{"id":726021,"date":"2026-05-07T14:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T11:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ama-is-addicted-to-healing\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T14:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T11:00:31","slug":"ama-is-addicted-to-healing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ama-is-addicted-to-healing\/","title":{"rendered":"Ama is addicted to healing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a299da0b8c95\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" 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href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ama-is-addicted-to-healing\/#After_a_two-year_hiatus_the_London_singer-songwriter_is_reintroducing_herself_to_the_world_with_a_new_name_and_album\" >After a two-year hiatus, the London singer-songwriter is reintroducing herself to the world with a new name and album.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"After_a_two-year_hiatus_the_London_singer-songwriter_is_reintroducing_herself_to_the_world_with_a_new_name_and_album\"><\/span>After a two-year hiatus, the London singer-songwriter is reintroducing herself to the world with a new name and album.<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280178\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/46750017_nt5d0w\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/46750017_nt5d0w\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/46750017_nt5d0w\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/46750017_nt5d0w\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/46750017_nt5d0w\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/46750017_nt5d0w\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/46750017_nt5d0w\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/46750017_nt5d0w\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/46750017_nt5d0w\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/46750017_nt5d0w\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/46750017_nt5d0w\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Ama is addicted to healing\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Josh Flores<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280167\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/amamissya\/\">Ama<\/a>\u2019s bullshit detector is top of the line. On her song \u201cSo\u2026,\u201d an honest bop about emotional distance, the London singer-songwriter knows exactly when she\u2019s being played and how not to look like a dummy: \u201cI\u2019ll keep it a buck that I li\u0435d,\u201d she sings, \u201cI made sure I did not catch any feelings for you.\u201d Ama can also clock when she\u2019s lying to herself. A year ago, she decided to change her longtime alias, Ama Lou, after she realized it no longer spoke to  who she was. As her therapist likes to tell her, \u201cshe has an inner dialogue like no other.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280177\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ama - So... (Official Music Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EwzmQhhJoGY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280168\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            On a recent video call from Los Angeles, the artist now going simply by \u201cAma\u201d joins me  camera-off with her handle still reading \u201cAma Lou\u201d (though she assures me she\u2019ll be updating it as soon as we hang up). She\u2019s here to talk about her forthcoming new album, and when I mention one of my favorite tracks the air in the call shifts. \u201cWhen people tell me their favorite song, it&#8217;s really quite telling of their inner world,\u201d she says, suddenly dropping her guard. She asks me for my sign and I tell her I\u2019m a Scorpio. \u201cNow I found you&#8217;re a Scorpio, I&#8217;m unlocked,\u201d she says. The real Ama is ready to chat.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280169\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Ama is a bit of an enigma online. Despite amassing over 40 million views on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> across her music and music videos, there are but a mere two interviews with her on the platform. So who is Ama? Ask the one section of fans on the internet and they\u2019d say she\u2019s Zendaya\u2019s twin; ask the LGBTQ+ community and they\u2019d claim her as their favorite \u201cstem\u201d (though she\u2019s never spoken explicitly about her sexuality). Knowing who she is, and more importantly, who she isn&#8217;t, is what Ama\u2019s latest project is all about.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280170\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Ahead, Ama talks about her forthcoming record, signing with Brent Faiyaz\u2019s imprint, ISO Supremacy, losing her ability to write, and finding it again.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280184\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_SO_press_005_ozmg6g\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_SO_press_005_ozmg6g\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_SO_press_005_ozmg6g\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_SO_press_005_ozmg6g\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_SO_press_005_ozmg6g\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_SO_press_005_ozmg6g\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_SO_press_005_ozmg6g\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_SO_press_005_ozmg6g\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_SO_press_005_ozmg6g\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_SO_press_005_ozmg6g\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_SO_press_005_ozmg6g\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Ama is addicted to healing\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Rashidi Noah &amp; Alex Peck<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280171\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <b>THE FADER: So, you&#8217;re back and you\u2019re \u201cAma.\u201d<\/b>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            AMA: I&#8217;m back. Back in the fucking streets, let me tell you. And I\u2019m Ama. Even though my display name says Ama \u201cLou,\u201d I can see that right now, but that&#8217;s fine. I&#8217;ll change that.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            <b>What have you been up to since you last dropped?<\/b>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Oh my god, it&#8217;s like another lifetime to be honest. I feel like I&#8217;ve completely changed as a person. I mean, obviously finishing this album, making videos, getting reacquainted with a new team, just creating and living life.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <b>Let\u2019s get into the banger R&amp;B song the internet cannot stop talking about. &#8220;Need You Bad&#8221; with Brent Faiyaz. Did you have reservations about coming back?<\/b>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            I feel like when I release music, it\u2019s not really mine anymore. I like to see people&#8217;s reactions and how they interpret stuff. If I gave an upfront explanation, it might not hit someone else the same way. You can&#8217;t be too precious about music once it&#8217;s released. It\u2019s a present for the world to integrate into their lives however they want to.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280176\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ama - Need It Bad feat. Brent Faiyaz (Official Music Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8_l2a-L7IT4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280186\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_Solo_NIB_JoshFlores_nnye5w\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_Solo_NIB_JoshFlores_nnye5w\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_Solo_NIB_JoshFlores_nnye5w\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_Solo_NIB_JoshFlores_nnye5w\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_Solo_NIB_JoshFlores_nnye5w\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_Solo_NIB_JoshFlores_nnye5w\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_Solo_NIB_JoshFlores_nnye5w\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_Solo_NIB_JoshFlores_nnye5w\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_Solo_NIB_JoshFlores_nnye5w\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_Solo_NIB_JoshFlores_nnye5w\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_Solo_NIB_JoshFlores_nnye5w\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 640px\" alt=\"Ama is addicted to healing\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Josh Flores<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280187\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left pull_quote\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"pull_quote\"><p>I\u2019m always calling bullshit on myself because I want to be the best version. <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280172\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <b>Brent\u2019s not only on the song but you also signed to his imprint. How\u2019d that h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en?<\/b>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            I\u2019ve known Brent for years. Honestly, he randomly FaceTimed me and was like, <i>Bro, what the fuck? You&#8217;re not signed?<\/i> He told me, <i>I\u2019m the best and worst CEO, I just give you whatever you want.<\/i> He\u2019s a great friend and it just seemed natural. I felt at ease getting into the details because he understands the process.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <b>Did him being an artist make the decision easier for you?<\/b>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            For sure. He champions individuality. I\u2019ve been signed to a massive label before, and people come in with ideas that have really nothing to do with you. They\u2019re systematic instead of personal. Being signed to an artist who has figured out the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> \u2014 he only makes a space where he wants me to have complete autonomy.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280181\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVL9S9ckXfh\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVL9S9ckXfh\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Ama \ud83d\udd25 (@amamissya)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280173\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <b>You posted about your return and dropping &#8220;Lou&#8221; from your name. Why was making that announcement important?<\/b>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            I wanted to start how I meant to go on: showing up very much as myself and not with a character or some aesthetic world to hide behind. With this album, it&#8217;s the first time I&#8217;ve ever written 100% from my own perspective. My last project was buried between cryptic lyrics and complicated production. I haven&#8217;t really revealed anything about myself in the past, so I\u2019m stepping to the plate. I\u2019m closing the loop to be one continuous person rather than having shields to hide behind.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            After my last album, I just felt a little bit lost and I actually kind of lost the ability to write, which had never happened to me, ever. I&#8217;ve been writing since I was 11 and it was so jarring and I was like <i>Okay, well where do I turn to?<\/i> I didn&#8217;t feel great about um, the post-situation of my last album and I just, yeah, just felt super lost.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <br \/><b>How did you get that ability back?<\/b>\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            I realized the pressure was making it not enjoyable, and I find it hard to do things that aren&#8217;t fun. I went in the studio with my engineer \u2014 no pressure, no label \u2014 and just said, <i>I&#8217;m going to make stuff for the fun of it<\/i>. These songs only solidified when I would show up with the truth. If I tried to write conceptually, nothing would stick.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <b>How do you make sure you\u2019re being truthful when you write?<\/b>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            I have a very strong inner dialogue. As my therapist says, I&#8217;m &#8220;addicted to healing.&#8221; I&#8217;m always calling bullshit on myself because I want to be the best version. I don&#8217;t gaslight myself. I\u2019ll ask the self in my head, &#8220;Is that actually how you feel? How would you say it to someone in person?&#8221; It doesn&#8217;t have to be clever all the time. I try to have a good bullshit meter on my own vibes.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280185\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_SO__N6A0233_b0dg1q\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_SO__N6A0233_b0dg1q\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_SO__N6A0233_b0dg1q\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_SO__N6A0233_b0dg1q\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_SO__N6A0233_b0dg1q\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_SO__N6A0233_b0dg1q\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_SO__N6A0233_b0dg1q\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_SO__N6A0233_b0dg1q\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_SO__N6A0233_b0dg1q\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_SO__N6A0233_b0dg1q\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Ama_SO__N6A0233_b0dg1q\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Ama is addicted to healing\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Rashidi Noah &amp; Alex Peck<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280174\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <b>This feels like your most R&amp;B album. Would you agree?<\/b>\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Yeah. My favorite album is Brandy&#8217;s <i>Never Say Never<\/i>, and from top to bottom that album is so cohesive and so easy to listen to. It&#8217;s so digestible to a point where you sometimes don&#8217;t know when it starts. And that was really my goal. I based my album around having that feeling, not necessarily copying Brandy in any way, but that was my basis of wanting that feeling.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            When I started writing, I was very much into pop structures. I love pop music and those structures came very naturally to me. So I was like, &#8220;Well, I don&#8217;t listen to necessarily always very complicated music. Why don&#8217;t I just go back to my roots of what I&#8217;m actually good at?\u201d I definitely think it\u2019s the most R&amp;B album that I have. I think it\u2019s got the essence of pure R&amp;B in it, but still sounding like something I would do.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280175\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <b>People online have described your style as &#8220;stem&#8221; (stud + femme). Does this new era feel more feminine-leaning to you?<\/b>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            People who have known me for a long time don&#8217;t understand why anyone thinks I\u2019m masculine. My style was always quite girly, but being more masculine presenting was a protective thing, wanting to hide a little bit. I just didn&#8217;t want to be seen. In this hiatus, I dissected that. I\u2019m just showing a more well-rounded version of myself. Women are the most multifaceted people. We can do what women do and what men do. The &#8220;dude&#8221; will come back at the right time and place, but sometimes I\u2019m trying to have the legs out, knees out.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <b>What are you looking forward to most with the release of the new album?<\/b>\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Reconnecting with listeners and touring. I went to a show last night and remembered how much I miss being on stage and hearing people sing your songs from their heart. I\u2019m just very excited about being outside again.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-280182\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/6ABDCD4D-D6A7-4B54-BB1C-DD66A1783BACIMG_0960_vdmewv\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/6ABDCD4D-D6A7-4B54-BB1C-DD66A1783BACIMG_0960_vdmewv\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/6ABDCD4D-D6A7-4B54-BB1C-DD66A1783BACIMG_0960_vdmewv\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/6ABDCD4D-D6A7-4B54-BB1C-DD66A1783BACIMG_0960_vdmewv\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/6ABDCD4D-D6A7-4B54-BB1C-DD66A1783BACIMG_0960_vdmewv\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/6ABDCD4D-D6A7-4B54-BB1C-DD66A1783BACIMG_0960_vdmewv\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/6ABDCD4D-D6A7-4B54-BB1C-DD66A1783BACIMG_0960_vdmewv\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/6ABDCD4D-D6A7-4B54-BB1C-DD66A1783BACIMG_0960_vdmewv\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/6ABDCD4D-D6A7-4B54-BB1C-DD66A1783BACIMG_0960_vdmewv\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/6ABDCD4D-D6A7-4B54-BB1C-DD66A1783BACIMG_0960_vdmewv\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/6ABDCD4D-D6A7-4B54-BB1C-DD66A1783BACIMG_0960_vdmewv\/ama-album-brent-faiyaz-interview.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Ama is addicted to healing\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Rashidi Noah &amp; Alex Peck<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Kylah Williams<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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