Dave Matthews

David Matthews is a South African-born American singer-songwriter, musician and actor, best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band.

Matthews was born in Johannesburg, and moved frequently between South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States while growing up. Matthews mainly plays acoustic guitar, which he started playing at the age of nine.

Date of birth:
9th January, 1967
"I don’t think socialism, and I don’t think warmness and respect are necessarily bad words."
― Dave Matthews
Topic(s): Respect
"Success turns a lot of people off. I have a pretty solid sense of joy and respect that irritates people, and can irritate me, too."
― Dave Matthews
Topic(s): Respect
"A friend is always good to have, but a lover’s kiss is better than angels raining down on me."
― Dave Matthews
Topic(s): Good
"Take what you can from your dreams, make them as real as anything."
― Dave Matthews
Topic(s): Dreams
"I use God in my songs a lot but I don’t have a relationship. I don’t know what that means."
― Dave Matthews
Topic(s): Relationship
"But then there are magical, beautiful things in the world. There’s incredible acts of kindness and bravery, and in the most unlikely places, and it gives you hope."
― Dave Matthews
Topic(s): Hope
"I hope that just what I sing about and how I relate to my audience is as much of a political statement as I need to make."
― Dave Matthews
Topic(s): Hope
"It’s a melting pot, southern Africa. You find these cultural collisions that result in art and music, and it’s pretty amazing."
― Dave Matthews
Topic(s): Amazing
"Well, I’ve been in a few car wrecks."
― Dave Matthews
Topic(s): Car
"We have to be active about kindness and about peace. I’ve always fantasized that it would be great if there was a Department of Peace."
― Dave Matthews
Topic(s): Peace

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