There was a time when I was fighting with the decision as to whether or not a Hasidic man could go out and have a music career in the world and be... →
Matisyahu
Change is an internal thing. Different things happen or transform, and music and art is a documentation of that.
I kind of think that music in general is a sacred thing, and that's what music has kind of always been for me.
My music is not really about one ideology. It's not about one truth.
My music is really about people connecting with their identities, even if they aren't Jewish.
The religious lifestyle keeps you focused. It's helpful when trying to manoeuvre through the music scene.
When I went to see certain shows when I was a kid, they changed my life. They made me tap into that place inside myself that I was unable to get to... →
For me, it's always this constant battle and search when I'm out on stage as to where and when do I really open myself up to the people that... →
I did some acting in college. But then everything stopped when I was a junior, in the fall of 2001, when I started becoming religious. Once I became... →
It was a really strange way that I came into music. Once I gave voice to it, the pit of emotions that I guess I knew was inside of me for a long... →