Ayra Starr Apple Music Interview
Ayra Starr's new Apple Music interview centers on accepting imperfection and letting artistry express itself naturally. She explains that after turning 21, she felt a relentless drive to keep moving without pausing for reflection or self-validation. Now she prioritizes allowing accumulated experiences to show themselves while finding happiness in simple things like making flower arrangements, resting at home, or watching TV. She questions whether humans must always strive to be the successful best version of themselves, asserting that humanity is defined by imperfections, especially in an era where AI exists.
Transcript (en)
So right now I'm in the phase where it's very important for me to just allow, you know, what everything I've learned, everything I've accumulated, let me just allow it to like show itself now. Before, like after my, the year I turned 21, there was a need to keep going, keep going, keep going. So I never took time to stop and just be like, oh, you've done great. You sound good. I still want to be like the, the, the part of me still wants to, there's a part of me that still wants to like you know i want to go do this i want to go do that i want to go do that but like i just also want to be happy you know i also want to be content i also want to be in my apartment and make flower arrangements and just or be my apartment and just like bed rot and watch a tv show because that's what makes me happy like i'm also human so it's like am i going to always choose like i need to be the successful best version of myself am I just going to actually accept who I am now maybe next year I can try yeah but right now I'm in the phase where I'm like please like everybody will be fine like we're looking for perfection there's literally AI what makes me human is my imperfections thank you very much
