I don't spend afternoons practicing my guitar to get better. I do read, though, to get inspiration for my lyrics. — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
Choosing an acoustic guitar for a live setting can be different from picking out one for recording. One doesn't always work for… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
I would sit in my dorm room and write songs. I loved it. I was learning to sing and play guitar. I… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
I didn't start writing music until I was a sophomore in college. I would steal my roommate's guitar and sit on the… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
More than any other instrument, the relationship between an acoustic guitar and a microphone is super-important. The kind of mics that 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I love creating moments that feel bigger than just like an artist on stage. — 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 pain and… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
