Nigerian artist CKay recently shared his thoughts on his smile and how itâs perceived by the public. During an interview on the Afrobeats Intelligence podcast with Joey Akan, CKay explained that while many people often tell him to smile more, he doesnât feel the pressure to always appear happy.
He acknowledged that his smile is frequently complimented, but he emphasized that he doesnât feel the need to constantly display it, as he believes itâs important to express his emotions authentically.
Akan then asked, âWhen people describe how you smile, what do they say? Whatâs the most repetitive or recurring review of your smile?â
In response, the singer said, âA recurrent review of my smile is that I have a nice smile and I should smile more, like I donât smile enough. I donât know, man; maybe I donât smile enough in pictures. I think thatâs what it is because people get to see me more pictures than me in real life. Maybe they build a perception of me needing to smile more because of pictures.â
Ckay explained that his smile is tied to his music, but he was not feeling cheerful while creating his upcoming album. He aimed to capture authentic emotions in his work.
He explained, âI wasnât smiling when I started working on this album; the mood was reality. I think smiling all the time would be nice and I think itâs not realistic to smile all the time because things that make you smile all the time donât always happen.â
He added, âThere are moments to smile and moments of reality; positive and negative emotions happen to a person, so I say making music only about the positive things, it wonât be realistic. For someone like me making art has to represent the positives and negatives for it to be authentic.â
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