“I need my mom to get to the point where she doesn’t care what I spend my money on,” she said.
Ayra Starr’s mother continues to be overly protective despite her daughter’s success.
Ayra Starr has her eye on a pricey purse, but she is hesitant to buy it just yet because of her mother.
In spite of her rising stardom, the singer said in an interview on Beat 99.9FM that her mother is still heavily involved in her life. She emphasized the traditional Nigerian outlook of her mother, pointing out that her mother gives a damn about where and how she is.
“My mom still calls me at 2:00 a.m. If I have a show she’d call me and be like ‘You’re still there? You haven’t left?’ and I’d be like ‘Mummy I have a show. They paid me to be here,’ then she’d tell me ‘Just make sure you go home and be careful,” she said.
The artist talked about how she views luxury goods, how her Nigerian mother always influences her decisions, and how she doesn’t really care for them.
“To be honest I don’t really care too much about cars and all of that. Oh there’s this bag I want. it’s not as if I can’t afford it. It’s just that if I try to buy it, I need my mom to get to the point where she doesn’t care what I spend my money on. But if I try it now she’s just going to be like you spend this much on a bag. She’s very much a Nigerian mum,” said Ayra Starr.
Starr gave a clear picture of her mother’s worries, describing how she inquires about her sleep, checks in on her wellbeing, and even calls her supervisors to make sure she is saf
