--- title: "3 Material Quotes By Matisyahu" description: "3 Material quotes by Matisyahu. Plus more from Matisyahu and more Material sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1a/matisyahu-3197_birth_is-it-possible-hanukkah-doesn-t-inspire_33898.png" --- > [Is it possible Hanukkah doesn't inspire folksy songs? Plot lines may be a part. The Christmas story has a lot of material…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/is-it-possible-hanukkah-doesn-t-inspire-folksy-songs-plot-lines-may/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1a/matisyahu-3197_birth_is-it-possible-hanukkah-doesn-t-inspire_33898.png) > [As a kid, I was really into performing. I would do choruses, I would do musicals, whatever it was. And then, as…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f5/matisyahu-3197_acting_as-a-kid-i-was-really-into-performing-i_112944.png) > [With 'Light,' I collaborated with a lot of different producers and musicians I respected, and we all wrote and worked on material…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/with-light-i-collaborated-with-a-lot-of-different-producers-and/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/160/matisyahu-3197_before_with-light-i-collaborated-with-a-lot-of_2526486.jpg) ## Other authors on Material ## 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/material/matisyahu/#itemlist", "name": "3 Material Quotes By Matisyahu", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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 with. 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