Double page spread interview

Double page spread interview

 

Alex Tyler has been one of the top artists of the last decade. Now feeling as though he doesn’t have many years left in his career, he wants to go out with a bang, and he believes his new album ‘letting go’ does just that.  I met with him backstage after his latest concert in Japan, and he seemed very  eager to get a lot of stuff out. When asked on his feelings on past success and events he had many opinions and matters to discuss. “I have so many memories from the past 12 years of my career, some good, and some I’m sad to say ever involved me at all, but all have led to man I am now, so why would I want to re-do any of it?” I also wanted to know his views on what was his proudest moment and why. “For me, my proudest moment was when I released my very first album, because it was the moment I could truly say I was a musician.” He went on to say how proud he is to be a musician, and how “honourable” he feels to have such great fans. When he went on about his past he seemed keen to get out his feelings on the abuse he gained after he left ex-girlfriend Ariana Lavigne. He stated that “they only said what they said because they didn’t want the relationship to end. I did nothing bad towards her, and we are still good friends”.                                                              He feels  it’s times have changed since he entered the business, but wanted to “stay true” to his music. He would change it just because everyone else entered the business, but wanted to “stay true” to his music and wouldn’t change it just because everyone else did, but he said in this album “it felt right to experiment. As much as he wanted to stick with his music, If this is to be my last I want to have at least tried something different”. This is Alex’s sixth album, but he feels this one is the best yet. The album is titled Letting go as it represents his feelings towards leaving the music industry, he said “when I was thinking of a name, I thought of how sad I was, and how I didn’t want to let go, then it came to me”. The album is due to be realised 4th February. The songs as expected is very personal, but it also said to have a ”energetic” feel as he didn’t want the album to be a “sob story”. Songs such as ‘Here’s to Us’ and ‘Off Our Rockers’  were written with the intention of taking everyone back to a time when “nothing mattered and you lived the day just for today”. On the other hand , Alex's song’s ’One Day to Late’ is very emotional and goes back to times he lost those close, and how he wished to spend one more day with them. For me I was most touched by his song ‘Yours Truly’ as it is a song written about his wife Lucy, and how “their really is someone out their for everyone” I could see a tear falling from eye when how told about his tough time writing this song, as it brought back so many “emotional memories. “We have seen many relationships within the music industry but few can match the scale of publicity, than Alex's, in the last ten years we saw the relationship that gripped the nation with fellow British artist Ariana Lavigne, fans saw that they were great couple and even now when I spoke to Alex, he still speaks of her with loving words. Of course some of these relationships were merely rumours. Alex feels they were “simply stories to fill the headlines.” But of course the relationship that began three years ago  with Lucy Wilson, has now turned into something much greater. when I asked about his feelings on his proposal, he said that:  “ It felt right, and that’s all that matters” Now a married couple, with a baby girl on the way, I wanted to get idea what he felt knowing he is to be a father. “I can’t wait to be a father, and I can’t wait to begin the next chapter in my life. When I heard the news I was both scared and excited, but I know I wanted a child one day so why not now. that is why I wanted to end my career now, so I don’t have to juggle work and my family”. As he is now leaving the music business, I was interested to know what he planned to do after he retired. He didn’t seem to sure, but he know  he wouldn’t leave music entirely. He “promised” many artists to produce for them, and he doesn't want to let them down. So even though he didn’t conform anything, I believe up and about  in the world of music  before you know it.