The Only Thing That Changed In My Life Because of 'Essence' - Tems

Nigerian singer Tems has had quite the rollercoaster of a life in the last about three years. She first started making real waves across the nation when her song "Try Me" started making radio waves and was being played everywhere. Then, she got on the monster track "Essence" with Wizkid and that song single handedly changed not only the trajectory of her career, but also her life. At least, that's how it looks to us.

If you ask Tems though, only one thing has really changed for her. During the singer's new interview with HighsNobiety, she opened up about music, what's coming next for her, and the only thing that really changed for her after "Essence". Here's what Tems said.

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Speaking about music, Tems said:

Music gives me life. My focus, my passion, there’s never been anything else. I write so many songs and I just want to find someone that loves them as much as me, to find a community that would accept me. I think I've definitely found much more than that. The way I hear music, there's certain sounds I hear. Once I hear a beat or something on the radio, I can hear multiple possibilities of a melody. And I don't know where that melody is going to go, but I need to do something with it.

Speaking about how her life changed after "Essence", Tems said:

The only thing I would say that has changed is this, less time with yourself… Less time where it's also more adventures for me, more uncertain, but that's the beauty of it.

Every day you have to keep remembering who you are and where you are coming from. Whenever I'm dealing with so many things, I remember three years ago I was that girl in Ajah, Lagos. Nobody knew me, I was just a singer with a dream to share my music. I'm still that girl today, and that just brings me perspective.

Speaking about what's next for her, Tems said:

I guess people only know me based off the last thing I did. But I've done so many things that are yet to be released, that I've already moved on from. And yeah, I feel like I'm five, ten steps ahead. And when it’s time, I’ll be excited to share a lot of the things that I've been up to. My music is based off where I'm at in the moment. It's not always going to be painful, but it's definitely always going to be true. Life has become an adventure to me. I feel like I'm writing a book just by living my life and that's why...I’m looking forward to experiencing more of this book of Tems.

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