Stormzy Reveals Praying Before Writing Songs

March 17, 2023282 views0

Stormzy Reveals Praying Before Writing Songs

2023-03-17T08:50:23+01:00

By Church News

Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr., known professionally as Stormzy, a British Christian rapper, singer and songwriter has revealed he prays before writing songs to “let God” bring him inspiration.The artist hasn’t shied away from sharing his faith and has previously said his Christian beliefs greatly influence his records.Speaking on BBC Radio 2 show recently, following a performance with the BBC Concert Orchestra, the star discussed his song-writing strategy.Stormzy said, “ I write on my dog walk in the morning and in the studio, recently I just kick everyone out the room. I tell everyone ‘get out the room’ and I just fiddle around with ideas. I don’t have no eccentric ways to write.“I just take it in my stride. I’m also not a thorough writer. I’m not like ‘I need to finish this song today!’ I think you get there with maturity as an artist. You trust that ‘I will finish this song today’ because I’m a gifted writer, I’d like to believe.“So I don’t sit there and wrack my brain. I just take my time, eat some food, chill out and it all comes. And I pray and I let God do it as well.”That wasn’t the only time the star talked about his relationship with God.Reflecting on his Glastonbury headline performance in 2019, he said, “That’s a really ‘Thank God’ moment from me, I don’t take that lightly.“That’s like an actual ‘I have lived my dream’ and I’m still alive and I’ve still got my career ahead of me and I thank God for that.”In July 2018 it was announced that the Penguin Random House division William Heinemann was to launch a new publishing imprint in partnership with Stormzy, called #Merky Books.The imprint launched with Stormzy’s first book, Rise Up, in autumn 2018, followed by Taking Up Space: The Black Girl’s Manifesto for Change by Chelsea Kwakye and Ore Ogunbiyi in summer 2019.ALSO READ: Stormzy Drops First Single From Forthcoming Album