A Pass Urges Artistes to Ignore Numbers and Trust Their Growth
The music industry can be loud.
Artistes today operate under constant scrutiny, with fans counting streams, critics comparing numbers, and bloggers analyzing projections, and every release facing immediate public reaction.
When a song underperforms, questions about relevance and longevity quickly begin to surface.
Amid that pressure, it becomes easy for creatives to lose sight of why they started making music in the first place.
That is where A Pass, born Alexander Bagonza, stepped in this week.
Taking to X, the Ugandan singer-songwriter shared a message aimed directly at fellow artistes who may be feeling the weight of expectations.
Artistes, forget the numbers and sales and love your work. Get lost in your work, not the hype.
For A Pass, the focus should not be charts or comparisons, but personal growth and fulfillment.
As long as you are happy with the work and the people that it matters to are having fun, keep working and improving in your eyes because it starts with you. You are your first fan.
He ended with a reminder that success is not always instant.
Every little step counts so do not let them fool you.
In an era obsessed with metrics, A Pass is calling for something simpler: passion first, numbers later.
