Tyla Not Comfy With Newfound Fame
Tyla shared how her fast rise to fame left her feeling overwhelmed and why she prefers solitude when the highlight fades.
Tyla revealed her discomfort with fame and her want for privateness throughout a revealing sit-down for Glamour’s Ladies of the Yr concern, explaining how she retains her circle tight and her public life restricted when she’s not performing.
“Being very trustworthy, I don’t actually communicate to individuals in addition to my household and really tight individuals,” she stated. “I’m sort of simply figuring it out on my own. I’m very personal.”
The South African singer, who skyrocketed to international recognition in 2023 together with her hit “Water,” admitted she nonetheless finds the eye surrounding her rise tough to course of.
“I bear in mind at first it was weird for me, as a result of it felt like an in a single day change,” she stated. “It was very drastic.”
Whereas her stage persona thrives on consideration, Tyla stated she turns into way more reserved as soon as the lights dim.
“After I’m on stage, I actually don’t care. I would like individuals to take a look at me. I would like everybody to be entertained,” she defined. “However after I’m off the stage, I’m sort of shy. I don’t need individuals watching me get together. I need to be in my very own world.”
Her sudden publicity to worldwide audiences additionally introduced tradition shock. Within the interview, Tyla shared how touring the world reshaped her understanding of individuals and identification.
“I feel at first, I used to be very bowled over, as a result of I used to be sort of confused,” she stated. “I’ve solely recognized one factor for 23 years of my life; then I acquired to journey and find out about different cultures, different individuals. I realized what their regular was.”
Regardless of the whirlwind, she stays grounded by connecting with individuals who need to find out about her roots.
“I feel it’s lovely to satisfy people who find themselves curious to learn about how issues are again residence and to search out the issues we do have in frequent,” she stated.
Tyla’s interview seems in Glamour’s 2023 Ladies of the Yr version.
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