•Singer Ugoccie
Singer, Ugoccie, has said fame has not altered her sense of humour or changed who she is away from the spotlight, reports Saturday PUNCH.
Asked what fame has not changed about her, she told our correspondent: “My sense of humour. I still laugh loudly; I have no laugh decorum. I still tease people I’m comfortable with, and I have my old friends. I even have my number of over 19 years.
“Fame has changed certain things around me, but it hasn’t changed the person I am when the cameras are off. Even when the cameras are on, I’m pretty much myself.”
Ugoccie also stated that she began to realise that people were connecting with more than just her music when fans started identifying with her songs, style and creative identity.
“I think I started realising it when people began calling me by my music titles or responding to my conversations with lines from my songs. I also started seeing babes replicate some of my outfits for their shoots.”
“As funny as it may sound, when I started seeing ‘Ugoccie type beats’ on YouTube being used as a template by songwriters, it made even more sense to me that people were beginning to relate with me through not just my music but also my personality.
“For me, that comes with a responsibility because when people buy into who you are, you have to be intentional about what you put into the world,” she added.
Speaking about her songwriting process, the singer said she found it easier to draw inspiration from life experiences and celebrate women through her music.
“I observe life and find humour and beauty in everyday experiences, so it’s easy for me to turn those moments into music. I also find it easy to write from a place of confidence. You know that feeling of knowing who you are, celebrating yourself and telling your story without apology,” she said.
