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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 23 quotes by Matthew Sweet Matthew Sweet Birth name Sidney Matthew Sweet Born (1964-10-06) October 6, 1964 (age 50) Lincoln, Nebraska, United States Genres Power pop, alternative rock Occupation(s) singer, songwriter, record producer, instrumentalist Instruments vocals, guitar, bass guitar Years active 1980s–present Labels Columbia A&M Zoo Entertainment Shout! Factory Associated acts Community Trolls, Oh-OK, The Thorns, Susanna Hoffs Website matthewsweet.com... Read full biography of Matthew Sweet → 1 2 Ctrl → The openness of rural Nebraska certainly influenced me. That openness, in a way, fosters the imagination. But growing up, Lincoln wasn't a small... → 0 I went to a rare live Van Dyke show and met him there. And then he came to a show of mine and we spoke back stage. The third time was at Brian... → 0 He wanted to play accordion on something of mine and I said you can play accordion, but I want you to play piano and organ on some stuff. He came... → 0 Back then, we could drive a mile from home and there was nothing. Now it's grown in every direction and is populated and modernized. I guess I... → 0 Creativity is much better when it's free. Someone can take it and sell it if that's what it needs, and from that standpoint, you have to have... → 0 He helped make Living Things even more crazy than I wanted it to be. He added old-fashioned piano and classical folk music - that weird otherworldly... → 0 I have more perspective now, and am happier now. It's not that I don't want success, but I now know I can have success at a lower level and... → 0 There are things that I value now that I didn't when I first went over there, like Zen Buddhism, which has become part of my life over the last... → 0 When I go to Japan and do shows I play for 1,000 to 1,500 people. I like a lot about Japan. Their popular culture and mass commercialization appeals... → 0 So it helped me to just let go of all my tensions and feelings about that world and say 'OK, this is for my fans in Japan. They'll be nice... → 0 The summer of 2002 at the Wilson birthday party I met Van Dyke again and I made plans to have dinner with him. 0 I figured if the plane goes down, I'll go with a great genius and will always have my name connected with his. 0 Girlfriend and 100 Percent Fun were my two peeks, around '92 and '96. The reality is that the times I had the most media success, sold lots... → 0 1 2 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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