What's this about singing in French?
O yeah! I studied in France and in Nigeria, so I have a great French background. I had a program in Cotonou last year and I really enjoyed the fact that I didn't need an interpreter to reach them. God really saw into the future when He made me to have my First degree in French. My music ministry must not only be limited to English speaking parts of the world. I have had to sing in a French church here in Lagos too!
-WEEKEND PIONEER, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2006

Target audience and response
People who are not enlightened might not really understand my brand of music because I sing mostly in English, although I also sing in my native language. For instance, during the recent Nigeria's 46 th independent anniversary service in Abuja, I was one of the six artistes in the country invited, and I sang in my language. I also like singing to the youths because they are always under pressure. So, I have to give them hope. One of my songs, Say No and Stay Alive warns youths about HIV/AIDS. The response I have had has been overwhelming. People write to me and call in from several places including USA and UK. It is fulfilling to know that I am impacting people positively through my music.
- DAILY SUN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2006

From Her Number 1 Fan
“My wife is the best gospel artiste in the world! She's not only a singer, she is a gospel minister”. And true to Pastor Dennis Inyang's boast, Aity has the potential to rule the scene if well packaged and presented to the world. She has commanding stage presence that reminds one of the good old days of Nigeria's lady songs, Christy Essien-Igbokwe. The short, impromptu performance she put up during the review is evidence of the fact that Aity, who says that her inspiration to write songs comes from the Word of God, has done her work well and is ready to explode.
- SUNDAY INDEPENDENT, OCTOBER, 30 2005

Proud Of Her Roots
“God did not make a mistake by making me an Akwa Ibomite. I am very proud of it and I want to show people that we have a lot to be proud of and to thank God for. An Akwa Ibomite doesn't have to feel inferior to anybody”. To give life to these thoughts, Aity has recorded, perhaps, the funkiest groves yet in Annang, Oron and Ibibio. She also sings in French and English.
- THISDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2005

Brand of music
My music is all encompassing ( Gbogbonise ). I think I have a little bit of everything for every body. I can't really say that I am fixated to one genre of music. It depends on my audience and the message. If the message needs reggae, I sing in reggae. If I am facing a youthful audience, I give them hip hop. I also play Makossa. So, I am not fixated when it comes to music genre.
- DAILY SUN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2006

Collaboration with Christian Broadcasting Network
In fact, I asked Victor Oladokun when they came to shoot the videos of my music in Calabar. We were shooting the video and I stopped and asked him, ‘Victor, we are so many in Nigeria, Why did you choose me? I am not one of the most popular artistes in Nigeria…' He said it was the Spirit of God. He said he was going through my work and the Spirit of God told him, ‘this is someone to work with…' We had never met before then. The first time I met him was on set when they came to shoot the video. So, I think it is the work of God.

What that has taught me is that you should go ahead with what God wants you to do and God will send you help from anywhere. When you come to think of it, when I finished work on the album, the Spirit of God told me to send it to CBN. I wrote the letter to send the music to CBN and kept it for four years! I kept saying, ‘God, I don't know anybody there'. I didn't send it. Every time I opened my file, the letter was there, written, but not mailed.

After like four years, the Spirit of God asked me ‘What do you lose sending the music?' I reasoned too, ‘It's true, I have nothing to lose'. So, I sent the music. The next thing I had was an e-mail in my box, telling me they were coming to shoot the video of my music for their program, Turning Point, that I should prepare and come to the location. I read the e-mail like three times! It teaches me that God can open any door. As a matter of fact, God has the longest legs!
-THE NATION, SATURDAY, MAY 19, 2007

Aity on Tour
Music fans in the garden city of Port Harcourt had much to cheer during the Yuletide when Aity's gospel music train berthed in the oil-rich city recently. Fresh from a tour of South Africa and an appearance at the Donald Duke's sponsored Christmas fiesta, the Akwa Ibom-born star gave an electrifying performance of some of her hit tracks like “Yak Nkom Abasi”, “Ima AFo”, and others from her chart-bursting CD, “He Loves Me”. This left her teeming fans crying for more. One of Aity's ardent fans, Pakarayi Dapa was so thrilled that she enthused: “I have watched Aity on video and now, I have watched her live. Much as I love the video, I think I prefer Aity live.”
- SATURDAY SUN, JANUARY 6, 2007

Stage Act
Aity Dennis-Inyang is a delight to watch on stage. She turned, twisted and waved around as she delivered one of the hit songs in her latest work entitled He Loves Me . The rap flavor in the song Ima Afo, done in her local Annang dialect will no doubt give it a general appeal in spite of the fact that it is a gospel song. Ima Afo talks about love in general; it is fast paced without losing its sense of rhythm. But the attraction in the new work is the title track, He Loves Me.
- THE GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2005

Another Christy Essien?
Watching her perform, one would think that Christy Essien-Igbokwe has made a u-turn back into music. When you realize she bears the name Aity Dennis-Inyang, then you would know why we call her another lady of songs .
- SATURDAY PUNCH, OCTOBER 22, 2005

Dressing
If I'm going to a place to minister, I always love to find out from my hosts or someone close to them, for instance, ‘Do you mind if I come in trouser suit?' If I find out that they won't mind, I go ahead. But if I find out that they do, then I won't. This is because I have to go in a way that will help them to accept the message I am carrying, because the message is very important. I'm not going there to show off my outfit, I'm going there to show off Christ and deliver a message so, my dressing should not distract from the message. You know, you don't really have to force down your dressing beliefs on people. Paul says, ‘I have become all things to all men so that I can win them for Christ'. For instance, I don't really wear hats; I use them once in a while. But, I remember one church where I went to minister, they love hats a lot and I went with my hat. Boy! Singing with a hat was a big job for me! And if you know me at all, I do my own body, soul and spirit. I kept singing and believing God that this hat would not fall off. Thank God it didn't!
-DAILY SUN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2007

On Nudity
I have always led the campaign against indecent dressing and will continue do so, especially when it has to do with women. It is shameful to have women come out almost nude. That is not how God intended us to appear. That is one of the reasons I try to record my own videos to give people an option. Now, you see musical videos with people coming out to dance naked. It makes me very sad. The irony is that, as a society, we promote nudity and immorality and are crying about the spread of HIV and AIDS at the same time. The promotion of nudity and immorality in the name of musical videos is a good breeding environment for the virus!
-THE NIGER DELTA INQUIRER, MAY 21- 27, 2007

The most important lesson learnt about life
The lesson I have learnt about life is that life is a mirror; the way you look at it is way the image in the mirror looks back at you. If you look at life positively, life will respond positively to you. And if you look at life negatively, it will respond negatively to you. I know of people who are also singing, some of them complain:” You know, there is no money in music… People are not helping me…Nobody wants my music…” That is what they want from life. As for me, I believe people want my music, people are there to help me and they are blessed and excited about my music. And that is exactly what I have experienced.

As a pastor's wife, I grew up hearing that people don't like pastors' wives, they hate them. But as soon as I became one, I believed that, that was not for me. In my church people like me, my church members are my friends. I'm not just saying this, just go out there and you will find out that they are Aity's friends and I am their friend too. That is my belief. I believe people love me, so, that is what I see. If you keep saying and believing that people hate you, you have not seen hatred yet. They will hate you until you start hating yourself. That is one lesson I have learnt about life. Be positive about life, you are bound to have challenges anyway; you will have some cases you will not like, but generally, what you believe is what comes to you.
-THE NIGER DELTA INQUIRER, MAY 21- 27, 2007
Song Selection Challenge
Each album making session is a time of challenging choices for Aity. With over 1000 songs in her repertoire, it is always a battle about what to use for the present and what to keep for the future. In the end, she subjects her personal preferences to the choice of the Holy Spirit. “This”, she says, “is important because it is not just about singing, I see myself as a tool in the hands of God. The songs are from Him and there is a reason He gave them to me to impact people's lives.”
-THISDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2005
Advice to up-coming artistes
My advice to up-coming artistes is that they should not give up. If I gave up 10 years ago, when I started to sing, I wouldn't be where I am now, not to mention the several awards I have received. And for those singing gospel, they should not put money first, they might lose out.

Also, up-coming artistes should be original, creative and hard working. They should not try to be someone else. I remember that despite discouraging remarks from some people, I refused to join the bandwagon of people singing popular choruses. If I could make it without being a copycat, they, too, can excel by creating their own identity.
- DAILY SUN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2006
If you are a married lady, learn to submit to your head - your husband. If you don't, you won't sing at home or anywhere at that. We should all bear it in mind that no one is indispensable (ask Lucifer). Never allow your gift to get into your head. Understand your area of call so you don't cave in under pressure. Abide by your calling and just depend on God
- GLANCE MAGAZINE, AUGUST 2005