There are records that you just sink into. They coincide with what you’re going through and become an ally. If our records do that for people, that’s the greatest compliment I could ever receive. That’s one of the reasons making… — Matt Berninger Copy Share Image
When you realize that the baby's healthy and born, it's a release and you're so happy. — Matt Berninger Copy Share
Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave know best. Although I wear a lot of jeans, I've been told that Nick Cave doesn't own a pair… — Matt Berninger Copy Share
Weirdly, I was still trying to be the older brother, and trying to get him [Tom Berninger] to try to be more like me… — Matt Berninger Copy Share
It takes us a long time to write a song that we all really like, so it makes sense that it would take a… — Matt Berninger Copy Share
When it comes to lyrics, I just write down a lot of things, and only a very tiny fraction of it, I think, is… — Matt Berninger Copy Share
A song is a song and, if I am emotionally connected to do it, whether it is sad or not sad, I am going… — Matt Berninger Copy Share
I'm doing a little freelance work, and I think everybody's trying to take their minds off rock and roll for a little while and… — Matt Berninger Copy Share
I'm a stubborn guy that loses his temper, sometimes driving the station wagon in the wrong direction for hours and hours and never admitting… — Matt Berninger Copy Share
I love to make songs out of some of those shadows - you know, some of the things you lie awake thinking about, social… — Matt Berninger Copy Share
A lot of my lyrics are approximate meaning without me knowing why they sound right. — Matt Berninger Copy Share
The same song can have drastically different feels and personalities just by changing some minor things. A different drumbeat or some vocal overdub could… — Matt Berninger Copy Share
I focus on the words and then I have fun putting together the music after. — Matt Berninger Copy Share
