Ofori Amponsah, a well-known highlife artist from Ghana, recently talked about the difficulties he encountered during his career and disclosed that hunger had forced him to record songs he now regrets releasing.
The well-known musician, who is well-known for his soulful highlife songs like "Emmanuella," Otoolege, was very open about the financial difficulties he faced when he first entered the music business. He emphasized that these difficulties caused him to write songs that weren't in line with his artistic integrity.
He admitted that he had written songs that were not in line with his creative vision because he was under pressure to make money during hard times.
Sometimes in this music industry, you have to do specific actions to make it. I performed a few songs that were well-known throughout Ghana, but to be honest, I'm not proud of them because I had to do them out of hunger.
"I wouldn't have done those songs if my finances had been better back then; they weren't something I wrote from the heart. However, I had to pay the expenses, which included school fees and energy payments, he remarked.
The once-acclaimed Man Of God, however, asserts that if a musician chooses to record music primarily for financial gain, even though they may release a hit song that becomes popular for a short period, the artist and his hit will quickly lose relevance.
"Musicians who prioritize their'stomachs' eventually lose their relevance." If you are a musician and your primary concern is earning money to cover your expenses or take care of yourself, you might not write a very excellent song.
"In this scenario, the money will take precedence over the information you provide, and you will quickly become irrelevant. A song like Abele might linger for a very long time because it originated from my "within." They are evergreen, in actuality," he explained.