Ayra Starr Opens Up About Loneliness and Chill After Her Move to New York

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Life in New York
• Feelings of Loneliness
• Personal Reflection

Nigerian Afrobeats artist Ayra Starr has shared her experiences of living in New York, just weeks after moving from Lagos to the American city following a management agreement with Roc Nation.

In a recent Substack post titled ‘I’m not scared, I promise,’ Starr candidly discussed her feelings of loneliness and the cold temperatures in New York, describing her apartment as “almost empty” and the city as “a walk-in freezer.”

The singer admitted that she sometimes grapples with the regret of her move.

“It’s so cold that it feels like the city is actively trying to extinguish my motivation. It’s the kind of cold that makes you realize happiness was merely a summer illusion, and I can’t silence the small voice in the back of my mind sarcastically asking, ‘Who sent you to work?’”

Ayra Starr mentioned that she would have been enjoying Detty December with her fellow Nigerians, but instead, she finds herself enduring the cold and solitude of New York because she took a daring leap.

The ‘Rush’ singer expressed that she is now in her “nobody gets me era,” emphasizing that she no longer feels the need to validate herself to others.

Eze Chidiebere Paul

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