Tyler’s return to the UK was a huge shock to everyone, including Clash. With these ventures taking place over the course of his ban, a much larger audience was awaiting his return than he expected.
Now he’s in with the children and almost appealing to parents. Let’s also add that he was featured on the soundtrack for The Grinch. With that repertoire of artists, it was almost inevitable that he wouldn’t gain more fans.
He has collaborations with Solange, A$AP Rocky, Rex Orange County, Kali Uchis, ScHoolboy Q, and the late Mac Miller. There’s also the case of artists he’s worked with. There’s also the collaborations with Vans and Converse and let’s not forget the annual sold out Camp Flog Gnaw festival taking place in Los Angeles.īut where has this sudden surge of enormous success emerged from? After the release of his third studio album ‘Cherry Bomb’, he launched the Golf Media subscription app with exclusive shows, interviews, articles and the chances of a Q&A with the man himself.
With lyrics and visuals launching him into the spotlight, he was able to do unimaginable things such as create two syndicated TV shows (Loiter Squad, The Jellies), along with producing a documentary series on Viceland (Nuts + Bolts). Inspiring and encouraging his fans to not be concerned about what others think of them as well as following their own passions, he became a leader and his devoted fans lingered on his every word. But further listening and following Tyler on social media, you come to a realisation that this man is incredibly smart, passionate and aggressively motivating.Ī character who is so greatly feared and “fosters hatred with views that seek to provoke others to terrorist acts” – Theresa May’s words, not ours – surely shouldn’t be capable of these things, right?
He intended to shake the table hosting politically correct music critics and artists alike. Once again, particularly Theresa May.įair enough, that lyric would make anyone come to a screeching stop whilst listening to it, but that was the point.
That and the raging mosh pits that took place at his shows, you would get the frequent civilian who thinks he was the most irresponsible and reckless individual alive. With the lyric “rape a pregnant bitch, and tell my friends I had a threesome”, still permanently etched in people’s brains, particularly Theresa May, Tyler was once considered a menace to society. During his unintended hiatus to the UK, his popularity has increased to a point where he wasn’t even aware. Up until his ban, a yearly show and meet and greet/pop up shop was almost tradition for Tyler with his visits to the UK. It makes us loyal fans reach a two-part conclusion: Firstly, Tyler gatherings will never be the same again because secondly, he doesn’t realise how blatantly more popular he’s become. He even rented out the Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square in 2015, and that went as smooth as smooth sailing could be. Never had a Tyler event even involved the police. To the loyal fan that has been queuing up at his concerts and pop up shops since 2012, this was extremely out of the ordinary.