Anthony Young goes by many different things depending on where he is. Tone. Big Tone. Tony. Anthony. And of course, TNT savage. Tone is a Junior Management major from Pittsburgh who came to Howard through athletics. Starting at a very early age, Young started playing multiple different sports ranging from baseball to soccer to Football. A family man through and through, he played baseball mostly to follow in his father and former minor leaguer Anthony Young Sr.’s footsteps. Despite being one of the biggest players for his age, Young had to have an opportunistic mindset. He was stacked behind talented players on his high school’s depth chart, and finally got serious Playing time his Senior year. Along the way, he picked up his offer from Howard, who was fresh off of the biggest college upset in history. Unfortunately for Young, he was unable to find his footing after tearing his meniscus during his Senior year. Fighting through adversity, Tone made starts as both a freshman and Sophomore while battling injuries. I asked him about the mental aspects of being injured and meeting expectations at the Division One level. The pandemic has put a halt on his long awaited return to the field, and he is patiently rehabbing his knee in Pittsburgh. We shifted gears at about the midway point of the interview to focusing on Young’s music from influences to process. December 20th is the target release date for his first real project, “Love Frustrations, having dropped singles here and appearing on other songs to date. Making music has helped Young further understand himself and pour his creative energy. Recorded 12.8.20. https://m.soundcloud.com/tony-young-18/maybe-it-was-prod-jaydot-x-eng?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=1
