Matthew Koma Quotes

Matthew Koma

Profession : Singer

Birth : June 2, 1987

I wanted to be Dave Pirner and Kurt Cobain when I was seven and that never went away.

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My brother took me to my first local hardcore shows at random VFW Halls when I was five or six, and that was my first real exposure to a culture that revolved around music but cut through to lifestyle.

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The first time I was exposed to dance music was through my friend Noah who played me a mixtape of stuff he'd been listening to at the time. On my first listen, DJ Shadow stood out, and that was a whole other culture to dive into, especially with the N.Y. club scene being so accessible.

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Between my brother and a family of musicians/writers who constantly blasted Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello and Tom Petty, I was a mutt.

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I was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Long Island, right outside of Manhattan.

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My dad is a singer/songwriter, my moms sang and my brother is a drummer and tours with me.

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I love cooking. If you are lucky enough to be at my place at any mealtime, you are going to enjoy. It is like a buffet.

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I've been really fortunate to work with a lot of really talented people from different corners of the music world... it keeps things inspiring and they all sort of feed each other.

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I've always been terribly uncomfortable with the idea of music fitting into one box so specifically that it's considered 'this' or 'that.'

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I've always treated my songwriting as a process that isn't solely driven by a production model or genre, but instead by a feeling, a connection.

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I've never consciously tried to 'make hits' nor do I feel like that will ever be apart of my psyche. I just try to speak to a truth and write about things I know and don't know about.

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Words and melody are what draw me in, always.

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Songs sort of come from everywhere - people, places, coffee, the aisles of Target... I tend to write pretty autobiographical so a lot of what I say stems from personal experience.

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I just make stuff that I like and hope other people like it too.

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Kombucha' is a song about leaving someone who was awful for me and wanting no residual contact. Reclaiming my life and the things that make me happy.

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Mental illness and eating disorders can affect anyone - every age, race, and gender - and I'm so proud to be a part of a community that builds strength together out of weakness.

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One Night' is a really different song than most people are used to hearing from me, being that a lot of my EDM collaborations came out before my own record.

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The dance world is a different world for me, but it's really just a different angle on the same thing - delivering a feeling.

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I've never thought of myself as a singer - I've always just used my voice as a vehicle to deliver songs.

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I've always been known for writing lyrics or being in a band but not necessarily for 'Oh, I love that guy's voice!'

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