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Being gay myself, I'm naturally drawn to the interactions between men rather than men and women. Damon Galgut

Myself Gay Women Men Men And Women Drawn Rather Between Than Being Interactions Naturally

We've never played at this place before. This place is big, and I'm kinda nervous, so we're going to make it feel small by pretending we're in a... bedroom. We'll hang off the edge of the bed, take off our shoes and get naked! Dave Matthews

The world and the universe are far more wonderful if there's not a puppet master. Dave Matthews

Wonderful World Master Universe Puppet More Far

If I find something I like, I'll chase it and see what comes out the other side. Once a song gets momentum and gets away from you, that's a good sign. Dave Matthews

Good You Song Other Side Once Sign Out Find See Something Good Sign Chase Like Gets Momentum Away

Tomorrow is no place to place your better days. Dave Matthews

Better Tomorrow Days Place Your

Well, I've been in a few car wrecks. Dave Matthews

Car Few Wrecks Well Been

I'm partly obsessed by aging gracefully. Dave Matthews

Obsessed Partly Gracefully Aging

I use God in my songs a lot but I don't have a relationship. I don't know what that means. Dave Matthews

God Relationship Songs Know Lot Means Use

I definitely like the oddballs. There's a song called 'Little Thing,' which is the only song that I have recorded that has no words. And it's the one that I get past my critic inside me. Dave Matthews

Me Song Words Past Definitely Critic Inside Recorded Only No Words Like Get Which Little Little Thing Thing

I go back to South Africa at least once a year, sometimes twice, and usually for a month. And probably, I'm guessing, I'll spend more time back there as I get older. Dave Matthews

Time Sometimes Year South Africa Older Back Guessing Spend Once Month Once A Year More Least Go South Get Africa Twice

I don't believe in trickle-down economics. I don't think that people who have the most are inclined to share it, generally. Dave Matthews

People Economics Believe Think Generally Share Most Who Inclined

We give the podium to a lot of people who shouldn't have the podium. The message that's delivered the loudest and in the most entertaining way is the one that we're going to put on because that's what we want. We want ratings more than we want to deliver information. That's just where the culture's gotten. Dave Matthews

Culture People Loudest Way Entertaining Give Podium More Ratings Deliver Delivered Put Most Message Because Gotten Lot Than Going Just Where Want Information Who

I don't think socialism, and I don't think warmness and respect are necessarily bad words. Dave Matthews

Respect Socialism Words Think Bad Necessarily

When I listen to my favorite songwriters, they have such simple melodies and chords. I occasionally manage to stop at the right time, but all too often I keep on going until I have way too many notes and words. But that's just what I do. Dave Matthews

I don't think everything is going to get peachy ever. But I think we have to fight for what we believe in. Dave Matthews

Fight Believe Think Everything Get Going Ever

I found there's a fairly blatant racism in America that's already there, and I don't think I noticed it when I lived here as a kid. But when I went back to South Africa, and then it's sort of thrust in your face, and then came back here - I just see it everywhere. Dave Matthews

There's war - there's always been war, as long as most of us have been alive. There have always been people being abused, there's always been horrible things in the world. Why are we outraged? We should just be quiet and figure it out, and work it out together. Dave Matthews

Work War Together People World Long Just Be Alive Out Horrible Horrible Things Outraged Abuse Most Always Been Quiet Just Being Us Should Figure Why Things

The idea that we're somehow centrally important to the planet's existence is pretty comical - although I'd like us to be. Dave Matthews

Important Pretty Somehow Idea Like Although Existence Us Planet

I was regularly advised not to go into music, that I should give up that foolish dream. Dave Matthews

Music Dream Give Foolish Advised Go Up Should Regularly

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