Interviewed by: Lindsey and Lauren
Interview completed by: Tyler Brown Williams
1. Where are you from? I was born and raised in Dallas, Tx. When I was 20 I moved to Los Angeles for a year and I am currently residing out of Austin, Tx temporarily while I decide where I’m going next!
2. How did you get started? I grew up around music. My parents play in a band together so growing up me and my brother were always going to see them play so we really had no choice but to love music. The two of us played in a band together for a long time called Oceans Firing and once I moved to LA I had nobody to play with so I started writing music of my own…and now here I am!
3. Who inspired you to do music? Definitely my parents. My dad is a better guitar player than I’ll ever be and my mom is a better singer than I’ll ever be!
4. Favorite song at the moment? Hmmm that’s a tough one. I’m probably gonna have to go with “Falling For You” by Colbie Caillat. She blows my mind.
5. Favorite band at the moment? I’ve been jamming the new Phil Wickham record pretty regularly so I’m gonna have to go with that.
6. If you could tour with anyone, dead or alive, who would it be and why? If I could tour with anybody right now it would most likely be Taylor Swift. As cliche as that sounds, her songs are incredible and I would love to get to hear them every night. If it was somebody dead (morbid) I’m gonna have to go with the typical answer and say The Beatles… I mean who wouldn’t want to tour with them.
7. Favorite place to shop? I get the majority of my clothes at Urban Outfitters. I’m super picky about the clothes I wear and i end up wearing the same thing every day. I definitely am in serious need of some shopping!
8. Favorite place to eat? Being from Texas I’m gonna have to represent and say any Tex Mex place in the state of Texas is going to be amazing. Other than that I could eat at Chilis the other day. Or Pei Wei…I love eating.
9. If you were an ice cream flavor, what flavor would you be? I would be a mixture of peanut butter, chocolate, brownies, cheescake, gummy bears, and sprinkles. Whatever you wanna call that..go for it!
10. Any siblings? I have one brother, Jess, who is an incredible musician..we’ve been playing together our whole lives.
11. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? In 5 years I honestly have no idea! If I had my way I will definitely still be touring and playing music with my best friends. I would love to have a wife and a cat and a bunch of Ikea furniture somewhere in there too : )
12. First cd you ever bought? My first cd ever was a group called Soul 4 Real. The cd was titled “Candy Rain.” Still my favorite to this day.
13. First concert you ever went to? The first band I ever saw live was The Spin Doctors and it was amazing! But that was at some outdoor festival. The first actual concert I went to was No Doubt, Lit, and The Black Eyed Peas ….it was way before Fergie was even in the group…old school.
14. Favorite thing to do in your spare time? I love learning new things. I’ve been reading a lot of books lately which if you’ve known me for a long time is an extremely weird thing to come out of my mouth. I love doing normal guy stuff. Eating, bowling, playing video games, being unproductive…the usual.
15. Any upcoming projects? I’m currently just writing as many songs as I can and am looking to start recording all of the new material towards the end of the year. I’m looking to get back on tour full time come 2010!
Official links:
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/tylerbrownwilliamsmusic
Twitter: @tylerbwmusic
