Dave Matthews Quotes

It is criminal to put our servicemen and women in harm's way and to put the lives of so many civilians on the line for the misguided frustrations of the Bush administration.
Dave Matthews

Women, Put, Lives

It's a melting pot, southern Africa. You find these cultural collisions that result in art and music, and it's pretty amazing.
Dave Matthews

Music, Art, Amazing

So often we talk about saving the planet, but what we really mean is to save the planet the way it is, so we can live here. So that is can sustain us.
Dave Matthews

Live, Mean, Talk

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.
Dave Matthews

Time, Long, Real

Success turns a lot of people off. I have a pretty solid sense of joy and respect that irritates people, and can irritate me, too.
Dave Matthews

Success, Respect, Pretty

The world and the universe are far more wonderful if there's not a puppet master.
Dave Matthews

Wonderful, Universe, Far

We give the podium to a lot of people who shouldn't have the podium. The message that's delivered the loudest and in the most entertaining way is the one that we're going to put on because that's what we want. We want ratings more than we want to deliver information. That's just where the culture's gotten.
Dave Matthews

Give, Put, Culture

We have to be active about kindness and about peace. I've always fantasized that it would be great if there was a Department of Peace.
Dave Matthews

Peace, Great, Kindness

We've never played at this place before. This place is big, and I'm kinda nervous, so we're going to make it feel small by pretending we're in a... bedroom. We'll hang off the edge of the bed, take off our shoes and get naked!
Dave Matthews

Small, Before, Big

Well, I've been in a few car wrecks.
Dave Matthews

Car, Few, Wrecks

When I listen to my favorite songwriters, they have such simple melodies and chords. I occasionally manage to stop at the right time, but all too often I keep on going until I have way too many notes and words. But that's just what I do.
Dave Matthews

Time, Simple, Words

You wear nothing but you wear it so well.
Dave Matthews

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Nationality: South African

Born: January 9, 1967

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