Tyler Hilton Quotes

Getting on stage, for me, was a huge thing when I first started. And back in high school, everyone was in rock bands and I was a singer/songwriter. It just seems kind of lame.

I didn't see myself doing TV. It's time-consuming.

A lot of people can figure out the social media aspect of it, or the merchandising aspect, or whatever and get enough momentum to start a career. To sustain it, you have to keep writing and you have to keep creating.

I went from living with my parents, to being signed out of high school. I have never, not had a boss, or someone else responsible for me. It is really cool as an artist to have that freedom.

The acting thing is the side benefit of becoming a little bit well known with my music.

It's like a dream sometimes, a song just pops into your head and you can't tell if it's something you heard or it's new and you got to write it down.

I don't how many of us get to go to the next level, and I don't know how many people on my level get to go to the next level after that. I think it is the songs that can take you there.

My family was all musicians. We jam all the time.

Music comes out of me most naturally and would be the hardest to give up forever.

I was a good student. My mom is a teacher, and her side of the family is all teachers. She put a big emphasis on getting good grades.

I have come to terms with the fact that it's called pop music - that's what I play, and that is what I write. I think it is a pretty broad category.

Whether or not I would be able to be an actor without the music I'm not sure, but I feel pretty lucky to do it.

I don't know how to make magic. For most songwriter's that has only happened once or twice, and I don't know how to re-create that. I know that there are some tricks and tools, but the magic is the amazing part.

As an independent artist it is so easy to get caught up in websites, social media, merchandise, when I am going to put out an EP, fining a producer, finding a studio to record in and you have to remember at the end of the day you should be writing music.

I love North Carolina.

It's hard to deny talent. If you're good, you're good.

I can't figure out why fans keep coming, maybe it's because they dig the songs.

The reason I like doing these acting projects is because no matter how much acting I do, I'll always have music in my life. I love having both.

I grew up doing theater and music, and in fact, I spent more time doing theater, and I'd do music when I could.

I was in high school and I had an independent album out, and we kept sending that out, and I was doing shows. No one really dug it. It was very Americana and had a lot of folk elements in it.

Most entertainment careers aren't going to end in fame.