Great Talk with Taylor Hughes and Chris Ruggiero
Great Talk with Taylor Hughes and Chris Ruggiero
Taylor Hughes, Chris Ruggiero
Episode 37: Singer Songwriter Tim Myers is About to Break over starting the band One Republic, going solo and writing lyrics about real life.
59 minutes Posted Aug 23, 2017 at 7:30 am.
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I sat down with Tim Myers, founding member of the band One Republic, singer/ songwriter, record producer and CEO of Palladium Records.

In this episode Tim and I talk about:

  • Learning to play music at church
  • Forming the band One Republic
  • Co writing the son “Stop and Stare”
  • Walking out of a day job because you got a show
  • Listening to old Albums
  • The honesty of Kurt Cobain
  • Doors of opportunity slamming in your face
  • Trying to separate Art and Self
  • The subjective nature of art
  • The grind doesn’t stop when you get success
  • I accidentally call his former band One Direction!!!
  • Myspace broke the band
  • The first song Ryan wrote was Apologize!
  • Saying Yes to opportunities is important
  • Loving the studio more than the stage
  • Writing songs no one ever hears
  • Art is fueled by pain
  • Music is a therapeutic escape
  • How his new album became so personal

        ...and when real life becomes lyrics


Check out Tim Myers new single “Lover my Love” available here

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