“2016 Was Definitely One Of My Most Remarkable Years” –Falz

Falz The Bahd Guy is the dashing cover star for Guardian Life‘s Newest Issue. In an interesting chat he talks about being a Class Clown, his comic alter ego and dealing with fame.
Read excerpts from his interview below:

On Dealing with the fame
2016 was a year of bliss for Falz. He won several awards for his music, hosted the Headies Awards Ceremony, he put himself in the international limelight after he won Best International Act at the BET awards. He explains, “I think 2016 was definitely one of my most remarkable years. The BET award was a category that required people to vote for me and a lot of people really voted for me. Seeing that I had that kind of support and people behind me was the most exciting thing about that.” Contrary to popular belief, being an entertainer is a tasking job, gaining recognition is even harder and staying on top in the saturated industry puts immense pressure on artists.

Falz explains, it is tough to get recognised because the music industry is very saturated… There is new music coming out every single day, so you have to try and catch up, you have to be on a very similar pace if not you’ll get left behind. So for someone new coming up, you have to really be special.” The artist also describes the pressure of being constantly in the spotlight. When asked how he handles the craziness of the fame, he says, “it gets very hectic and stressful, sometimes you just want to be by yourself and have a quiet day but it’s not possible. You might run into fans and you’re not having a good day, but they need to take pictures and they need to hear you talk.”

Through it all, the artist describes being passionate about his work. “If you are passionate about something or if you enjoy doing something you won’t get tired of it.”