Interview: Twenty One Pilots
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- Indie-pop sensation Twenty One Pilots sits down with SAB Concerts Executive Allen Fernandez to discuss inspiration, fandom, and rhinos. Interview shot before Twenty One Pilots show at Messiah College on January 26th, 2014.
All footage copyright Messiah College Pulse, 2014.
Audio Producer: Dylan Lee Kalogris (www.DylanLeeKalogris.com)
Video Producer/Editor: Jeremy Zimmerman (www.Jeremy-Zim.com)
Music: Holding on to You, by Twenty One Pilots
I love how he turned "how did you get into music?" Into "what sound does a rhino make when you punch it?"
Q: so what's the craziest thing a fan has done for you?
Tyler: *8 minute speech on the way of life and human emotions*
no. That's why we love him
Painted Flower same
I think everyone gets asked that question and NOBODY answers the way Tyler does..he's unbelievable.
Grace Rutledge one of us, will became famous and will be great because he/she will be inspired in these guys, tyler said he was plating the other night with his heroes, so that means one ir two of us also could get that far
Grace Rutledge it's because he's so open about his thoughts. That's what makes him such a great teacher and speaker
"Whats the craziest thing a fan has ever done"
Josh: *laughs*
Josh: *hand mic to tyler*
Josh: *sits back*
YUP XD
Grace ouuuu what will it be lok
Grace lol*
he knew
I wanted him to say the forest fan fic
"Oh, Rhino. You're silly."
Favorite quote
saME
Squash Dun omfg your name😂😂
chey c whats the time stamp
10:50
that was so weird
Interviewer: What's something crazy a fan has done?
Tyler: *long speech about the emotional level of human beings and how individuals express it in a variety of ways*
Tyler: ...Rhino
the interviewer said "ok last question" and I was like wtf theres like 6 minutes left and then immediately realised that Tyler was going to say something deep and meaningful and I was ready
+Sarah Colfer SAME.
wow mood
Literally you cannot ask Tyler a simple question😂
Agnej73 you can literally ask Tyler "what's your favourite food" and he will give a full on description of how he first ate his fave food or something
@@tessaclaire1152 I would love to listen
ya know Josh doesnt get enough credit for how smart he is too
ikr!!
people keep saying Tyler is smart (he is) but Josh has a better vocabulary there are a few interviews when Josh says a word and Tyler is like what's that lol
yeah that is true
+Murilo Holtz salutations
Rebecca Music YES
"I'd never want to make anyone feel dumb." Tyler is seriously the nicest and most caring guy on the planet. I mean, there's not many celebrities that would say something like that.
I wish I could meet him
+Leilani Davila Same. It's my life goal to meet him one of these days.
+Crystal Brooks I had a dream that I was cuddling with Tyler so when I meet him I'll be like "I had a dream that me and you cuddled so now it's my destiny can you help me fulfill it?"
+Tianna Thompson Lol I feel like that'd be so awkward. 😆
Tyler is so intelligent. I could just watch him talk for hours.
Same
I do watch him talk for hours 😂
Me: Tyler's so intelligent, his words are so meaningful
Tyler: I'm a whore
Tyler: Fast food, greasy, taco, I love
Tyler: I put my socks on my feet
Tyler: Wow, I prolly shoulda stayed inside my house
Tyler: COCONUT COCONUT SHARKS IN THE WATER
Me: ...yes, very intelligent
+Nemø's Fall Øut Rømance! At The Discø Your name gives me life
+Nemø's Twenty Øne Fall Øut Rømances! At The Discø Your name though
a lot of people say that josh always tells the same stupid story for how he got into music. for me, personally, i love hearing that story. it makes me feel happy for some reason
I know. People need to stop, he's obviously helped and saved tons of people since he's found a way to combine music.
peepken that people are not people
the reason he always says the same story is because that's the story. that's how he got into music and the only reason he repeats it is because people keep asking it. and tyler also has repeated his story to. but same here, I personally don't mind hearing it again, I just love Josh XD
Yeah like what is he supposed to do say this one time and say he ate an apple and it inspired him the other?? You want him to tell you 28 different stories each time and you don't know the truth? Like lol 😂😂
İve never heard or seen anyone say that
"that's a good question." their response every time they need a few extra seconds to think
ye olde "find the most tattooed guy that i could" story that we have come to know and love
i like your name
***** thank you! :)
Your name is awesome
Rayne Davila thank you :)
Lmao "a name, a face, a seat at the table"
Josh: *talking*
Tyler: "Oh shit, did I break a nail."
Josh: *keeps talking*
Tyler: "Damn I think I did."
Too good 😂 I'm literally dying from laughing right now and i only came into the comment section to see if anyone else realised 😂😂
When?
Wheennn
*starts to get serious about his nails at **0:56* *stops at **1:52* i think.
Okay, i hadn't notice that i was to concentrate on Josh! But I don't think it's his nail, it's more about the cuticles to be precise XD I have the same issue as Tyler about it, you know when this little skin grown up on your nail and you have to push them down ? Thats very anoying nail's issue XD
I don't know if i'm clear, sorry if i'm not, my english isn't very good
"I wish I didn't have to rhyme every time I sang" - Stressed Out // 2015
That part is so cool cause it actually doesn't rhyme at all
I thought the same thing!
Atomic Spaceman Rhyme-Time
Haha i thought of the same thing I-/
+Atomic Spaceman maybe that's the point?
"Oh Rhino, you're silly."
Tyler: Josh has much better handwriting.
Josh:*shakes head*
Tyler:You dont think thats true?
Josh:No, I like your hand writing.
Tyler:Thanks maaan
AWE I CANT THEY ARE TOO CUTE HELP
Shelby Thomas 100th like😂💁
Eimear Lally oh jeez that's a lot .__.
Shelby Thomas awww :3 they are like the bestest best friends ever :3
yess!!! and the smile josh made, i m e l t e d
Q: How did you compose your band name?
A: *A story that gives a deep meaning*
And it easily googles
Dang it tyler
Q: what's the craziest thing a fan has done?
Tyler: long meaningful speech.....Rhino
Tyler's speaking voice is so soft, it kinda caught me off guard.
my mom told me he doesn't sound like how he sings (duh) and she said that it wasn't him
It's weird for me to say this, but his voice is very calming. The way he pronounces words is satisfying to me. I have a sound sensitivity disorder, and a lot of voices are hard for me to listen to, but his voice is.. flawless..
I need a friend like Tyler in my life. Like I could just listen to him for so long whatever he's talking about. Tyler's speaking voice is like freakin ASMR
King of Hearts people make fun of me for liking TØP but there music and Tylers voice is so helpful and soothing i just love them
i just had to stand up and clap at tyler's deep meaning of what it is to be a fan. I-/
For the entirety of the first question Tyler was just oblivious to everything except his nails
I came to the comments you see if anyone else had realized
+Rachel Reilly Same
Ryne this is so me😂
I love how when the guy asked Tyler the first question he just immediately turned it back round on him
when josh smiles he sticks his tongue out a little bit and it's the cutest tHING EVER OML
I KNOW I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO LIKED THAT OMG
@@florenciaalvez-georgeoglou7254 SAME I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE AHHH ITS ADORABLE
@@s3v3n.w0rd2 SO CUTE ITS THE JOSHY SMILE😋😇
@@florenciaalvez-georgeoglou7254 YES WE LOVE HIS SMILEEE
@@s3v3n.w0rd2 ITS THE BEST IT GIVES ME SO MUCH ENERGY AND MAKES ME HAPPY
I've seen so many interviews now that I know when Josh is going to say his "finding the most tattooed guy" story 😂 what's my life
sameee I can almost recite the story its so patheticXD
same with the meaning of their band name story and tylers piano for christmas story
same with these and the story behind blurryface
Saaaame
Same with a bunch of stories lol
They just... *get* it. And I know that sounds overly dramatic but I'm not even going to elaborate because I don't know how, they just get *it*.
TotalWeirdo i know its refreshing and makes me so happy that they know how it feels
I really want to know what Tyler was thinking when he was staring at his wrist tattoos
SAAAMMMEEEE
SAME HIS FACE JUST IDEK I JUSR WANT TO KNOW
His wrist tattoo is a rubber band and when people get anxiety they put rubber bands on their wrists and snap them when they feel an anxiety attack coming on so maybe he was getting a bad memory
Yeah I do the same thing. Maybe that's why ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
+Mandy A. I thought it was if someone was feeling the urge to self harm? Idk that's just what I was told.
"do i really mean that word" this is the kind of band i want to support and care about. a band who gives a shit about what they're saying and how they're saying it. that is unique
Tyler got so deep with the last question I almost cried. It was so beautiful and profound. Well done
my reaction was more like "What... just happened?"
same
i mean i didnt cry my eyes were sweating just a little bit
It's kinda funny how Tyler gives him a deep, meaningful, well thought out response and he goes speechless he was taken aback from how his answer albeit slightly obscure was so deep and honest this is why I love these two because of their ability to offer such a deep answer to a generic interview question and still manage to be cute afterwards
i think it's so funny how tyler takes over the microphone and goes on for 5 minutes on a deep topic, and josh just sits there like he's so used to it
I really like how Tyler goes from rhinos'- then into the really deep stuff- I feel spiritually enlightened every time he talks about stuff like that.
Who else has watched so many interviews, and know so much about them, that they already know their answers
YEEEES
Ok if this is rollcall, yes, im here :')
*raises hand*
"Just for you." "Oh rhino you're silly"
I love how when the guy asked about the "crazy fan experience" josh knew to give the mic to tyler because he knew what he was gonna say, like he even laughed and handed it to him lol
Tyler's answer to that last question literally could not have been more respectful or kind... I admire him a lot more after hearing that little speech. But then he ended up answering the question anyway so that was kind of confusing and contradicting? But still that answer was so perfect; I think that's why I like this band so much.. they help me think about things in a new perspective
Whenever Tyler said "Twenty one pilots died" I was like "WHAT NO TYLER WHY?" then I remembered it was in the play...
I'm a little upset that I hadn't watched this interview before now. It's been hanging around in my recommended videos and I should have clicked on it right away. I love this. I love Rhino. I love how he listens, how he appreciates their responses, how he encourages Josh to join in, how he's asking real and deep questions and giving them the option not to answer if they want, how he gets lost in the answers, I loved his hurt human/attacked rhino noise. Just, good frickin' job.
Rumer Priestly rhino is god damn fabulous
Rumer Priestly yeah same
Oh my goodness, I'm so upset I missed this comment two years ago. Thank you for the kind words. Truly appreciated!
@@yasmineaboarook5078 No Yasmine, you are.
The Few, The Proud, and The Emotional |-/
|-/
Yo you bulletproof and black like funeral
+Spøøky Jim 2.0 even if the clique would've to pick and the people would to vote
We are no longer the few |-/
Bob Morley
It's the few, the proud and the emotional..
Does Tyler always interview the interviewer? lol
yep
Yup. Always
Yes
I've seen this video quite a long time ago and 4 days ago I went to my first tøp concert. Seeing this video again, the part where he says that we're not really supposed to talk to stranger etc, it made me realize that, I've been a lot a concert, but this one, with the clique, was truly the best one. Everyone talked and laughed with each other, a complete stranger hugged me when I was crying during Trees… And I feel like you're all lovely in this fandom so if you see this and read until the end, I love you
aw that is the sweetest thing. I love you too xc
wow I'm in love with this comment thank you
+Louise Love you too
omg thisssss
I love you too
I feel the need to reiterate that these are some of the greatest men to ever walk the face of the earth. That is all.
You said it!
I feel like I've heard Josh's "skate down to the local record store" story so many times now that I can tell it better than him at this point.
same hah
"The most tattooed guy"
Rumer Priestly yep😂
Flightless Bird aka Joshua Willam Dun
Rumer Priestly ikr
13:30 TYLER HITS THE MEANING OF BEING A FAN SO PERFECTLY
I love how when you ask one thing,Tyler ends up talking about something completely different,but it always ends up answering the question.
I like that after Tyler's speech and the guy was like"well now I feel bad for asking that question" and Tyler offers to say an actual funny or crazy thing and the guy says its fine he doesn't have to and he goes into anyway like idk I liked it
When u just know all the answers cause u watched all ready most of their interviews.
tyler's sass cannot be controlled in these interviews 😂
Damnit Tyler. He didn't ask the meaning of life, just a simple question.
This is the reason I love them
"I wish I didn't have to rhyme every time I sang"
I feel like they draw inspiration from these moments too, even if it seems like they do interviews 'cause they have to. But no, you listen to their lyrics and think "wait, this sounds familiar", then you find out they talked about that topic in an interview 2 years before. Idk I think they really muse over everyday issues and somehow manage to turn them into beautiful metaphors.
oh man sometimes I wonder whether or not this band is good for my brain...
Car radio was the song that got me deeply in love with twenty one pilots's music.
This interviewer was actually so good, like really serious and polite and respectful but still appreciating the humor. And I liked how several times , he made sure Josh didn’t have anything else to say, and didn’t leave him out like a lot of interviewers do
Why do the interviewers never laugh at Tyler and Josh's jokes? I think they're really funny lmao
They're laughing inside
God bless you tyler joseph.
Savannah L and Josh Dun😂
Amen!
12:54 this part made me cry, he understands us, idk how to explain but this is so beautiful to hear
At 8:43 Tyler is strumming an air ukulele! How adorable!!!!
Good catch
I think a line that really hits me hard in their songs is "I hope I'm not my only friend" in truce because sometimes I wonder if people really like me and I found myself quite friendless my whole life . Only now do I have so many friends but when I'm sad I question this 😔
Only Tyler Joseph would take that question and just go super deep with it. He's like a philosopher for our generation lol
+Jennifer C Taggart i feel like he doesn't even really notice hes rambling, and its cute
Tyler auto-censors himself. He's going to call rhino crazy, by in the last minute changes it to silly. And he said I can name some f...cking weird stuff. He's so cute. And with that, you can understand that he is alawys thinking aboout what he's gonna say.
When?
I CANT BELIEVE I MISSED A CONCERT WHERE BOTH TOP AND SWITCHFOOT PLAYED
Your profile picture matches this comment so well lol
Omg I've been listening to switch foot since I was 3-4
trash cant NO WAY DUDE ARE YOU FREAKIN SERIOUS RN
this interview hit me especially, I have never seen anyone that loving and caring to their fans. Tyler and Josh understand what we have been through and don't judge us by who we are on the outside, they care about who we are on the inside. everyone says I'm too deep into this fandom, but they don't know what this band has done to me and how such great people they are. stay street frens |-/
Tyler was so pissed when he called him ty😂
What?
fav thing about rewatching their old interviews is theres a 6/10 chance tyler’s high and this is a great example of that
now i want their handwriting tattoo'd onto me when I'm older
*Tyler speaks for a while*
*Me*: OmG JiSH Is sooOoOOO qUietT anND TIMiD EEeEPppP
*Josh speaks for a while*
*Me*: OmG TygUY yoU'RE So siLenT and dEEP iN tHOUGht WoWieeE
if that ain’t the whole fandom lmao
A twenty one pilots interview always turn out to be a life lesson so yall might wanna sit ur kids down by your side to learn some deep stuff
These guys seem so genuine, I love it.
the way in which they respect and treat their fans is so awesome.
Tyler's jaw structure is looking fine in this one
I love how much they appreciate their fans.
Lol i feel like josh gets so underplayed in interveiws
Oh Rhino..
You're silly
i love how tyler became the interviewer when they started talking about nicknames and dinosaurs
A rhino...isn't a dinosaur lol
"What's the craziest thing a fan has ever done"
Tyler: "We're very emotional. As a human race we connect, emotionally, with each other."
Gotta love him |-/
this is crazy cuz car radio was the first song i heard and was the song that pulled me in.
SAME MAN
Mine was Migraine. ☺️
same
+Corey Long-Lewis Same.I've heard their music before and liked it but was never really obsessed until i heard car radio. The lyrics hooked me
No one probably cares but the first time I heard car radio I was in my cousins car and I was amazed so I sat in silence (not a pun but it happened) and just listened went home and bought vessel and listened to it constantly and it made me realize so many things and these dudes have made my life just amazing.
Josh: starts out with the mic
Tyler: ends up with the mic
interviewer: can i call you ty?
tyler: *talks about rhinos*
q: what’s the craziest thing a fan has done
tyler: why do people became a fan? *goes on to explain what a fanatic is*
This has been the first time Tyler has made me cry after hearing his long answer about what it means to be a fan. I'm in love with his perspective on life and humankind, it's so unique and i could listen to him talk about it forever. |-/
ahhh i love how the interviewers are always taken aback by josh and tyler
Why isn't anyone commenting about the lil moves Tyler made when the interviewer asked how they 'composed' the name for their band? Like that killed me
rhino: "what are the craziest things that your fans have done for you?"
Josh: *about to speak*
Tyler: *takes away microphone*
Josh: *hangs head down while resting head on hand*
nah
I'd easily interview twenty one pilots just for me.
me
I can just hear Tyler talk so deeply about what he's thinking all day.
The way Tyler answered the craziest fan question , shows he has true feelings for his fans as individuals, also his love for humans. What a couple talented , humble , fellas. Keep it guys
Tyler has a beautiful mind.
i love how normal they are
Normal? What's this normal you speak of?
I'm in love with Joshua Dun
I like this interview because the questions were unique and there was much to talk about
I became strangely aware of Tyler's hand moving. He moves it A LOT while speaking.
I started grinning at the part where tyler mentions they like switch foot and haven't stopped
It's kinda funny how Tyler talks about fanatics and switch foot , etc from the question what is something crazy your fan has done?
i could listen to them talk forever the things they say are so well worded
"do you have anything to add, josh?" ok we stan
8:19 when Tyler doesn't really MAKE him answer but rather gives him a little push to.... It's just adorable.
Lol. Josh wasn't allowed to listen to music at home and now his album is #3 on iTunes
Crazy this was two years ago, yet, to see fans new and old still engaging this content and connecting with TOP is incredible. Thanks for the comments and dope dialogue!
This is the interviewer commenting btw.
You can interview them again, you know. We never get tired of it 😂
Rhino we all love uuuu
You can really thank Tyler for his incredibly deep answers to the most boring and common questions anyone could ever ask a band. As someone who doesn't just watch one interview of them but many, I don't wanna hear them explain their band name for the 618195th time because that's the first thing you can read up on Wikipedia. When I go and watch interviews I expect the interviewer to ask questions that are not answered on any encyclopedia. Just my thought on that.
i really hope interviewers start giving them both a mic for the new trench interviews
the deep breath tyler takes in before answering why the clique connects with their music so much
STOP BEING SO CUTE GUYS