Matisyahu
Matisyahu
Matthew Paul Miller, known by his Hebrew and stage name Matisyahu, is a Jewish American reggae vocalist, beatboxer, and alternative rock musician...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth30 June 1979
CountryUnited States of America
Matisyahu quotes about
experience head physical
When I'm onstage, I'm not thinking about ideas. I'm not in my head at all. It's a more physical experience.
became lifestyle men might nightclubs opened religious worry
When I became religious, it was full-force for me. And, through the lifestyle of being out on the road with non-Jewish musicians, in non-Jewish nightclubs and going all over the world - getting out of the shtetl - opened me up to having experiences that other religious men might not have to think or worry about.
allow both creatively freedom gotten intuition life trust
I would say that as I've gotten older, I trust my intuition more; I allow myself more freedom both musically, creatively and my own life existentially.
depending music whom
I think my music has always been a mixture, depending on whom I'm working with - what band, what musicians, what producer.
coconut drink eat food health instrument kick serious stops
I get on a real serious health kick when I'm on the road, because as a singer, you can't really get sick. If you get sick, your whole instrument stops working. I've done all these different vitamin drinks. I drink coconut water, and I run. I eat food. I juice.
moments being-true
We know nothing. And just because you know something to be true at this moment in your life or you feel that it is true, you can never be sure of yourself.
connected doors enjoyed extremely hope love music opens perform terms within
Music is my first love and the thing that I feel extremely connected to. I feel like I still have a long way to go within that in terms of being able to perform and write songs. But, yeah, I really hope 'The Possession' opens doors for me to do more acting, because I really enjoyed it.
digging shows i-can
I can show you where to dig, and what to dig for, but the digging you must do for yourself.
worst-enemy enemy make-you-happy
Who’s gonna make you happy when you’re your own worst enemy?
get-well sky helping
You're looking for help from God, you say he couldn't be found. Looking up to the sky and searchin' beneath the ground.
connected deserving god regardless shave trust whether
The idea that God's mercy is connected to whether or not I shave is ludicrous, and I need to just trust myself, and that, you know, if I'm deserving of God's mercy, I'll get it, regardless of, you know, my beard.
christmas jewish jews music reason song written
The real reason Jews don't have more Hanukkah music is that, historically, American Jewish singer-songwriters were too busy making Christmas music. 'White Christmas,' 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,' 'Silver Bells' and 'The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting)' were all written by Jews.
sentiment
I feel there's a lot of anti-Israel sentiment in the world and a lot of ignorance about what Israel is and does. But it's not for me to speak on Israel's behalf.
creating higher involves music process
I think that listening to music or creating music is a spiritual undertaking, so the process of creating music, you know, involves listening. It involves sensitivity, it involves humility, you know, and then also it's something which is higher than words.