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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.

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Dave Matthews
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: January 9
Actor
Composer
Guitarist
Musician
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Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Television Actor
Johannesburg
Gauteng
South Africa
David John Matthews
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South Africa gives me a perspective of what's real and what's not real. So I go back to South Africa to both lose myself and gain awareness of myself. Every time I go back, it doesn't take long for me to get caught into a very different thing. A very different sense of myself.
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I'm a very vicious critic of myself.
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There's war - there's always been war, as long as most of us have been alive. There have always been people being abused, there's always been horrible things in the world. Why are we outraged? We should just be quiet and figure it out, and work it out together.
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It's funny, I get a little quieter with time. I don't want to chase my tail and one day repeat myself and repeat myself and one day have kids going to college and not have memories that I should, because I was too busy doing my thing.
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Look, Here are we, On this starry night staring into space, And I must say, I feel as small as dust, Lying down here...
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The reason I play music is to touch people - for selfish reasons, as well. It feels good to make someone else feel something, whether it's a kiss, a painting, good idea or it's a song.
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Take these chances Place them in a box until a quieter time Lights down, you up and die
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In many instances, we are much better at fixing our mistakes after we've made them. In some situations, it is easier to sweep things under the rug and forget about them.
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I see you young and soft oh little baby Little feet, little hands, little baby One year of crying and the words creep up inside Creep into your mind So much to say
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The moon is quite a show off given the chance. The stars make a sound when they shine so bright. Water so blue and so black.
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If you've got a question just get in line 'Cause my intentions are to make you mine I'll take care of everything All you need, friend, is right here ..... And if you're lost I will find your way Give me your soul, friend, it's okay
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Everything good needs replacing
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You seek up an emotion and your cup is overflowing, you seek up an emotion sometimes your well is dry
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To change the world It starts with one step However small First step is hardest of all.
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I use God in my songs a lot but I don't have a relationship. I don't know what that means.
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I never went to college - I barely got out of high school.
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But then there are magical, beautiful things in the world, and there's incredible acts of kindness and bravery and in the most unlikely places, and it gives you hope.
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