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title: "2 Elevation Quotes By Matt Nathanson"
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> [It's like a spiritual elevation that occurs when you're playing and becoming one with the instrument or players on the stage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-nathanson/it-s-like-a-spiritual-elevation-that-occurs-when-you-re-playing-and/)

[Matt Nathanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-nathanson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/468/matt-nathanson-26553_becoming_it-s-like-a-spiritual-elevation-that-occ_1270335.png)

> [When I play, I open up. I'm in the heat of the performance and it's a healing thing. It's great! It's like a spiritual elevation that occurs when you're playing and becoming one with the instrument or players on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-nathanson/when-i-play-i-open-up-i-m-in-the-heat-of-the-performance-and-it-s-a/)

[Matt Nathanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-nathanson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3d/matt-nathanson-26553_becoming_when-i-play-i-open-up-i-m-in-the-heat-of_2096790.png)

## More by Matt Nathanson

> [When I was a kid I just had headphones on all the time, and it changed the way I see things and the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-nathanson/when-i-was-a-kid-i-just-had-headphones-on-all-the-time-and-it-changed/)

[Matt Nathanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-nathanson/)

> [The only way I get back to my center is either by talking to my wife or by spending time by myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-nathanson/the-only-way-i-get-back-to-my-center-is-either-by-talking-to-my-wife/)

[Matt Nathanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-nathanson/)

> [“I miss the sound of your voice, the loudest thing in my head”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-nathanson/i-miss-the-sound-of-your-voice-the-loudest-thing-in-my-head/)

[Matt Nathanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-nathanson/)

> [I just want my kid to not hate and to be a good human. That's what you try to do. You hope that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-nathanson/i-just-want-my-kid-to-not-hate-and-to-be-a-good-human-that-s-what-you/)

[Matt Nathanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-nathanson/)

> [I like interacting with human beings, so being on stage feels like a larger version of that - kind of like throwing a party.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-nathanson/i-like-interacting-with-human-beings-so-being-on-stage-feels-like-a/)

[Matt Nathanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-nathanson/)

> [“Come on get higher, Loosen my lips ... Faith and desire and the swing of your hips Just pull me down hard, and drown…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-nathanson/come-on-get-higher-loosen-my-lips-faith-and-desire-and-the-swing-of/)

[Matt Nathanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-nathanson/)

> [I feel vulnerable a lot interacting with human beings and being honest with people, and if I read their energy kind of not getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-nathanson/i-feel-vulnerable-a-lot-interacting-with-human-beings-and-being/)

[Matt Nathanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-nathanson/)

> [It's like a spiritual elevation that occurs when you're playing and becoming one with the instrument or players on the stage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-nathanson/it-s-like-a-spiritual-elevation-that-occurs-when-you-re-playing-and/)

[Matt Nathanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-nathanson/)

> [I like interacting with human beings, so being on stage feels like a larger version of that - kind of like throwing a party.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-nathanson/i-like-interacting-with-human-beings-so-being-on-stage-feels-like-a-2/)

[Matt Nathanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-nathanson/)

> [I'll forget about you long enough to forget why I need to](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-nathanson/i-ll-forget-about-you-long-enough-to-forget-why-i-need-to/)

[Matt Nathanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-nathanson/)

> [It's amazing, the look in your eyes, like you could save me, but you won't even try](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-nathanson/it-s-amazing-the-look-in-your-eyes-like-you-could-save-me-but-you-won/)

[Matt Nathanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-nathanson/)

> [I would be heavenly if baby you'd just rescue me now](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-nathanson/i-would-be-heavenly-if-baby-you-d-just-rescue-me-now/)

[Matt Nathanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-nathanson/)

> [I miss the sound of your voice.. and I miss the rush of your skin and I miss the still of the silence as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-nathanson/i-miss-the-sound-of-your-voice-and-i-miss-the-rush-of-your-skin-and-i/)

[Matt Nathanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-nathanson/)

> [When I play, I open up. I'm in the heat of the performance and it's a healing thing. It's great! It's like a spiritual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-nathanson/when-i-play-i-open-up-i-m-in-the-heat-of-the-performance-and-it-s-a/)

[Matt Nathanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-nathanson/)

> [Staying present and staying myself in the midst of others is important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-nathanson/staying-present-and-staying-myself-in-the-midst-of-others-is-important/)

[Matt Nathanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-nathanson/)

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