I think, in a lot of ways, hip-hop is interesting to me because it's like the modern-day folk music. — Mat Kearney Folk Copy Share Image
My first album was hip-hop influenced, and my second was more of a singer-songwriter album. — Mat Kearney Album Copy Share Image
I was always into poetry and writing. So the urgency of spoken word is something that really has always appealed to me. — Mat Kearney Language Copy Share Image
I'm fighting to live and feel alive, But I can't feel a thing without you by my side. — Mat Kearney Being in love Copy Share Image
Somehow, my music really suits doctors making out in the syringe room. — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
I don't know how much I'm connected to the hip-hop scene, but I definitely lend from that urgency. — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
'City Of Black And White' was me trying to do something more mature, more adult contemporary. — Mat Kearney Black and white Copy Share Image
When I set out to write, I want to write something that will rip your heart out. — Mat Kearney Heart Copy Share Image
More than any other instrument, the relationship between an acoustic guitar and a microphone is super-important. The kind of mics that you… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
There are a lot of great recording artists, like Jack White and Jack Johnson, who stay confined inside a very small box,… — Mat Kearney Art Copy Share Image
There's something incredibly vulnerable about middle school for me. We're really impressionable during that period. The cement's still wet, so to speak,… — 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… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
I've had moments in my career when I've made more money and had more success than at other times, but I've realized… — Mat Kearney Career Copy Share Image
I had the lyric 'Chip Don't Go' and a few words, and my wife came in and said that it sounded like… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
When I set out to write, I want to write something that will rip your heart out and connect with you. Great… — Mat Kearney Genre 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… — Mat Kearney Being in love Copy Share Image
I am a micromanager, and I love being involved in every detail of my life, but in the big picture, you realize… — Mat Kearney Big picture Copy Share Image
I love creating. I am addicted to the drug of creation and creating things. I get a little depressed when I am… — Mat Kearney Challenges Copy Share Image
You write these songs which are really dear to you about your family or friends, loved ones, and then you get this… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
I am not an evangelist. I am not a preacher. I am a musician. That is what I know how to do.… — Mat Kearney Evangelists 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 Agendas Copy Share Image
It's been awesome going indie. I don't need to be on a major label. I love not having to walk into a… — Mat Kearney Day Copy Share Image
I didn't start writing music until I was a sophomore in college. I would steal my roommate's guitar and sit on the… — Mat Kearney Guitar Copy Share Image
When I barely got into college, the one thing I could do was write, so I became an English major. — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
I enjoy changing; I think it's more fun to try something different than to just do what you did last time. — Mat Kearney Change Copy Share Image
There's this song called 'Brad Chester,' which is like the depths of my family. It comes from a very personal place. — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
I love Bruce Springsteen's writing, but I grew up on '90s hip hop, like Tribe Called Quest. — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
I've always been a writer. I've always done writing or spoken-word, hip-hop stuff with my friends. — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
I'm actually named Matthew William Kearney: my middle name is named after my grandfather. — 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'm really influenced by '90s hip hop. A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul were my heroes growing up. — Mat Kearney Adventure Copy Share Image
When 'Young Love' came out, I was really excited, and it has been really special. — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
'Young Love' is about falling in love and dealing with your past so you can move forward. I wanted it to be… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
Hopefully, reading and being around great literature inspires me to write songs, but I'm not sure about that. — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
