Being a clique member how much you know about Josh and Tyler. Their devoted fans have given them a nickname “The Skeleton Clique”. The band’s fifth album skyrocketed becoming one of the best albums of the year. Here we have rounded up all the essential Twenty One Pilots Facts
Members of Twenty One Pilot
The American duo has two members. Tyler Joseph who is an instrumentalist and a vocalist. A drummer, Josh Dun, is the second member of the band.
Tyler was not interested in Music in his Childhood
At the age of 15 Tyler had no interest in music. He didn’t even play with the toy keyboard he received in Christmas. But after some time he started writing songs using it.
Where the band name has come from?
The band name seems a lot different from ordinary band names. Perhaps you remember the play, “All My Sons”, by Arthur Miller. Twenty one pilots were killed in the play. The play is based on a killer who used to sell faulty spare parts of planes. These words became an inspiration for the band name.
How Josh and Tyler met each other?
You might have searched the question many times. Actually, whenever Josh and Tyler are interviewed they tell a different story each time.
The band initially consisted of three members
Josh Dun was not part of the band when it was first formed in 2009. The band consisted of Chris Salih, Tyler Josh, and Nick Thomas. Chris and Nick left the band after a few years. Josh Dun replaced them as drummer in 2011.
All member of the band are from Ohio
All four members of the band whether they are part of the band in the past or present are from Columbus, Ohio. The Columbus boys produced such a unique sound that drawn thousands of fans to them within a short time..
Why did Nick and Chris leave the band?
Nick and Chris were busy that time. They didn’t have enough time to produce the music and stayed committed to the band.
“House of Gold” Shot
Will Smith’s farmstead was the location for the filming of a music video for “House of Gold”.
Early options for the band name
Twenty One Pilots was not always the name of the band. In fact, the early options for the name of the band were Chill Coat and Bicycle Thief.
Twenty One Pilots used to play with no Audience
According to Tyler and Josh, they used to work during the week. On the weekends they drive away from home to perform in front of zero audience.
Columbus’ Newport Music Hall
Twenty One Pilots got attention from tons of top music labels during their performance at Columbus’ Newport Music in November 2011. However, in the start the band released their song as a self-releasing band.
Blurryface was Huge Hit
Blurryface was released in May 2015. It was their fourth album but their first major hit compendium. “Fairly Local” was the first track of the album.
Gorilla and Skeleton costumes
As the number of fans increased Josh and Tyler decided to wear unique costumes to make them different from the rest of the pop bands. Tyler and Josh bought a skeleton hoodie and a gorilla suit. Tyler still wears his skeleton hoodie but Josh’s gorilla suit disappeared after few a concerts.
Heights of Josh and Tyler
Well, it’s still a mystery how tall they are. Fans keep guessing about their heights. Now people believe that nobody knows the real number. But in 2017 Tyler tweeted that Josh’s height is 5’4.
They distributed their second album for free in School
The second release of Twenty on Pilots was “Regional At Best”. The band distributed the copies of the album for free at New Albany High School in Columbus.
Twenty One Pilots are in the Guinness Book of World Record
The fourth album of Twenty One Pilots “Blurryface” was streamed 1,400,000,000 times in total in a very short time which paved the way for setting the Guinness Book of World Record in 2018.
Two songs at once in the Billboard 100 Top 10
In 2016, “Heathens” and “Ride” were simultaneously in the Billboard 100 Top 10 tracks. Twenty One Pilots was one of the three bands with two hit songs in the chart at the same time. The Beatles and Elvis Presley were the others to share the chart.
Josh and Tyler Tattoos
Although both the members of the band have tattoos but they are not willing to share the meaning of their tattoos. Tyler says he will tell the significance of his tattoos if asked in person. Not in any other way.
Tyler favorite sport
Before going into music, Tyler was a basketball lover for many years.
They performed for superhero comic film
The band produced the song “Heathens” for the American superhero comic movie Suicide Squad.
Work with Greg Wells
Greg Wells worked with the band when they were making their first album “Vessel” with Fueled by Ramen. Finally, the album was released on 8th January 2013. That album soon secured the spot 21 on the chart of Billboard 200.
Genre of Music
Their genre of music is Indie-pop, Rock, Electro-pop, and Alternative Hip Hop.
Favorite movies of both the Pop Stars
The favorite movie of Josh dun is Fight Club while that of Tyler Joseph is Donnie Darko.
Who is on the cover of Vessel?
Tyler and Josh’ grandfathers are on the cover page of the album Vessel
Josh Dun and Tyler Joseph’s Birth Date
Born on 18th June 1988, the star drummer is Christian by religion. Josh Dun has a younger brother Jordan and two sisters, Abigail and Ashley. Tyler Joseph was born on 21st December and is the eldest child among four children.
A Down syndrome girl was the inspiration for Ruby song
Tyler and Josh happened to meet a girl with Down syndrome in their home town church. Tyler said the little girl inspired him to create that song.
Josh was part of the band “House of Heroes”
Before Josh Dun joined the Twenty One Pilots, he was part of a band called House of Heroes.
Bonus Fact
Both Josh and Tyler have not even graduated. Before joining the band, Tyler was an employee in a catering company while Josh worked in a music shop.
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