Tyme recently suprised us with her very inspiring debut album A Matter Of Time. If you’re looking for soul music with a purpose with political and in your face lyrics then it’s time for Tyme. But enough of the pun, here’s the jazz-not-jazz interview with Tyme.
Q: Please tell me something about your musical influences, where you’re coming from and how and why you’ve decided to pursue a career in the music business?
Tyme: Some of my musical influences are Marvin Gaye, Jill Scott, Musiq, Billie Holliday, The Jones Girls, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles…I have a lot. Anyone that has a message in their music intrigues me.
Music has been a part of me since I was a child. It was very hard to try to pursue a career in anything else. When I first went to college, I was a biology major. By the end of the first semester, all of my classes were in music.
Q: Songs like Shorty or Momma offer some food for thought. Please tell me more about the stories behind these songs and what inspires you to write your lyrics in general.
Tyme: Shorty is a song I wrote on the plane ride back from Pennsylvania after my younger brother was killed. We kept talking about him coming to stay with me in Los Angeles but unfortunately he never made it. Momma is a song that actuall happened to a member of my family. Anytime I write it is going to be a story. Life inspires me.
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