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[Music] some bands seem always beyond
some bands seem always beyond
some bands seem always beyond description so hopefully these facts
description so hopefully these facts
description so hopefully these facts will shed some light on the American
will shed some light on the American
will shed some light on the American musical duo welcome to watchmojo.com and
musical duo welcome to watchmojo.com and
musical duo welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be counting down our picks
today we’ll be counting down our picks
today we’ll be counting down our picks for the top five facts about twenty one
for the top five facts about twenty one
for the top five facts about twenty one pilots before we begin we publish new
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we’ll be taking a look at the
we’ll be taking a look at the alternative duo that’s been making some
alternative duo that’s been making some
alternative duo that’s been making some serious traction in the 2010 when I
serious traction in the 2010 when I
serious traction in the 2010 when I think about insecurities and my
think about insecurities and my
think about insecurities and my insecurities getting the best of me the
insecurities getting the best of me the
insecurities getting the best of me the things that I think of our kind of a
things that I think of our kind of a
things that I think of our kind of a feeling of suffocation and then also the
feeling of suffocation and then also the
feeling of suffocation and then also the things that I you know create with my
things that I you know create with my
things that I you know create with my hands very insecure about what I create
hands very insecure about what I create
hands very insecure about what I create number five they’ve undergone major
number five they’ve undergone major
number five they’ve undergone major lineup changes in 2009 college friends
lineup changes in 2009 college friends
lineup changes in 2009 college friends Tyler Joseph Nick Thomas and Chris Sully
Tyler Joseph Nick Thomas and Chris Sully
Tyler Joseph Nick Thomas and Chris Sully got together to form a band
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[Music] while he enjoyed moderate success in the
while he enjoyed moderate success in the
while he enjoyed moderate success in the beginning as they toured their home
beginning as they toured their home
beginning as they toured their home state of Ohio the band lost Sully in
state of Ohio the band lost Sully in
state of Ohio the band lost Sully in 2011 followed shortly thereafter by
2011 followed shortly thereafter by
2011 followed shortly thereafter by Thomas both cited time commitments as
Thomas both cited time commitments as
Thomas both cited time commitments as the problem and bid farewell to their
the problem and bid farewell to their
the problem and bid farewell to their fans via Facebook with only one original
fans via Facebook with only one original
fans via Facebook with only one original member left former House of Heroes
member left former House of Heroes
member left former House of Heroes touring member Josh Dunn was invited in
touring member Josh Dunn was invited in
touring member Josh Dunn was invited in despite the major changes in the lineup
despite the major changes in the lineup
despite the major changes in the lineup the new duo kept the name and moved
the new duo kept the name and moved
the new duo kept the name and moved forward from there so I’m thinking my
forward from there so I’m thinking my
forward from there so I’m thinking my mama
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[Applause] and number four their ski masks
and number four their ski masks
and number four their ski masks represent eighth lessness we’re not
represent eighth lessness we’re not
represent eighth lessness we’re not trying to be completely faceless because
trying to be completely faceless because
trying to be completely faceless because that’s kind of impossible because
that’s kind of impossible because
that’s kind of impossible because obviously right now we would be doing an
obviously right now we would be doing an
obviously right now we would be doing an interview with our masks on that’s what
interview with our masks on that’s what
interview with our masks on that’s what we were going for many bands / brands
we were going for many bands / brands
we were going for many bands / brands rely on a look to catch the attention of
rely on a look to catch the attention of
rely on a look to catch the attention of their audience B it’s crazy get-ups or
their audience B it’s crazy get-ups or
their audience B it’s crazy get-ups or alternate personas when they found out
alternate personas when they found out
alternate personas when they found out they were lacking that second look
they were lacking that second look
they were lacking that second look required from audiences to achieve a
required from audiences to achieve a
required from audiences to achieve a breakthrough the duo began incorporating
breakthrough the duo began incorporating
breakthrough the duo began incorporating balaclavas into their performances the
balaclavas into their performances the
balaclavas into their performances the surprising appearance was finally enough
surprising appearance was finally enough
surprising appearance was finally enough to make audience members sit up and take
to make audience members sit up and take
to make audience members sit up and take notice the concept of the ski masks was
notice the concept of the ski masks was
notice the concept of the ski masks was born out of the idea that their
born out of the idea that their
born out of the idea that their listeners should connect with the music
listeners should connect with the music
listeners should connect with the music rather than the musician by taking their
rather than the musician by taking their
rather than the musician by taking their faces out of the equation they figured
faces out of the equation they figured
faces out of the equation they figured the audience would be able to relate
the audience would be able to relate
the audience would be able to relate better the skeleton click the band sky
better the skeleton click the band sky
better the skeleton click the band sky base has responded positively
base has responded positively
base has responded positively [Music]
number three the duo are Christian and
number three the duo are Christian and Hank is all twenty one pilots members
Hank is all twenty one pilots members
Hank is all twenty one pilots members past and present have self-identified as
past and present have self-identified as
past and present have self-identified as Christian in fact both current members
Christian in fact both current members
Christian in fact both current members Tyler and Josh graduated from Christian
Tyler and Josh graduated from Christian
Tyler and Josh graduated from Christian high schools and Tyler has even lent his
high schools and Tyler has even lent his
high schools and Tyler has even lent his acting talents to a video series by 514
acting talents to a video series by 514
acting talents to a video series by 514 a church where he interned Plus while
a church where he interned Plus while
a church where he interned Plus while the duo draws from their upbringing for
the duo draws from their upbringing for
the duo draws from their upbringing for inspiration and their theological
inspiration and their theological
inspiration and their theological knowledge informs their songwriting they
knowledge informs their songwriting they
knowledge informs their songwriting they do not consider themselves a Christian
do not consider themselves a Christian
do not consider themselves a Christian band while faith plays an important role
band while faith plays an important role
band while faith plays an important role in their private lives they keep
in their private lives they keep
in their private lives they keep religion out of their act instead they
religion out of their act instead they
religion out of their act instead they keep their songs focused on broader
keep their songs focused on broader
keep their songs focused on broader messages of humility hardwork
messages of humility hardwork
messages of humility hardwork independence and the importance of
independence and the importance of
independence and the importance of friends and family
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[Applause] number two neither member plays the
number two neither member plays the
number two neither member plays the guitar even with true rock and roll into
guitar even with true rock and roll into
guitar even with true rock and roll into decline
decline
decline it is pretty unusual to come across a
it is pretty unusual to come across a
it is pretty unusual to come across a band without at least one guitar
band without at least one guitar
band without at least one guitar however since neither Joseph nor Dunn
however since neither Joseph nor Dunn
however since neither Joseph nor Dunn play the instruments they don’t tend to
play the instruments they don’t tend to
play the instruments they don’t tend to incorporate the sound into their music
incorporate the sound into their music
incorporate the sound into their music relying instead on piano ukulele
relying instead on piano ukulele
relying instead on piano ukulele synthesizers bass and of course drums in
synthesizers bass and of course drums in
synthesizers bass and of course drums in part this has helped to give the band or
part this has helped to give the band or
part this has helped to give the band or unique sound which fans and critics
unique sound which fans and critics
unique sound which fans and critics alike have had a hard time labeling
alike have had a hard time labeling
alike have had a hard time labeling while the band described themselves as
while the band described themselves as
while the band described themselves as electro pop / alt hip-hop fans have come
electro pop / alt hip-hop fans have come
electro pop / alt hip-hop fans have come up with more creative schizophrenic pop
up with more creative schizophrenic pop
up with more creative schizophrenic pop or schizoid pop as their unofficial
or schizoid pop as their unofficial
or schizoid pop as their unofficial sub-genre number one the name twenty one
sub-genre number one the name twenty one
sub-genre number one the name twenty one pilots comes from a play back in 2009
pilots comes from a play back in 2009
pilots comes from a play back in 2009 Joseph was studying Arthur Miller’s All
Joseph was studying Arthur Miller’s All
Joseph was studying Arthur Miller’s All My Sons for a college class based on a
My Sons for a college class based on a
My Sons for a college class based on a true story the play focuses on a man who
true story the play focuses on a man who
true story the play focuses on a man who sold defective airplane parts because he
sold defective airplane parts because he
sold defective airplane parts because he needed the Commission’s to support his
needed the Commission’s to support his
needed the Commission’s to support his family but 21 pilots died as a result
family but 21 pilots died as a result
family but 21 pilots died as a result inspired by that moral dilemma of having
inspired by that moral dilemma of having
inspired by that moral dilemma of having to pick between write and easy actions
to pick between write and easy actions
to pick between write and easy actions the band found their name by the end of
the band found their name by the end of
the band found their name by the end of the year they had released their debut
the year they had released their debut
the year they had released their debut self-titled album and they went on tour
self-titled album and they went on tour
self-titled album and they went on tour shortly thereafter while the band has
shortly thereafter while the band has
shortly thereafter while the band has evolved greatly over the years the name
evolved greatly over the years the name
evolved greatly over the years the name hasn’t changed to play pretend give each
hasn’t changed to play pretend give each
hasn’t changed to play pretend give each other different names we would build a
other different names we would build a
other different names we would build a rocket ship another smartphone if you
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