Matthew Caws
Matthew Caws
Matthew Cawsis American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band Nada Surf. Caws is also a member of the indie rock duo Minor Alps, alongside Juliana Hatfield...
acts couple current nice plot second slow swept
I know there's not usually second acts in American life, so it's nice to have a second plot. The first plot was alright, but this current plot, the kind of slow climb, is what we always wanted to do. We just kind of got swept up in another thing for a couple years.
decide decree defeating exciting fighting happy instead lucky shot tempting time
I thought, you know, I have a shot at being happy here because this is such an exciting and lucky time for me. Instead of fighting demons, sometimes it's tempting to just say, well they don't exist. That's it. They're done. I'm defeating them by decree ... I can decide to be happy and be fine.
dropped elektra
If 'Popular' hadn't had any success, I think Elektra would have dropped us right after the first record.
ambitious band broke cost formed living looking surf
When we were 14, it was Cost of Living. Then later, it was Because Because Because. That band was real ambitious and networking, looking for a deal. And that sucked, so we broke up. Nada Surf was formed for fun.
perception brain should
I should choose to be happy. You can choose; you can just throw a switch since, your whole life, it?s just in your brain anyway. It?s just your perception of it.
felt fun paying recording
When it was released, it felt like rebirth. What was fun was that no one was paying attention. It made it like recording the first record.