Twenty One Pilots Research Paper

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The band Twenty One Pilots was formed in 2009 in Columbus, Ohio by singer Tyler Robert Joseph along with two of his friends Chris Salih and Nick Thomas, who left the band a bit later. Chris and Nick were replaced by Joshua William Dun, who is now the drummer of the band. They’ve put out two self-released albums called ‘Twenty One Pilots’ and ‘Regional At Best’. In 2012, Twenty One Pilots was signed by Fueled By Ramen. After being signed, they created two more albums titled ‘Vessel’ and ‘Blurryface’. Tyler came up with the band name while studying a play called ‘All My Sons’, a play about man who must decide what’s best for his family after killing 21 pilots during World War II. The music genre of Twenty One Pilots is considered alternative or as Tyler likes to call it, “ukulelerapboy and Josh on da drooms”. It ranges from hip hop to pop, sometimes, even through one song the genre can change. Tyler is extremely talented, playing several different instruments including …show more content…

At one point, my friend played me ‘Migraine’ by Twenty One Pilots and I became obsessed. I was amazed that I could relate to it so much. Eventually, I had a playlist with every single Twenty One Pilots song I could find. This was during a time when I felt I was entirely alone and even suicidal at one point. Tyler’s words helped me cope and feel like I had someone there for me. Thank you, Josh and Tyler, for saving my life” Twenty One Pilots truly is a unique band. They aren’t up there on the charts with artists like Taylor Swift or One Direction, but they’ve helped so many people with their music that they really deserve more recognition. Through countless interviews, Twenty One Pilots has stated that they don’t really mind being a small band, it helps their fans connect with each other and to the band themselves. They want their lyrics to really “make people think” and help people find their purpose, whatever that may

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