3 posts tagged “matt nathanson”
Do you tend to like music in particular genres, or are your tastes all over the place? What are your most and least favorite musical genres?
I have pretty eclectic taste in music. (Par examplar.) The only genre I truly, seriously, undoubtedly hate is screamo. Pretty much anything that screams at me. That shit all makes me want to stab railroad spikes into my ears. Serious.
I listen to a LOT of "boys with guitars" music. Matt Nathanson, Blu Sanders, Griffin House, Ryan Adams, Stephen Kellogg (& the Sixers). I guess overall I listen to mostly singer-songwriter types. Not 'cuz I'm indie and above the law of pop culture/music, but because those guys write the songs that speak to my heart.
That said, my top five musicians/bands:
01. Matt Nathanson
02. Counting Crows
03. Lori McKenna
04. Dashboard Confessional
05. Garth Brooks
Oh, Garth Brooks. How I love you and your crazy pop country ass.
So, I'mma give it a shot. Perhaps it will be the spur I need to get back into the rhythm of writing.
Evidently lately I have felt not the smallest desire to go to work. And it's not because I hate my job, or anything. It's just that I do not want to get out of bed. So I'm very excited that apparently my life has returned to the same place it was three years ago and I find that the best use of my time is laying in bed, eating Junior Mints and watching A&E all day. Welcome back, SadMe.
Other things that are contributing to the return of SadMe, other than the fact that I have not been to the gym since the death of Jesus Christ:
1. The Denver Broncos have forgotten how to play professional football. It is entirely too much for me to sit through 16 excruciatingly annoying games. However, I have done it for the majority of my life, and will continue to do so. I in fact have seen far worse Broncos teams than this one.
2. The Colorado Rockies did not manage to win a single World Series game. This, I believe, is why I have not bothered to care about baseball in the last ten years. You watch 100+ games, get all excited, and then what? Nothing? Even when I was an avid Braves fan and watched them win Series', it still seemed anti-climactic when the season was over.
3. Have boys become more stupid in the last three years? I believe they have.
4. Also -- working at 0600 every morning sort of cramps my "I'll go to bed whenever I want/wake up whenever I want/go to work whenever I want" style. I am not a fan.
SadMe, however, turned into EcstaticMe for three days this past weekend when I had the chance to see my sisters and brothers and one Matthew A. Nathanson. There is no end to the amount of fun my family and I have together, ESPECIALLY when it involves Matt Nathanson concerts. LOVES the Matty Nay.
What's one of your favorite quotes?
Submitted by Georgie-boy.
This is a difficult question to ask the dork with three handwritten FILLED quote books. But off the top of my head, and resounding in my life right now, are these two:
"Good timber does not grow with ease. The stronger the wind, the stronger the trees."
and
"...and if the world decides to catch up with me, it's a little victory." - -Matt Nathanson
They both inspire me, though in different ways. Any given day at work I can be heard reciting one or the other quietly to myself in an effort to not rip anyone's head off.
