Somehow, my music really suits doctors making out in the syringe room. — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
The songs that you start to write that you are a little scared of can be the ones that you have to… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
Growing up in Eugene, Oregon, there was everything from The Notorious B.I.G. to Weezer playing in my car. — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
Hopefully, reading and being around great literature inspires me to write songs, but I'm not sure about that. — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
Generally, the songs that are the scariest ones are the ones that people connect to. — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
Songs like 'Learn To Love Again' and 'Rochester' and some of the more gut-wrenching ones deal with the pain of the younger… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
I had the lyric 'Chip Don't Go' and a few words, and my wife came in and said that it sounded like… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
When I set out to write, I want to write something that will rip your heart out and connect with you. Great… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
The criticism people could have of my music maybe is that it's somewhat schizophrenic at times. And if you don't like that,… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
I never play all new stuff, because you got to "dance with the girl that brought you" what is that saying? You… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
With 'City of Black & White,' I wanted a record that would make you feel good, that would sort of take you… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
I love to play the songs that got me to where I am. I like to take a little bit from all… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
There's this song called 'Brad Chester,' which is like the depths of my family. It comes from a very personal place. — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
There's a truth to the fact that it's hard to be real. It's easy to be indulgent. It's easy to be bubble… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
As an artist, you tend to gravitate to the opposite. I know, when I finish a song or an album, I'm interested… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
I am not an evangelist. I am not a preacher. I am a musician. That is what I know how to do.… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
Even on tour, where I perform songs from 'City Of Black And White,' I still do songs from 'Nothing Left To Lose.'… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
Just because you've written a song doesn't mean that you have pulled through. There are definitely songs where I embodied someone else's… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
I love creating. I am addicted to the drug of creation and creating things. I get a little depressed when I am… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
My artistic goal was to write something that's one hundred percent real and true to me and to this world. I tried… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
The first record blew up and sold really well. 'City of Black & White' didn't sell as well, and that's when you… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
My dad was a scratch golfer growing up. When I'm on the road, I always bring my clubs with me. — Mat Kearney Copy Share
With 'City of Black & White,' I wanted a record that would make you feel good, that would sort of take you up in… — Mat Kearney Copy Share
The first year I moved to Nashville, I started playing these songwriter nights with people like Nickel Creek, Duncan Sheik, and even Ryan Adams...… — Mat Kearney Copy Share
When we tour, there's always this unique quality to every town you visit... Touring, you get a sense of a collective identity for different… — Mat Kearney Copy Share
I meant what I said when I said until my dying day.I'm holding on to you, holding on to me.Maybe it's all gone black… — Mat Kearney Copy Share
God found me when I was at my lowest point. That was the first time in my life when I really felt like I… — Mat Kearney Copy Share
It's not the circumstances that determine who you're gonna be but how you deal with these problems and pains that come your way. — Mat Kearney Copy Share
I'm really influenced by '90s hip hop. A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul were my heroes growing up. — Mat Kearney Copy Share
Well, I never made a record to be in the Christian market. So when I made my record it was to exist in all… — Mat Kearney Copy Share
Just because you've written a song doesn't mean that you have pulled through. There are definitely songs where I embodied someone else's pain and… — Mat Kearney Copy Share
It's silly to throw things out or label things. You know, is U2 a Christian band, or was Johnny Cash a Christian country singer?… — Mat Kearney Copy Share
Generally, the songs that are the scariest ones are the ones that people connect to. — Mat Kearney Copy Share
I never got too specialized but did like the Southern Gothic writers like William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor. — Mat Kearney Copy Share
