Looks Can Be Deceptive

Singer-songwriter Tyson Yoshi speaks to Tatler about fame and fighting to be understood

By Tara Sobti.

‘‘Can you hear me?” echoes a British-accented voice over Zoom. With a tap, Tyson Yoshi appears onscreen. Dressed in a white Stüssy T-shirt, he calls Tatler from the steps of Blue Bottle Coffee in Central, unfazed by the bustling midweek scene around him. “Fame is quite annoying, if I’m being honest,” he says, incognito thanks to a baseball cap hiding his distinctive mane, which, in mid-July, is bleach-blond—a more subdued shade than his usual silver, pink or purple crop. “I try to maintain my normal life: I still take the MTR and bus. I’ll never let fame get to my head because I know it might be gone one day,” he says. Yoshi’s fame would appear to be more than just a flash in the pan. His songs have amassed more than…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2022

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