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Is it possible Hanukkah doesn't inspire folksy songs? Plot lines may be a part. The Christmas story has a lot of material to work with. There's Jesus and his birth, the wise men, their gifts and tons of frankincense.
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Matisyahu
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: June 30
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Matthew Paul Miller
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People get so caught up in needing to know and having to prove themselves to be right, and I'm blown away by this.
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Before I was 14, I wanted to be a singer, an actor, or a hockey player. By 15, I knew I was going to be a singer.
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I don't think you could pull one Bob Marley song that didn't have quotes from the Torah or the Old Testament.
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I can show you where to dig, and what to dig for, but the digging you must do for yourself.
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We're so quick to go to make things black and white, and to put things in their box. But everything is this mixture - and that's what this world is - is this blend of different things.
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Reggae music isn't Jewish, but a lot of the ideas are.
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Most of my life wasn't about knowledge from books, but experiential knowledge.
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My life is not separate from my music, you know? It's not like a day job that I leave and go home. It's who I am as a person and how I am trying to grow, come closer to God, be a better person.
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Some artists are bound to an image: Bob Marley has dreadlocks, Matisyahu has a beard. But that's a reminder that the whole thing is not about style. It's about music.
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When there's light shining on a tree, that tree takes on different meaning. If there's no light at all it just looks dead. If you look at light as godly meaning, the world comes alive in a certain way.
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The religious lifestyle keeps you focused. It's helpful when trying to manoeuvre through the music scene.
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