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" I'm a '90s music kid. "

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" I don't know how much I'm connected to the hip-hop scene, but I definitely lend from that urgency. "

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" 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 being happy has very little to do with any of that. "

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" God found me when I was at my lowest point. That was the first time in my life when I really felt like I understood who Jesus was - it was more than just knowing about Him: I felt like He met me in that time and place. "

" Getting married and really digging in with another human being can point out your greatest strengths and your greatest weaknesses. "

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" When 'Young Love' came out, I was really excited, and it has been really special. "

" I was an English major in college, so I really liked spoken word and poetry; it was what I did before I wrote music. "

" I think coming from the Northwest is something that's born in your blood. On my mom's side, I'm, like, a sixth-generation Oregonian. My family came over in the covered wagons, 'Oregon Trail'-video-game style. Maybe the pioneer mentality runs in my blood because they were all pioneers. "

" From my experience, I've been honest about who I am and what I believe and the motivation behind my music. But I've played it in arenas that are for all people. I've pretty much stuck to that model my whole career. "

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" I'm actually named Matthew William Kearney: my middle name is named after my grandfather. "

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" I was always into poetry and writing. So the urgency of spoken word is something that really has always appealed to me. "