My music is really about people connecting with their identities, even if they aren't Jewish. — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
When people feel a certain religion claims to have all the answers, that's what turns them off. — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
A lot of people believe a lot of things. People also believe in a lot of ideas or hold tight to a… — 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… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
I think there is a tendency for people to get rigid and caught up in their beliefs of what is right and… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
A lot of people in the religious world believe that by secularizing, or viewing the changes as secular, such as dropping the… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
All my life I been waitin' for I been prayin' for, for the people to say that we don't want to fight… — 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
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
There are a lot of people who get me. There are a lot of people who don't. I wouldn't say there is… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
Today, I wanted to spend some time reading and responding to comments of fans on my Facebook page. Yes, there are great… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
Growing up, the way that I looked was very important to me. I was always trying to impress people, and when I… — 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
I do what I love, thank God. I get to make music and get inspiration through Judaism. I can see why people… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
In Judaism, there are a lot of rules - everything from which fingernail you cut first to which side you sleep on… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
In 2004, when I started recording my first CD, I was coming right out of yeshiva. So I had spent two years… — Matisyahu Copy Share Image
The kind of music I'm trying to make is conscious, to make people think and feel and get inspired. — 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
What is it to keep kosher? Is it eating kosher potato chips? Kosher is a bigger idea. I think it's about being… — 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
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