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{{Center|''The Midnight Wiki had the pleasure of interviewing Tim and Tyler in celebration of 10 years of [[The Midnight]] and 10 years since the release of their debut EP [[Days of Thunder]]. Many topics were discussed in one of the longest interviews The Midnight has ever done!''}}<br>


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'''Timestamps'''
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* 0:00 - Prologue
* 1:04 - Intro
* 1:23 - How does it feel to be doing this for 10 years
* 2:44 - What are Tim and Tyler currently up to
* 4:39 - Tim and Tyler meeting for the first time, subsequent meetings and writing sessions, creating [[Days of Thunder]], sources of inspiration for synthwave
* 15:10 - Releasing demos on SoundCloud, getting an early boost from New Kids on The Block and their fans
* 17:06 - Finding an old Tim cover of a Keith Urban song
* 19:17 - Photos from 2014
* 20:37 - Releasing [[Days of Thunder]], having no deadlines, no early expectations, the freedom of releasing music not from a label, appearing on Outrun subreddit
* 26:52 - Moving forward as [[The Midnight]] and making [[Endless Summer]], differences between making songs for [[Days of Thunder]] vs. [[Endless Summer]], [[Sunset]] was offered to Dia Frampton
* 31:41 - First live shows, [[Turbo Drive: FM-84 & The Midnight|DNA Lounge show]] was slightly chaotic, bringing The Midnight's music to the stage, recruiting [[Jesse Molloy]], selling out SF and LA
* 46:42 - The story of [[The Midnight Remixed]], milestone album, working with Jacob Henry and Silk Music
* 53:03 - Working with [[Nikki Flores]], writing [[Jason]] with Nikki
* 56:16 - Posting song clips on Instagram, [[Bend]] was the only song cut from [[Endless Summer]], most of the demo snips were/are ideas and not full songs (Death Touch)
* 1:00:31 - Balancing act of posting song previews and not giving fans too much too soon, She Was Dreamin' of Boys, making songs on Twitch, band had a deal with Twitch
* 1:08:17 - Tim possibly singing on a The Midnight song again
* 1:09:00 - Status of next The Midnight album, goals for new music
* 1:11:43 - Knowing when a song is finished, are there any songs you wish you could go back and change something
* 1:15:22 - [[America 2]] being a precursor to the style of music on [[Heroes]], Timothy expresses his love for [[Souvenir]]
* 1:17:10 - Wrapping up, the future of The Midnight, entering a new phase, collaborating with more people, a parting message to the fans
* 1:23:00 - End
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{{Center|''Listen to Tim's cover of Cop Car by Keith Urban:''}}

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