"Scrolling back through Tyler Ballgame's Instagram posts is a striking experience. Barely a year ago, they largely comprised flyers for and cameraphone footage from gigs in tiny Los Angeles bars, the kind that make as much virtue out of the fact that entry is free as of who's playing: one bills his performance alongside a vintage clothes market and tarot readings."
"Things changed dramatically over the ensuing 12 months. Not long after his first trip to London, a video of him performing live at a Los Angeles bar called the Fable began circulating online. By the time he came back to the UK to perform at Brighton industry showcase the Great Escape, he had signed to Rough Trade. Critical hosannas began raining down on Ballgame: he has variously been compared to Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Harry Nilsson, Randy Newman, Jim Morrison and Tim Buckley."
Tyler Ballgame rose rapidly from performing in tiny Los Angeles bars to signing with Rough Trade after a circulating live video and a showcase at Brighton's Great Escape. Critics compared him to Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Harry Nilsson, Randy Newman, Jim Morrison and Tim Buckley. He cultivated a 1960s–70s idealized frontman persona derived from his background in drama and a name change from Tyler Perry. His backstory includes a Berklee College of Music dropout period, depression, heavy marijuana use, a spiritual awakening influenced by Eckhart Tolle, and support from dietician-counsellor Courtney Huard, who was later murdered.
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