--- title: "10 Make Quotes By Matisyahu" description: "10 Make quotes by Matisyahu. Plus more from Matisyahu and more Make sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/408/matisyahu-3197_ability_the-best-part-of-touring-is-the-opportun_2063434.png" --- > [The best part of touring is the opportunity to make the music. You get to do what you love and have the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/the-best-part-of-touring-is-the-opportunity-to-make-the-music-you-get/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/408/matisyahu-3197_ability_the-best-part-of-touring-is-the-opportun_2063434.png) > [The place that I'm trying to come from and where I'm trying to make music from is when I feel like I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/the-place-that-i-m-trying-to-come-from-and-where-i-m-trying-to-make/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2a/matisyahu-3197_able_the-place-that-i-m-trying-to-come-from-a_1994701.png) > [The kind of music I'm trying to make is conscious, to make people think and feel and get inspired.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/the-kind-of-music-i-m-trying-to-make-is-conscious-to-make-people/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebf/matisyahu-3197_conscious_the-kind-of-music-i-m-trying-to-make-is_3216997.png) > [When I listen to music, there's usually some aspect of that music that I like, and that's what I take and try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/when-i-listen-to-music-there-s-usually-some-aspect-of-that-music-that/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/954/matisyahu-3197_aspect_when-i-listen-to-music-there-s-usually-s_1170192.png) > [When I first started reading about the kabbalists, I would hear about them being seen in strange places. It would turn out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/when-i-first-started-reading-about-the-kabbalists-i-would-hear-about/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c1/matisyahu-3197_about_when-i-first-started-reading-about-the-k_2817884.jpg) > [I felt a real strong connection and still do with Hanukkah. So it started out by doing concerts on Hanukkah, the Festival…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/i-felt-a-real-strong-connection-and-still-do-with-hanukkah-so-it/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c03/matisyahu-3197_about_i-felt-a-real-strong-connection-and-stil_210258.png) > [I'm not an expert in instruments, beat programming, or electronics. For some people it's all about doing it themselves. But for me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/i-m-not-an-expert-in-instruments-beat-programming-or-electronics-for/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c15/matisyahu-3197_about_i-m-not-an-expert-in-instruments-beat-pr_3102708.png) > [There are so many rules in Judaism, and if you get into them and you get obsessed and you have the kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/there-are-so-many-rules-in-judaism-and-if-you-get-into-them-and-you/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b7/matisyahu-3197_bit_there-are-so-many-rules-in-judaism-and-i_3058119.png) > [I do what I love, thank God. I get to make music and get inspiration through Judaism. I can see why people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/i-do-what-i-love-thank-god-i-get-to-make-music-and-get-inspiration/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/760/matisyahu-3197_always_i-do-what-i-love-thank-god-i-get-to-make_1671780.jpg) > [It's a holistic process for me during a show. I'm always focusing on the technical aspects of my voice. I try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/it-s-a-holistic-process-for-me-during-a-show-i-m-always-focusing-on/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/216/matisyahu-3197_always_it-s-a-holistic-process-for-me-during-a_1931547.png) ## Other authors on Make ## More by Matisyahu > [I think my music has always been a mixture, depending on whom I'm working with - what band, what musicians, what producer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/i-think-my-music-has-always-been-a-mixture-depending-on-whom-i-m/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) > [It's unbelievable to me how sure people can be of themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/it-s-unbelievable-to-me-how-sure-people-can-be-of-themselves/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) > [I thank you to my God, now I finally got it right and I'll fight with all of my heart and all my soul…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/i-thank-you-to-my-god-now-i-finally-got-it-right-and-i-ll-fight-with/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) > [Is it possible Hanukkah doesn't inspire folksy songs? Plot lines may be a part. The Christmas story has a lot of material to work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/is-it-possible-hanukkah-doesn-t-inspire-folksy-songs-plot-lines-may/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) > [People aren't religious because it's easy not to be. Like anything, it's habitual, and once it's a habit it's no longer hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/people-aren-t-religious-because-it-s-easy-not-to-be-like-anything-it/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) > [I think that listening to music or creating music is a spiritual undertaking, so the process of creating music, you know, involves listening. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/i-think-that-listening-to-music-or-creating-music-is-a-spiritual/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) > [At a certain point, I felt the need to submit to a higher level of religiosity to move away from my intuition and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/at-a-certain-point-i-felt-the-need-to-submit-to-a-higher-level-of/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) > [As a kid, I was really into performing. I would do choruses, I would do musicals, whatever it was. And then, as a teenager,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/as-a-kid-i-was-really-into-performing-i-would-do-choruses-i-would-do/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) > [One of the first places where I started to respond to song lyrics was in reggae music. A lot of what I was responding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/one-of-the-first-places-where-i-started-to-respond-to-song-lyrics-was/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) > [In this life you may lose your way. It might drive you crazy but don't let it phase you, no way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/in-this-life-you-may-lose-your-way-it-might-drive-you-crazy-but-don-t/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) > [People get so caught up in needing to know and having to prove themselves to be right, and I'm blown away by this.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/people-get-so-caught-up-in-needing-to-know-and-having-to-prove/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) > [When I started wearing a yarmulke, I wanted to stand out or take the form of whatever was inspiring me. But now I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/when-i-started-wearing-a-yarmulke-i-wanted-to-stand-out-or-take-the/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) > [I want to be close to you, yes, I'm so hungry. You're like water for my soul when it gets thirsty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/i-want-to-be-close-to-you-yes-i-m-so-hungry-you-re-like-water-for-my/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) > [I felt a real strong connection and still do with Hanukkah. So it started out by doing concerts on Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/i-felt-a-real-strong-connection-and-still-do-with-hanukkah-so-it/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) > [I can show you where to dig, and what to dig for, but the digging you must do for yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/i-can-show-you-where-to-dig-and-what-to-dig-for-but-the-digging-you/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/make/matisyahu/#itemlist", "name": "10 Make Quotes By Matisyahu", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The best part of touring is the opportunity to make the music. 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