Ty Myers: "Every Time I See You Something Big Happens"
- Jul 27
- 3 min read
Written by Lauren Page | @LiveWithLP
Every time I interview Ty Myers, something huge seems to happen afterwards.
The first time we sat down, he was days away from becoming the youngest artist to ever play C2C Festival. Fast forward a few months and he's dropped his album, clocked up over a billion streams, put his own soulful spin on Amy Winehouse's Valerie and found himself opening stadiums across Europe for Luke Combs.
So naturally, standing backstage at Murrayfield ahead of two sold-out nights in Edinburgh, I reminded him that I'm clearly his lucky charm.
"I think so too," he laughs. "Every time I see you something big happens."
I'll take that.
Jokes aside, it's been pretty incredible watching Myers' rise over the last year. What's even more impressive is that, despite everything happening at lightning speed, he's still exactly the same guy I met earlier this year - humble, grateful and completely obsessed with music, in the best and most passionate way possible.
"We've been having a blast," he tells me. "The venues, the places we've been.. it's just amazing. It's a blessing to do what we do for a living and have this lifestyle. We're taking every day as it comes."
Considering we're chatting underneath Scotland's biggest stadium, you'd expect the conversation to revolve around the sheer size of the crowds. Instead, Myers is far more interested in talking about the people around him.
"I've been on tours before, but without a doubt this has been the best we've been treated," he says. "Luke's whole crew have been incredible. I haven't met one bad person on this whole tour. It just shows he runs a great ship."
That's something you hear a lot about Luke Combs, and hearing Ty bring it up without any prompting probably tells you everything you need to know.
The venues might have got bigger, but his approach hasn't really changed.
"The smaller the venue, the less work you have to do to find the energy," he explains. When the venues get bigger, it almost feels like you've got to earn the attention of the crowd." It's a mindset that takes him straight back to his early days playing breweries around Texas.
"Nobody had come to hear music," he laughs. "They'd come for a drink. I had to make them listen. That's what made me fall in love with music."
Honestly, that probably explains why he looks so comfortable walking out in front of 70,000 people. Whether it's a brewery or Murrayfield, it's still about winning people over one song at a time.
Away from the tour, Myers has also been working on something that's clearly close to his heart - a Willie Nelson tribute project. The idea came to him, as he puts it, while driving down the road.
"I thought, 'Why on earth does Willie Nelson not have a tribute album?' Then my next thought was, 'Why am I not the one making it?'". Simple as that.
Recording it took him right back to the music he grew up listening to with his dad, but there were certain songs he refused to touch. "There are some songs that are just perfect," he says. "Some songs you just shouldn't touch."
That respect for musical legends is something that runs right through Myers' music, and it's exactly why his recent cover of Amy Winehouse's Valerie feels so authentic rather than just another cover.
"We knew we had the UK and European tour coming up," he says. "What better way to win over the hearts of people here than with Amy Winehouse?"
Judging by the reaction it's getting every night, I'd say it worked.
Even with his own career taking off, Myers is still the sort of artist who's constantly shouting about other musicians. When I ask who people should be listening to, he barely hesitates.
First up is Benny G, who's been touring alongside him. "He's just ridiculously talented. One of those voices where if you hear him, you're going to follow it." His second pick is UK singer-songwriter Skye Newman. "I've been listening to her endlessly. She has such a cool sound."
I couldn't let him go without asking the question every UK fan is thinking. When are we finally getting headline shows over here?
He smiles, "They're in the works. We'll do it."
If the last few months have taught us anything, it's not to bet against Ty Myers. Every time we catch up, another box has been ticked off the list. Something tells me the next conversation might just be backstage before those long-awaited UK headline shows.
Read our review of the show here
Catch Ty Myers supporting Luke Combs at Wembley Stadium this weekend