Get your tickets to Bryson Tiller's next tour while you still can, because after the upcoming trek behind his recently announced self-titled album, you won't get a chance to see him live — or hear new music from him — for a long time.
The Louisville-born R&B stalwart revealed to Complex yesterday that, following the release of his forthcoming project on April 5, he plans to step away from music and focus on working in the video game design industry, maybe even as an intern.
"This [album] is probably gonna be my last one for a minute. I just want to take a hiatus, because my number one passion is video games," he said. "I've been designing a game for the past three years; been looking into internships for different companies. That's what I want to prioritize after this album comes out."
He went on to say that the decision was also inspired by a desire to spend more time with his family.
"My oldest daughter is 10 years old now. I'm tired of telling her that I got to work or I got to be in the studio," he expressed. "The thing about game design [is that] it's super cool because I could do it from anywhere. I could be next to her while she's gaming. It's just what I love to do and it doesn't feel like work."
Tiller isn't the first musician to get involved in the business side of video games recently — Snoop Dogg and his son Cordell Broadus launched a video games division of Death Row Records at the tail end of last year in an effort to expand representation in the gaming sector.
Check out Tiller's interview with Complex below.
