Tuesday night was as much an introduction to the musician for the casual listener as it was a forum for the committed fans who hung over second floor balcony banisters to yell questions, shout "I want to have your babies!", throw gifts onstage and rap every lyric off his recently-released This is Your Life structure, trotting out the usual questions - did TylerĮat the roach? (he did) - and probing deeper - where and when did Tyler lose his virginity? (age 17, in his grandmother's bed). Tyler's buoyancy contrasting with Wilson's laid-back style, and Wilson's high-pitched, semi-automatic titter competing for space with Tyler's hacking, baritone guffaw.īut they were compatible, and the interview flowed smoothly. The mostly-teenage audience peppered Tyler with questions and requests from the moment he took the stage until Wilson wrested control back with a stern, "Yo, can I interview first? HI TYLER," like a teacher rapping his ruler on a desk. They make sense of his contradictions.Īnd they followed him to the Highline. Not knowing which Tyler is going to walk through any given door is frustrating for some people, but his unpredictability and high-energy charisma has attracted a fan base that follows his every move. Like most things with Tyler, it was somehow both, simultaneously. So when Tyler announced last week that he'd be sitting down for a live one-on-one interview at New York City's Highline Ballroom with journalist and RapRadar founder Elliott Wilson - to whom Drake had just givenĪ convivial and forthcoming interview - I didn't know what to expect. It's unclear whether he considers talking to reporters a grating obligation or another among the many platforms he performs on as a multimedia artist. Interviewing Odd Future visionary Tyler, the Creator is a crapshoot.
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