Q: How long were you on tour for?
T: I think over all, about three months. I think there was a little break. Basically, we went out on tour with Lil’ Wayne, and we jumped off of that early because our guitarist was having a baby. After that we were taking a break, and we were supposed to be off for a little while, but we ended up going back on tour with Lil’ Wayne because apparently the tour got extended and was still going on. And then, after tha,t we just did a two-week tour of a bunch of different colleges, and that brings us up to now pretty much.
Q: How has being in the Gym Class Heroes changed your life in a way you didn’t expect?
T: It’s a really odd feeling having people around the county who know who you are and support what you are doing. And granted, I am closer to the bottom of all of that; I don’t stand out as much and make an attempt to be out front, but it’s really interesting to have people be that supportive. So if I put out a blog, and I have a thousand followers; if I had put out a blog when I was delivering auto parts it would have been my ten friends following me, it’s really kind of cool to know in that sense that you can write stuff and people will read it and comment on it and say I agree or I disagree.
Q: Talking about blogs, how do you think things like Twitter, Facebook and Myspace affect the future of the music industry?
T: It’s kind of a double-edged sword. The thing I find most disappointing about the music industry and the way things are going right now it seems music on a physical medium is getting ruled out, and I think that is sad for the next generation of kids. Don’t get me wrong, I have an I-pod and it’s packed with music, and I download a lot of stuff, but to not have something to correlate the vision. Cover art, and holding it when I was younger, was the coolest thing, and I guess it’s sad that younger people are going to get to the point where they don’t have that.
Q: So what have you been working on during your down time with The Gym Class Heroes?
T: Well, I definitely will record a lot, and work on solo material, and I’m hopefully do a project with Justin from The Danger-O’s. I’ve been doing pretty crazy free-range noise stuff with my brother. And I’m trying to start a summer band that will only exist for the next three months. We’ll write songs, I can record us, and we’ll probably play a couple of shows, and that will be it.
Q: If people want to get in touch with you or keep tabs on what you’re working on, where should they go?
T: Myspace.com/tylergrant, is my music myspace page, I put a lot of stuff I’m working on, including a link to download my new solo album for free. And if you want to be in my summer band you can send me a message there.


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