American - Musician | December 1, 1978 -
There's this song called 'Brad Chester,' which is like the depths of my family. It comes from a very personal place.
Mat Kearney
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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.
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There's something incredibly vulnerable about middle school for me. We're really impressionable during that period. The cement's still wet, so to speak, and a lot of things later in life are born during that season.
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Hopefully, reading and being around great literature inspires me to write songs, but I'm not sure about that.
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I do know great books help shape who I am and how I look at life.
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I'm really influenced by '90s hip hop. A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul were my heroes growing up.
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'Young Love' is about falling in love and dealing with your past so you can move forward. I wanted it to be a clear record.
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I love Michigan.
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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.
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I was always into poetry and writing. So the urgency of spoken word is something that really has always appealed to me.
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I don't know how much I'm connected to the hip-hop scene, but I definitely lend from that urgency.
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My goal is to try to avoid a genre.
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