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.
experience pray regimen somewhere understanding vocal
I have a whole regimen to my day: my vocal warm-ups, my prayers, my meditations... I pray three times a day. I try to have a real experience praying, not just do it. I really get deep into the idea and really try to get somewhere with it, to have an in-depth understanding of the idea.
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.
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.
agree fan hold judgment might music touched tried understand
I think when you're a fan of music - at least the way I've been a fan to artists that have really touched me - you're with them for the long haul. They might do things that you don't understand or agree with, but I think I've always tried to hold my judgment and give them the space to do what they need to do.
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.
bob hear powerful
There's something really powerful when I, for example, hear Bob Marley's 'Exodus' - we know where we're going. We know where we're from.
music people
My music is really about people connecting with their identities, even if they aren't Jewish.
blow people
What blows me away most is how sure people are of themselves.
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?