When it comes to the 4th of July, Tyler Rich admits he was pretty mischievous when he was a kid, because he was obsessed with fireworks from a very young age, but they were illegal in Northern California, where he grew up. “We’ve never gotten into anything crazy,” says Tyler, “other than, you know, like illegal fireworks, as much as we could get ‘em that weren’t allowed in California, firecrackers and stuff.”
As a kid Tyler thought it wasn’t fair that kids in other states could have fireworks but he and his friends couldn’t, so he says, “We did as much as we could and we never got caught, which was awesome.”
Now, as an adult, Tyler says, “Fourth of July is country music to me. It’s America, it’s fireworks, it’s loud, it’s exciting, it’s drinking, it’s barbecuing. Fourth of July is country and it’s one of my favorite holidays.”
Tyler, whose song, “The Difference,” is just starting to make its way up the charts, has this 4th of July off, so chances are he’ll be enjoying everything that represents 4th of July to him.
Tyler Rich – 4th of July :28
“Man, fireworks to me have always, just like any little kid, I was just obsessed with them. We’ve never gotten into anything crazy, other than you know like illegal fireworks, as much as we could get ‘em that weren’t allowed in California, firecrackers and stuff. But I was like. ‘Well how come these people in these other states get to play with firecrackers and we don’t? We should be allowed to.’ So we did as much as we could and we never got caught, which was awesome. Fourth of July is country music to me. It’s America, it’s fireworks, it’s loud, it’s exciting, it’s drinking, it’s barbecuing. Fourth of July is country and it’s one of my favorite holidays.”