Joseph explains that the story's themes of moral dilemma and choosing between the easy and the right decision inspired the name and formation of the band. Joseph came up with the band's name while studying All My Sons by Arthur Miller, a play about a man whose choice to send out faulty airplane parts for the good of his business and family caused the death of twenty one pilots during World War II.

The three eventually moved into a house of their own for a short period of time, where the first album was conceptualized and recorded, and began to play shows at clubs around the Columbus area. Impressed by the homemade studio Salih had built into his basement, the two began to work on music together, later inviting Thomas, a childhood friend of Joseph's, to join the band as bassist. While attending Ohio State University, Joseph struck up a friendship with Salih. The band was formed in 2009 in Columbus, Ohio by college friends Tyler Joseph, Nick Thomas, and Chris Salih. History 2009-2011: Formation and Twenty One Pilots The duo has won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. In addition, the single 'Heathens', recorded for the soundtrack of the film Suicide Squad, made the group the first alternative artist to have two concurrent top ten singles in the U.S. The duo achieved breakthrough success with their fourth album, Blurryface (2015), which produced the successful singles 'Stressed Out' and 'Ride'. Their label debut, Vessel, was released in 2013. They put out two self-released albums, Twenty One Pilots in 2009 and Regional at Best in 2011, before being signed by Fueled by Ramen in 2012. The duo rose to fame in the mid-2010s after several years of touring and independent releases.

The band was formed in 2009 by lead vocalist Tyler Joseph along with former members Nick Thomas and Chris Salih, who left in 2011, and currently consists of Joseph and drummer Josh Dun. Photo src: Twenty One Pilots (stylized as twenty one pilots, and sometimes as twenty øne piløts) is an American musical duo originating from Columbus, Ohio.

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