{"id":60108,"date":"2019-02-08T09:50:36","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T09:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/gh\/?p=60108"},"modified":"2019-02-08T06:37:18","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T06:37:18","slug":"why-i-dont-record-desperate-songs-kontihene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/why-i-dont-record-desperate-songs-kontihene\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Don\u2019t Record Desperate Songs &#8211; Kontihene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ghanaian musician, Kontihene talks about his music. Moreover, according to him, he does not record \u2018desperate\u2019 songs. However, he gives his fans and music lovers time enough to catch up with his songs.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI don\u2019t record desperate songs then I will need to chase them all the time. This is because I know that if I release a song today and you don\u2019t feel it, I give you time, you will catch up with the song\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He made these statements during an interview on Hitz FM. Also, Kontihene noted that music lovers that follow him closely, get access to his every released song.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI don\u2019t desperately chase songs as if it is the only thing that I can do. I put it out there, those who mark me closely, they get access to it, those who are not I give them time to discover it. Just give people time to make their discovering\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cGive people time to make their own discovering, because there are certain things about songs. You put it out there, the listener is not feeling the message at that very time, do you force the listener? 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