--- title: "15 Out Quotes By Matisyahu" description: "15 Out quotes by Matisyahu. Plus more from Matisyahu and more Out sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1c/matisyahu-3197_being_when-i-started-wearing-a-yarmulke-i-want_177883.png" --- > [When I started wearing a yarmulke, I wanted to stand out or take the form of whatever was inspiring me. But now…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1c/matisyahu-3197_being_when-i-started-wearing-a-yarmulke-i-want_177883.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) > [In 2004, when I started recording my first CD, I was coming right out of yeshiva. So I had spent two years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/in-2004-when-i-started-recording-my-first-cd-i-was-coming-right-out/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a29/matisyahu-3197_cd_in-2004-when-i-started-recording-my-firs_1004102.png) > [There was a time when I was fighting with the decision as to whether or not a Hasidic man could go out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/there-was-a-time-when-i-was-fighting-with-the-decision-as-to-whether/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f9/matisyahu-3197_able_there-was-a-time-when-i-was-fighting-wit_920792.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) > [I don't partake, really, of any of the typical rock-star-lifestyle things you could think of. I try to be responsible when I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/i-don-t-partake-really-of-any-of-the-typical-rock-star-lifestyle/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef5/matisyahu-3197_any_i-don-t-partake-really-of-any-of-the-typ_1036475.png) > [I always knew I was different and that people had opinions about me. I guess I learned as best as I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/i-always-knew-i-was-different-and-that-people-had-opinions-about-me-i/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c9/matisyahu-3197_about_i-always-knew-i-was-different-and-that-p_3040092.png) > [I remember the moment when it hit me. I was walking down Amsterdam Avenue on the Upper West Side, and it felt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/i-remember-the-moment-when-it-hit-me-i-was-walking-down-amsterdam/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/665/matisyahu-3197_amsterdam_i-remember-the-moment-when-it-hit-me-i-w_620581.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) > [When I became religious, it was full-force for me. And, through the lifestyle of being out on the road with non-Jewish musicians,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/when-i-became-religious-it-was-full-force-for-me-and-through-the/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df0/matisyahu-3197_about_when-i-became-religious-it-was-full-forc_2779425.png) > [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) > [For me, it's always this constant battle and search when I'm out on stage as to where and when do I really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/for-me-it-s-always-this-constant-battle-and-search-when-i-m-out-on/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dca/matisyahu-3197_allow_for-me-it-s-always-this-constant-battle_1970851.png) > [I started out in the Chabad movement, and I started pretty closed up, with the idea of there being that 'this is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/i-started-out-in-the-chabad-movement-and-i-started-pretty-closed-up/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4c/matisyahu-3197_being_i-started-out-in-the-chabad-movement-and_253066.png) > [With music, you're working with a producer, and you walk out of the studio six hours later with a track that's almost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/with-music-you-re-working-with-a-producer-and-you-walk-out-of-the/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c8/matisyahu-3197_almost_with-music-you-re-working-with-a-produce_1837898.png) > [When a person listens to a good song, and they can look out at the world and their lives and see the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matisyahu/when-a-person-listens-to-a-good-song-and-they-can-look-out-at-the/) [Matisyahu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matisyahu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a8/matisyahu-3197_about_when-a-person-listens-to-a-good-song-and_2360201.jpg) ## Other authors on Out ## 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/out/matisyahu/#itemlist", "name": "15 Out Quotes By Matisyahu", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I started wearing a yarmulke, I wanted to stand out or take the form of whatever was inspiring me. 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