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" It's silly to throw things out or label things. You know, is U2 a Christian band, or was Johnny Cash a Christian country singer? I don't know, but they're pretty open about their faith. "

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" I had the lyric 'Chip Don't Go' and a few words, and my wife came in and said that it sounded like a good song. I thought I'd finish writing it up and posting it to YouTube. I didn't realize it was going to take off like it did. "

Mat Kearney

Good

Words

Writing

" As an artist, you tend to gravitate to the opposite. I know, when I finish a song or an album, I'm interested in doing something completely new. It doesn't always happen, but that's the idea. My poor fans - I don't know if they love that or hate that. "

" When I barely got into college, the one thing I could do was write, so I became an English major. "

" Paul Simon is the king! "

" I love to play the songs that got me to where I am. I like to take a little bit from all of my records and mix it up. "

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

" All of my acoustic playing came from my songwriting. All of the chords I've learned and all of the voicings I play them in are a direct result of composing. "

" I don't think, to be a traveler, you have to reject setting roots up. "

" Being from Oregon, it's part of who I am. "

" 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. "

" The criticism people could have of my music maybe is that it's somewhat schizophrenic at times. And if you don't like that, it could bother you. "

" Money definitely does not equal success in recording. "

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

" Hopefully, reading and being around great literature inspires me to write songs, but I'm not sure about that. "

Mat Kearney

Write

Literature

" When I set out to write, I want to write something that will rip your heart out and connect with you. Great songs connect beyond genre and style. "

" I think you can hear all my hip hop influences in 'Just Kids.' "

" There are people I love in Nashville and would not want to go a day without talking to, but I want to see the world. "

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

" I've never shaped or crafted my music for any specific group of people. Whoever connects with it is fine with me. I don't care where they come from. "

" Somehow, my music really suits doctors making out in the syringe room. "

" I've always sought to get after something that's foundational in people. That comes through my faith, through my belief in life, through trying to hit something that's true every time. I think that's really where you move people, when you touch on something that's true, that's not based on fluff or based on a moment or a movement. "

" 'Nothing Left to Lose' was an album that I wrote in my bedroom, and you don't know who is listening or who cares. "

" I'm really influenced by '90s hip hop. A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul were my heroes growing up. "

" For my father, he didn't know what 'Grey's Anatomy' was. He didn't know who John Mayer was. But when I showed up on the 'Law & Order' TNT promo spot, he thought, 'Wow, my son has made it.' "

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

Mat Kearney

Kid

Music

" Choosing an acoustic guitar for a live setting can be different from picking out one for recording. One doesn't always work for the other. The sonic properties can be vastly different. "

" I grew up in Oregon, so there was always a lot of that folksy, Bob Marley stuff. There was a mural of Bob Marley on a wall at my high school. "

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

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

" My songs have a layer of melancholy. "