His lack of airplay seems to be something he's thought of a lot, which spawned a theory about why his time hasn't come yet.Although it's not the most important thing, there's still a percentage of me that wants to listen to the radio one day and say, “Oh, that's my song!” A lot of my favorite artists I heard for the first time because of the radio…It's still a piece of me that not only wants to be on the radio, but it's probably some 11-year-old in the middle of fucking nowhere who might hear a song, look me up, get introduced to a whole world—and that could change everything he's into for the rest of his life.
Speaking of Kanye, Tyler shares that he had sort've a visceral reaction to 'Ye's last album, specifically relating to "Violent Crimes." He cried.…I think there are certain voices that can make it into a mainstream world because of the tone that they're in. People like Jay, 'Ye, Drake, you know, Kenny. It's a world that their voice lives in. It's not too high and squeaky, and it's not too low and bassy, it's not too abrasive and raspy. It sits in this space that's easy listening for humans. And I'm still trying to figure out the science behind it. When I do, I'll let you know, but I definitely don't have that voice. And I fucking wish that I did.
His interview with GQ gives us just a glimpse on his emotional reaction to hearing "See You Again," his collaboration with Kali Uchis on the radio for the first time last year. Shortly after, he tweeted, "Like bruh, my whole career I've never gotten radio play cause I was 'too weird.' This is a moment, wow." If this interview is any indication on where his mind is, he seems patient toward finding mainstream success, while still staying true to himself. Kristin Corry is a staff writer for Noisey. Follow her on Twitter.Those chords, like, fucking—I can't explain what they do to me. I always talk about chords and probably sound like a fucking dork, but since I was fucking 4 years old, I would always say it was a slant or it went up, 'cause I didn't know what chords were, but it was a thing that music did that I just felt in my fucking body. And that was the most recent song that did it to me. Like, 1 out of 10, that shit did it a 12, and I just—my eyes just started watering. I couldn't explain it. I hope when I die it gets explained to me.