At just 19 years old, country singer Ty Myers is making his way across the country on his Legal Tour. Now, the rising country star is bringing the tour to Clearwater, with a stop at BayCare Center on Oct. 9.
Myers has earned three RIAA Certifications, including his first Platinum Hit with “Ends of the Earth,” which is Top 20 and climbing, according to his website. Before he became famous, Myers grew up watching his father perform in Central Texas every weekend and enjoyed simple pleasures outdoors.
From growing up on a cattle ranch to performing on big stages, Myers is ready to share his music with his fans and is looking forward to his show in Clearwater.
Tampa Bay Certified: What inspired you to get into music? When did you know you wanted to pursue it?
My dad was an artist in the Central Texas area. Growing up, that’s pretty much what we did on the weekend. On Fridays and Saturdays, I would go watch my dad play, and from the earliest ages, music kind of caught my attention and I fell in love with it. I was three or four years old, going to these places and locked in. I couldn’t take my eyes off of the stage. I loved it.
TBC: Do you play the same genre as your father?
Not quite. He did a lot of old school country music like Merle Haggard, Ray Price kind of music, a lot of Texas swing stuff. But that was my 1st love for music. That's what really made me fall in love with it with that old country sound.
TBC: You’re booming. I’ve read a lot of different articles about you and I’m sure touring and being so young, you are probably feeling so many different emotions, so I’m just curious how you are feeling knowing that the Rolling Stones is calling you the next face of country music?
You know, I feel great. I try to keep both feet on the ground and to me it's not really about that. I just try to make music that I love and to try to get as many people to listen to as I can. It is really an honor and it's definitely a dream come true, but I try to you know on my time off go hunting, fishing and playing golf, just kind of keep a leveled head and it’s worked out for me so far.
TBC: Well, there is a very beautiful golf course not too far from Coachman, if you have any free time when you are done performing.
I'll probably be there. Just as much as I can't live without music, I can’t live without the outdoors so I definitely have to get a mix of that.
TBC: Speaking of Coachman Park, this weekend what can fans expect from your concert? Are there any teasers you can give your fans?
Well we are definitely going to play some new song off the Willie Tribute Album. My thing building the set list has always been trying to keep it similar to a rollercoaster of emotions because that’s what makes a great movie, right? It’s keeping you on the edge of your seat and I feel like that is what makes a great concert as well. So making sure we have the high moments of the show with a lot of energy and then we bring them down and then we try to touch their emotions and hopefully my goal when people leave a concert is that similar feeling to when you leave a movie and after a great movie you watch you kind of feel different when you walk out. So that’s always what we’re aiming for.
TBC: What kind of advice do you have for aspiring musicians?
I feel like the biggest piece of advice I can give for an artist is to make the music that you love, nobody’s opinions matter. When I mean nobody, I mean nobody like your fans, your peers, your family, it doesn’t matter. You should make music that you love and that you care about and that you’re passionate, and that other stuff is all extra. You’re a true artist to me when you’re doing it for the music, for the art that you’re making, that’s always kind of what I’ve thought about that. I think I also gravitated towards those artists in the past. I think it’s really the true magic of the businesses that we are in.
