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File-O-Facts: Tyla Campbell from The People The Poet

The Best Thing About Live Music Is: "Totally forgetting about everything else in life for an hour before going back to the real world."

by Huw Hopkins, June 22nd, 2012 and has been Read 1899 times.
Last Edited by: Ffion Davies June 22nd, 2012.

The AltSounds File-O-Facts Feature on: Tyla Campbell from Welsh rockers The People The Poet, who, with a recent name change, and two new female members are going from strength-to-strength.

LISTEN // 'Sing'

http://soundcloud.com/thepeoplethepoet/sing

Name: Tyla Campbell
Star Sign: Libra
Place of Birth: Pontypridd
Now Based At: Pontypridd
Level of Education: A Levels

First Instrument Played: Drums
Current Instrument: Guitar
Last Venue Played: Clwb Ifor Bach
Last Gig Attended: Wheatus...
Can't Go On Tour Without: My iPhone, or the countdown board game we bought from a charity shop.

The Best Thing About Live Music Is: Totally forgetting about everything else in life for an hour before going back to the real world.
The Person I Would Most To Collaboration Is: Stevie Wonder
Worst Thing To Happen To Music Is: Simon Cowell
Best Thing About The Current Music Industry: The amount of talented young bands that keep emerging

Turn On: Food
Turn Off: Bad Food
Biggest Influence: Dave Grohl
My Favorite Person On TV Right Now Is: Roy Keane (Football Punditry)
Childhood Hero: Hulk Hogan

When I Was Younger I Wanted To Be: Musician
Last Album Bought: Glen Hansard- Rhythm
Last Song Listened To On MP3 Player: Straight Lines- Commitments
The Music I'm Into Is: Nintendocore.
Favourite Current Band: Counting Crows



My Favourite Drink Has To Be: Orangina
My Favourite Book Is: Anything autobiographical
My Favourite Website Is: www.google.com
My Favourite Item Of Clothing Is: My burnies from 12 years ago
My Favourite Shop Is: HMV

The Best Boredom Buster Is: Eating
The Best Film I Ever Saw Was: Once Upon A Time In America
My Ultimate Snack Is: Pot Noodle
The Worst Food Invented Is: Mustard!
The First Thing I Do When I Wake Up Is: Try to go back to sleep

I Can't Leave The House Without: My phone
I'm Well Known For: Being a general idiotic fool
My Hobbies Are: Football, music, falconry...
I Have A Passion For: football and music

First Band Name: Bad Expectations (We didn't have any)
Tomorrow I Will: Go to a gig
My Biggest Aspiration: To some how make a living from music
I Think AltSounds is: alternatively awesome

The Story in the band's own words...

Just over a year ago, Tiger Please began writing our debut album after being together since 2008.We decided that we wanted to write an album based on real-life stories and experiences requested and received from fans and friends across the country. It seemed such a simple idea at the time, but soon it spiralled into something which has taken over our lives.

When we started Tiger Please back in 2008, we were just 5 guys hoping to write some good music and inspire people the way that our favourite bands inspired us; but mainly we just wanted to have a good time. We've achieved many things as a band that we are very proud of, and gained many loyal fans who have inspired us to be the band we are today - but taking on the task of the album has become something bigger than just the 5 of us.

We are now representing the stories of other people, and it has become our responsibility to capture the emotions that they've been through, in the hope of helping others who may be going through the same situations. The people that have welcomed us into their lives have made us laugh, cry, and inspired us with their life stories. They have also put their trust in our hands, which has meant so much to us.



This responsibility has forced us to grow as people and musicians , and we no longer feel that we can tell these stories under the name of 'Tiger Please'.

This brings us to the announcement that we shall no longer be carrying on under the name 'Tiger Please', but we will be continuing this journey - as 'the People the Poet'.

It's sad to part with a name which we've seen so much success with, but we hope you will understand why we felt it was the right time for the change. This is more than just a simple change of a name - it is a tribute to the people who have trusted us with their stories, our fans.A band would be nothing without the people who turn up to the shows or listen to their music, and OUR songs would be nothing without the experiences in YOUR lives which are written in song or poem.A lot of bands say 'our band would be nothing without our fans'.In our case - that is literally true.These songs are your stories.You are our band.

The band has also grown beyond the 5 of us, musically and instrumentally.During this year of writing and demoing the record, we've had the privilege of having some amazing musicians contribute their talents to our songs/your stories.We're very blessed to have these people as part of our record and our live shows - and we can't wait for you to meet them...

To find out more, head on over to http://www.facebook.com/thepeoplethepoet/info

Photo Credit: Richard Alwyn Davies of Richard Davies Photography