Just a few hours ago, Tyler Hilton was called up on Zack Tremblay’s online Live Chat and he talks about One Tree Hill, TH Books For Kids, new music and more
You can watch the interview here:
http://www.stickam.com/viewMedia.do?mId=191283159
For the convenience of fans, I have transcribed the 5 minute long interview. Since the audio quality wasn’t the best, I couldn’t hear some of the words Tyler said, but here is the rough transcript of tonight’s interview:
You did appear on One Tree Hill as Chris Keller for quite some time. What was it like being on such a popular show?
It was actually pretty crazy, because up until then, I hadn’t notice like an increase in my recognition or recognizability or anything like that. You know, I play shows, and you gotta get like more and more popular I guess. But when I was in One Tree Hill, when my first episode airs, from then on, it was just the weirdest thing, like I got recognized in so many places, I didn’t even realize how big the show was until I was on it! I just had no concept of it. And even still, the fans of that show are just so dedicated. I don’t know, it was a pretty … (?) thing to be a part of, I was like holy crap, and it was fun, because meanwhile when you’re on the show, you’re just in this tiny town with only a few kids on the show, it just feels like a small operation. But man, the fans are, there are so many fans out there, so it was kinda cool.
I came across that you started this charity called TH Books For Kids, why don’t you tell us a little bit of your charity?
Well, it started with a couple of teachers that I knew. My mom and a lot of my family are teachers. I started with some teachers that my mom worked with and some friends of mine, and a couple of teachers that I actually had in school. I just kinda wanted to start a charity that kinda gets through the roof to a lot of the problems that I couldn’t decide where I wanted to help and a lot of people were asking me what kind of charity I wanted to be affiliated with. And I decided that I wanted to start something like this, because education is really important to me. I think so many of the ideas, so much of my world views, so much of my artistic mindset it’s trough self education because I haven’t gone to college. I was still in high school when I got signed to Warner. And it had just been so important to my growth, and I thought, you know, you give somebody a fish, they eat for a day, give them a fishing pole and they eat for life. It’s kind of a thing that I wanted to get started with, trying to get into childhood literacy, and that’s how we stared TH Books For Kids, and thought, what the problem is in your particular area, what things need to be … (?), what ideas need to be cultivated. I know that literacy at a young age is always a good idea. Now, we can get the kids thinking how does it help their vocal talent and problem. Anyway, that’s how we started, it’s really cool, we’ve done it for a few years, maybe for like five and six now. Then again, this is one of those things that the fans take it in to their own hands and come out with full force. We’ve done some cool things.
You’ve toured with a bunch of big names in the past, is there any other in the future that you’d like to tour with?
Yeah, you know, I’m doing a show on the 30th is Las Vegas with Keith Urban and John Mayer. I’ve done a couple of shows with John Mayer before, I’ve never done one with Keith Urban, but those are 2 of my favorite artists, you know, I mean, they are doing at some degree of what I’m doing. I used to think both of the guys are killer, and the fact that I’m going to get to open for them, and do a show with both of them is just like, one of the coolest shows(?) that I could be a part of. And those would be the two of the guys I would love to tour with.
(Get tickets to the show HERE)
As in for the rest 0f 2011, can we expect any new music from you?
Yeah, well you know, now I can’t say, you know, when the stuff is gonna come out cause apparently there are so many factors involved in getting a record out. I don’t know if you can hear it in the background, but I’m in the studio right now, and I’m working on a new record. And all I can say is, as soon as the music is done, I will put it out. I can’t say when it’ll be, but as soon as it’s done, as soon as I can get all the schedules to wind up and working on it, and promoting it and it’ll come right out. I hope it’ll be this year, I don’t think it’ll be…. (?)
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I apologize if some of the words are not accurate. If you know of the right words used, please let me know and I’ll make changes to the transcript. Thanks.
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