Afrobeats musician Omah Lay has opened up about his difficulties in the music business, saying that he frequently feels underappreciated and unloved by the public and the gatekeepers in the business.
He claimed that even though his family, team, and fans are all behind him, he still feels alone and cut off from the business.
He acknowledged, in an interview with Amazon Music, that he spent ninety percent of his time escaping the harsh reality of his experiences by living in a “fantasy world.”
He said: “I have my fans, family, and team but I don’t feel loved especially by the media and the people who call themselves the gatekeepers.
“This is something I’ve never talked about. I’m that artist that lives in a fantasy world. I just live in my head 90 percent of the time.”
He described the cruel treatment he receives from immigration officers, who, according to him, changed their behaviour when they recognised him as a famous artist.
“Travelling especially being a Nigerian and having a Nigerian passport, I have just seen the cruelty of the world so much
“The immigration officers often maltreat me once they see the Nigerian passport until they realise that I’m Omah Lay that’s when the treatment changes”, he added.
