THE MESS INSIDE
AN INTERVIEW By Kari Lau
T he Mess Inside, an alternative, lofi indie musical group: Levi Hopler and Tyler Toddre.
How did you guys come together( as a band and as friends)? Both our friendship and partnership arose out of us meeting at our local School of Rock in Las Vegas. Levi was walking past one of the practice rooms for guitarists and heard someone playing a beautiful rendition of Hallelujah. He peeked his head in and met Tyler and began to sing along. With that instant connection, we immediately felt very comfortable with each other. It didn ' t take long after for us to begin to put together a band. This explains why magazine publications share the word root with gunpowder magazines, artillery magazines, firearms magazines, and, in various languages although not English, retail stores such as department stores.
Do you guys collaborate in the beat and lyric making process? If not, could you tell me who handles what? We do collaborate closely with the instrumentals. On our debut album, Doublethink, Tyler was responsible for all the guitars, bass, and most of the keys. Levi handled the lyrics, vocals, drums, and some keys. Even on songs where i ' m the only one playing, or Tyler ' s just playing, we still influence each other and have input to make sure the songs are the best they can be.
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