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same big rock, man. We have to be good to Kentucky and she told me that I live my life they’re living out their dreams. Tyler once
each other.” on a hot griddle, so I’m always going. That’s penned a song called ‘Poor Boy’s Dream’,
what you do when you’re on the road, so which you can find on 2013’s ‘Wild Child’
ith these guys having good souls you’re used to that. You don’t stop, so when album.
Wand caring about their fellow hu- I get home, I say I decompress, a lot of peo- “When that song was written, we had not
mans, we can’t wait for them to write even ple that are close to me would tell you I don’t, done any of the things, we had not seen this
more songs that come from the heart and but I do my own way of decompressing.” side of the world yet. And so we’ve been liv-
stand up for what’s right. Luckily for us, Tyler “We play so many of the same songs ing out a lot of dreams, playing a lot of
is always eager to write new songs. He re- night after night trying to play songs from places that we’ve always wanted to play,
cently tweeted, “People often say things like the records we’ve released that people know playing with a lot of our heroes, doing our
‘I bet you can’t wait to get off the road so you that when we get home, or when I get home, own headlining shows… so we’re kind of
can go home and chill out’. The truth is, I you just want to get new songs,” explains doing it. That’s what I always wanted to do –
love coming home and making MORE Tyler. “A lot of my happiness is tied up in exactly what we’re doing right now. And so I
music.” whether I’m being creative and able to come guess the dream now is just ride the wave as
Caleb laughs, “He’s always on 12,” point- up with something and I don’t know if that is long as we can. Till the wheels fall off.”
ing to Tyler. “He gets home and holes up in really helpful or not. I start getting bummed We definitely hope the wheels don’t fall
his cave and doesn’t really leave until we out if I’m not making new music. I love to go off for a very long time to come. Go see Tyler
come visit and yank him out the house. But home and make music and then go fishing Bryant & The Shakedown when they ride into
yeah, we’re always going and always writing. and come back and make music and if I need a town near you. Visit www.tylerbryan-
When I get home from a tour I like to decom- human contact I’ll go to the grocery store tandtheshakedown.com for more info.
press for a couple of days, not really do too and talk to the people as I buy supplies to go
much, but I do think that the creative wheels hole up for another week!” Words By Shari Black Velvet
for all of us are always turning, whether it’s
Band Photo (Stairs) By Robby Klein
on the road or when we get home. Funny assionate about music and excited to Band Photo (Standing) By Shari Black Velvet
story, I just went to visit my grandmother in Pkeep on creating, the band say
TYLER BRYANT & THE SHAKEDOWN