The first year I moved to Nashville, I started playing these songwriter nights with people like Nickel Creek, Duncan Sheik, and even… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
Generally, the songs that are the scariest ones are the ones that people connect to. — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
I think my faith is a huge part of my music. But for me, it didn't make sense to be in any… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
I've never shaped or crafted my music for any specific group of people. Whoever connects with it is fine with me. I… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
If you make people think they're thinking they'll like you, but if you make people actually think, then watch out, you're not… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
There are people I love in Nashville and would not want to go a day without talking to, but I want to… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
Ultimately, when you write from a vantage point of faith, humility, and openness to the world around you, people have to respond… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
From my experience, I've been honest about who I am and what I believe and the motivation behind my music. But I've… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
I think one of the things that I carry, and just my goals in life, is just encourage people and make them… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
My artistic goal was to write something that's one hundred percent real and true to me and to this world. I tried… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
The criticism people could have of my music maybe is that it's somewhat schizophrenic at times. And if you don't like that,… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
I played soccer. I was really known as an athlete. It was a shock to people that I was doing music. They… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
The problem in this country is people gravitate toward one genre, and that's what they embrace. I don't understand that. If you… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
You go to a Springsteen show, and half of the people are there to party and forget about their cares, and they're… — 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
