Reading People Quotes by Matisyahu

I think my music has always been a mixture, depending on whom I'm working with - what band, what musicians, what producer.

— Matisyahu

It's unbelievable to me how sure people can be of themselves.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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,…

— 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…

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In this life you may lose your way. It might drive you crazy but don't let it phase you, no way.

— 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.

— 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…

— Matisyahu

I want to be close to you, yes, I'm so hungry. You're like water for my soul when it gets thirsty.

— 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…

— Matisyahu

I can show you where to dig, and what to dig for, but the digging you must do for yourself.

— Matisyahu