tap into that place anymore just because I betrayed myself, and that’s why I have to stick with my gut. Because how do you go back after betraying your trust?

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