Maybe it’s the fact that his Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival sold out the day before our conversation, but Odd Future’s Tyler The Creator feels wonderful when I reach out to him on the phone. This week has not been stressful. Life is good,” he says.
The annual festival, taking place this weekend (Nov. 12 and 13) in Los Angeles, will expand this year to two days for the first time. And while Tyler modestly says, “I’m friends with some rappers, so I’m putting them in the mix,” he still has some of the biggest names in the game this year with ASAP Rocky, Chance The Rapper, Lil’ Wayne, Anderson Paak and more, as well as an eclectic mix of other artists, adding Erykah Badu, Death Grips, jazz star Kamasi Washington, Sleigh Bells and more.
Camp Flog Gnaw, now in its fifth year, is Tyler’s vision in many ways, whose imprint on carnival goes beyond selecting a diversity of music stars.
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“I make garments so you see all the clothes there and all my art is everywhere,” she says. “It’s just their own global because it’s honesto. no to have those crazy sponsors saying, ‘Hey, we’ve got to use this,’ bad taste stuff. It’s just, “Hey, that’s going to be great, let’s give it a try. “And then that’s what it is.
As an aspiring entrepreneur, Tyler understands that Camp Flog Graw’s continued good fortune can open many doors for him that even platinum records couldn’t open for him.
“The past fortune of this allows me to have looks for him to do anything else interesting that he needs to do,” he explains. and I say, “Hey, let me paint all the buses in Los Angeles pink. “, carnival is one of the things that’s on my resume that will allow me to do something cool that has nothing to do with carnival or anything.
He may not say exactly who he’s talking to, but he says Camp Flog’s growing popularity has led him to meetings he otherwise wouldn’t have had.
“The good fortune of that has allowed me to go into places with certain corporations and other people to communicate and it’s wonderful because my music alone wouldn’t have done that,” he says. “It allows other people to see another aspect of me besides me saying things in a rhythm. It allows me to enter rooms with other people and corporations that I admire, so far it has worked.
Musicians turned into salesmen are less unusual than musicians who become actors. Tyler has an artist he admires more than anyone else for his ability to move from music to business.
“Jay Z is great, I love Jay Z, the way he left,” Tyler said. many other people who. When you think about your own business, come on, it’s great. He tries to retire at a young age and not have to worry about anything, I think he is one of the few people he knows. How to run your business and make things work. I wouldn’t know how he lives.
Right now, Tyler rarely focuses much on music, he says, “I haven’t done a lot of paintings about music, I’m just completing carnival and I’m running around in clothes and designing things,” but Camp Flog shows that his love because music is also more potent than ever. For him, the most productive component of the festival is seeing his favorite artists.
“I can see them as a fan on a designated domain or just as a fan because I might never have been able to attend any of their exhibitions when I was younger, that’s what’s fun for me. Being able to look at them right in front, sing all the lyrics is my favorite component,” he says.
Over the years, there have been some notable sets for him, adding the one he’s looking for more for this year as well. “Pharrell played a lot of N. E. R. D. songs. which he hasn’t done in years, it’s great. Kanye made my favorite song of him, it’s called “Late”, in Late Registration, only 4 other people know it. I have to do this song with him. Those are the two maximum productive moments,” he says. This year I’m super excited for Erykah Badu, I love her so much. “