Favour Peter, aka Psych, has revealed her unwavering passion for music, tracing it back to her childhood.
Recalling her early years, she said:
“I was always complimented on my sound, so I already knew I was good at music since I was about 9 years old.”
Despite facing moments of doubt and the temptation to give up, Psych remained steadfast in her pursuit of music, starting her journey at the age of 14-15 and never looking back.
“My passion for music will never change because I know music to be a very powerful tool of enlightenment, encouragement and empowerment. This is why I would always love music and make music.
“It can be lucrative too but look at how uplifting Burna Boy’s city boy’ can be when your adrenaline is low or how encouraging his “how bad could it be” sounds on bad days or how Michael Jackson’s “black or white” track could make a racist rethink. It’s more than enough reason to keep the fire of passion for music burning in me,”
she said.
She picked her soul-healing style of music from Grammy award winning Rihanna, while she draws inspiration from Nigeria’s Burna Boy of how he rose from grassroot to stardom.
“I love all genres of music. Music truly lives and resonates within me, however I make dancehall and afro pop music. I was inspired by many different artists, from Fela to Michael Jackson and Tuface, but I saw myself in the singer Rihanna. It was mostly the way music could heal the soul and make almost any situation feel better.
“Rihanna inspires me so much that I see myself in her. But the person who’s story inspires me in the nigerian music scene is Burna Boy, his rise from underrated to top rated status is overwhelming and it reminds me of the street adage “na who give up fuck up”,”
she revealed.
