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Mat Kearney

American Musician

Born: Dec 1, 1978

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There's this song called 'Brad Chester,' which is like the depths of my family. It comes from a very personal place. Mat Kearney

Family Song Like Brad Very Personal Place Which Depths

I'm a '90s music kid. Mat Kearney

Music Kid

I can't help but do things my own way. Mat Kearney

Own Way My Own Help Things

The problem in this country is people gravitate toward one genre, and that's what they embrace. I don't understand that. If you hit me with Bell Biv Devoe meets country, well, I like the sound of that concept. Mat Kearney

Me You People Problem Country Meets Embrace Toward Like Concept Well Genre Understand Sound Hit Bell Gravitate

You go to a Springsteen show, and half of the people are there to party and forget about their cares, and they're being drawn to this visceral experience. And then the other half, you know, has lived and died with his 'Nebraska' album and considers him one of the greatest poets. Mat Kearney

You Experience People Half Party Other Cares Considers Visceral Drawn About Poets Know Him Greatest Go Springsteen His Forget Died Being Then Show Lived Nebraska Album

When we tour, there's always this unique quality to every town you visit... Touring, you get a sense of a collective identity for different cities. That's one of the things I love about my job. Mat Kearney

The first album was literally the first 12 songs I've ever written. Mat Kearney

First Songs Written Literally Ever Album

Generally, the songs that are the scariest ones are the ones that people connect to. Mat Kearney

People Scariest Generally Songs Connect

Minneapolis has always been a very special place for me. Mat Kearney

Me Minneapolis Always Been Very Place Special Special Place

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. Mat Kearney

I love Michigan. Mat Kearney

Love Michigan

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. Mat Kearney

Faith You Country Band Christian Out Pretty Silly About Cash Johnny Johnny Cash Throw Open Country Singer Know Singer Label Things

Growing up in Eugene, Oregon, there was everything from The Notorious B.I.G. to Weezer playing in my car. Mat Kearney

Car Everything Up Oregon Notorious Growing Growing Up Playing

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. Mat Kearney

Success Happy Money Made Other More Had Very Times Than Any Being Little Being Happy Realized Moments Career

I would sit in my dorm room and write songs. I loved it. I was learning to sing and play guitar. I was becoming a musician. I was the beginner who somehow could write a song. Mat Kearney

Learning Song Guitar Sit Musician Would Somehow Could Write Songs Sing Becoming Beginner Loved Dorm Room Who Play

New Yorkers are historically tough crowds. Mat Kearney

Tough Crowds New Historically New Yorkers

I thought my second record was good, but it didn't have that smash hit we did on the first one that somehow found its way onto tons of formats of radio stations. Mat Kearney

Good Thought First Way Stations Record Somehow Onto Smash First One Hit Did Formats Radio Radio Stations Found Second Tons

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. Mat Kearney

More than any other instrument, the relationship between an acoustic guitar and a microphone is super-important. The kind of mics that you use and your placement of the mics to the guitar can radically alter your sound. Mat Kearney

Relationship You Guitar Other Kind More Between Instrument Alter Sound Than Microphone Any Placement Acoustic Acoustic Guitar Use Your Radically

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