As a kid, I was really into performing. I would do choruses, I would do musicals, whatever it was. And then, as… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
When I started wearing a yarmulke, I wanted to stand out or take the form of whatever was inspiring me. But now… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
I felt a real strong connection and still do with Hanukkah. So it started out by doing concerts on Hanukkah, the Festival… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
I think when you're a fan of music - at least the way I've been a fan to artists that have really… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
When I was 17, I listened to reggae music. I loved Bob Marley. I started growing dreadlocks. It's always been my way,… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
When I'm meditating on an idea, I try to let the idea completely saturate me to the point where I feel like… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
I remember the moment when it hit me. I was walking down Amsterdam Avenue on the Upper West Side, and it felt… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
When I went to see certain shows when I was a kid, they changed my life. They made me tap into that… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
There was a time when I was fighting with the decision as to whether or not a Hasidic man could go out… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
Vocal rest is awesome. It is like any kind of fast. Firstly, it is a purification of speech. It made me realize… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
When I listen to music, there's usually some aspect of that music that I like, and that's what I take and try… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
I feel there's a lot of anti-Israel sentiment in the world and a lot of ignorance about what Israel is and does.… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
I kind of think that music in general is a sacred thing, and that's what music has kind of always been for… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
It's a holistic process for me during a show. I'm always focusing on the technical aspects of my voice. I try to… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
For me, it's always this constant battle and search when I'm out on stage as to where and when do I really… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
It was a really strange way that I came into music. Once I gave voice to it, the pit of emotions that… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
Music has always been such an amazing tool for me to access self and emotion. — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
When I became religious, it was full-force for me. And, through the lifestyle of being out on the road with non-Jewish musicians,… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
I always knew I was different and that people had opinions about me. I guess I learned as best as I can… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
I'm not an expert in instruments, beat programming, or electronics. For some people it's all about doing it themselves. But for me,… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
Music is my first love and the thing that I feel extremely connected to. I feel like I still have a long… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
I think my music has always been a mixture, depending on whom I'm working with - what band, what musicians, what producer. — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
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… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
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… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
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. — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
I think that listening to music or creating music is a spiritual undertaking, so the process of creating music, you know, involves listening. It… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
At a certain point, I felt the need to submit to a higher level of religiosity to move away from my intuition and to… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
As a kid, I was really into performing. I would do choruses, I would do musicals, whatever it was. And then, as a teenager,… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
One of the first places where I started to respond to song lyrics was in reggae music. A lot of what I was responding… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
In this life you may lose your way. It might drive you crazy but don't let it phase you, no way. — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
People get so caught up in needing to know and having to prove themselves to be right, and I'm blown away by this. — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
When I started wearing a yarmulke, I wanted to stand out or take the form of whatever was inspiring me. But now I think… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
