Omah Lay, the Nigerian musician and songwriter whose real name is Stanley Omah Didia, has clapped back at critics who labeled his songs as "depressing."
Addressing the criticism, Omah Lay expressed that he doesn't care about the labels attached to his music, emphasizing that his songs are a reflection of his real-life experiences and emotions.
During an interview with Beat FM in London, United Kingdom, the singer asserted that he's indifferent to how people categorize his music as long as it resonates with his audience. He mentioned that he won't engage in arguments about fans' opinions on the sound of his music.
In his words,
“I just make my music how I want to make my music. I try as much as possible to stay away from titles and everything the world is trying to put on me. Because as my guy would always say, ‘When the smokes clear, then you see clearly.
“So when you identify with those things [titles and tags] it just… I just make my music, I don’t care what anybody wants to tag it to enjoy it as long as you enjoy the music. If you feel like it’s Afro-depression, I am okay with that as long as you enjoy the music. Some other people would dance to it.
It’s art. That’s what I make and I just leave the world to enjoy how they want to enjoy it. The fans have their own opinions, I would never argue with that. If that’s how they enjoy it, that’s how they enjoy it.”