Scott Evans is a Ghanaian urban gospel musician
Urban gospel artiste Scott Evans has stated that he believes he would have struggled with depression if he had chosen the secular music path instead of sticking to gospel.
In an interview on Hitz FM on November 9, 2025, he said an artiste’s value in the secular space is measured entirely by the number of hit songs they produce.
He added that in that secular space, relevance is short-lived unless one consistently drops hit songs, and anyone who falls short is sidelined.
I would rather sell plantain than switch to secular music – Scott Evans
“If I was doing secular music, I would have been depressed. Secular artistes depend strongly on hit songs. Their relevance is tied to having hits, and if you don’t have a hit song in the secular space, people don’t recognise you. It’s a fact,” Scott Evans said.
The singer went further to say that nothing about the secular space appeals to him, and even if the opportunity came for him to switch genres, he would never consider it.
He explained that he would rather choose a completely different path in life, which would be selling plantain on the street, than enter a field he believes offers no real fulfilment.
“ If I get the chance to be a secular artiste, I would rather be a plantain seller on the street. There is nothing attractive in it for me,” he added.
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I don’t regret doing Afro-Gospel. If I were doing secular music, I would have been depressed – @scottevanszb #HitzPraiseZone pic.twitter.com/2tnOH6gH8e
— Hitz 103.9 FM (@Hitz1039FM) November 9, 2025
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