A lot of people can figure out the social media aspect of it, or the merchandising aspect, or whatever and get enough momentum to start a career. To sustain it, you have to keep writing and you have to keep creating.
Tyler HiltonI don't know how to make magic. For most songwriter's that has only happened once or twice, and I don't know how to re-create that. I know that there are some tricks and tools, but the magic is the amazing part.
Tyler HiltonGetting on stage, for me, was a huge thing when I first started. And back in high school, everyone was in rock bands and I was a singer/songwriter. It just seems kind of lame.
Tyler HiltonKids think books are cool, especially when they see that people they think books are cool are reading.
Tyler HiltonAs an independent artist it is so easy to get caught up in websites, social media, merchandise, when I am going to put out an EP, fining a producer, finding a studio to record in and you have to remember at the end of the day you should be writing music.
Tyler HiltonI was a good student. My mom is a teacher, and her side of the family is all teachers. She put a big emphasis on getting good grades.
Tyler HiltonIt's like a dream sometimes, a song just pops into your head and you can't tell if it's something you heard or it's new and you got to write it down.
Tyler HiltonI don't how many of us get to go to the next level, and I don't know how many people on my level get to go to the next level after that. I think it is the songs that can take you there.
Tyler HiltonThere is also something exciting about the risk. Somewhere in me is a sadist that likes pain, I guess.
Tyler HiltonI think one of the reasons that I love the fans that have stuck around, because I really enjoy writing different kinds of songs. I don't know if I write them well or not, but I can write them.
Tyler HiltonMy world on the road always ends up feeling really small which is ironic because that's when I'm seeing the most places and meeting the most people!
Tyler HiltonI went from living with my parents, to being signed out of high school. I have never, not had a boss, or someone else responsible for me. It is really cool as an artist to have that freedom.
Tyler HiltonI never was strutting through the hallways like, "Yeah, I'm a singer/songwriter." That's never a cool thing to do - to be the brooding guy.
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