DYLAN BERESFORD Tomorrow Might Be Better When did you first get into music? I think my earliest memory of really getting into music had to be when American Idiot by Green Day came out. I just thought those guys were so cool, and wanted to be like Mike Dirnt, so I bought a bass, and the rest is wonderful history. Who or What inspired you to pursue a career in music? I’ve always been in and out of bands; I thought being a career musician would be amazing but I knew it would be a difficult trail. My high school pop punk band put out a really (and I mean really) rough EP out, and that was that. This is part of the reason why I am so excited to release this single, and then the following EP I am working on. I really put my all into this project and I am so excited to see how it turns out.
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How has your music evolved since you first began creating music? This is a great question, because I found the evolution I personally had very interesting. I grew up on pop punk and alternative rock, and had always wanted to play in pop punk bands. When I started writing for Tomorrow Might Be Better, it had a different atmosphere. I appreciate what pop punk did for me, but with post rock I feel like I can put much more feeling into the music, and be more freeform and creative than what I had ever been able to do with pop punk.
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If you were forced to choose only one, which emotion, more than any other drives you to stay in this tough business? Is it joy, anger, desire, passion or pride and why? If I had to pick, it would be passion. Music has been one of my most loyal companions. It has helped me through some incredibly dark places, and I know how powerful it can be. I have passion in what I write, especially because I know I might be able to help someone get through something difficult with the help of my music. Which ingredient do you think makes you special and unique as a performing artist in an industry overflowing with new faces and ideas? I think I have a few special ingredients. One is the fact that I am a recovering heroin addict and alcoholic, and I am very open about so others like me don’t feel alone. I want to provide some hope and let others who are struggling know recovery is possible. I will have 2 years in July! Another ingredient is the fact that I truly try to transcribe a feeling, a thought, a situation into music form without using any words. I think I do that pretty well, and that’s what my songs are built off of. What has been your biggest challenge as an artist? Have you been able to overcome that challenge? If so, how? I think the biggest challenge I face, not just as an artist,
