Matt Tong Born : April 29, 1979 Browse All Authors Top 25 quotes by Matt Tong Nobody starts a band to make friends; you do it because of the music. Matt Tong band I'm really excited about the remixes. I've always been a fan of electronic music and I'm thinking about that very seriously for the next record as well. Matt Tong recordsfansthinking Youth is so cynical. There's never anything to believe in as a teen. Matt Tong cynicalyouthbelieve You can't help hearing things that are popular when you're young and impressionable. Matt Tong hearing-thingsyounghelping I don't really believe in the use of drum machines live. Matt Tong machinesusebelieve There's so much that you can do if you mimic your style to a drum machine. I think that's far more exciting. Matt Tong machinesstylethinking The live experience and the recorded experience are totally different. When you're recording an album, you won't be able to immerse people in sound. When you play live, you want to grab people on the visceral level. They're completely different. Matt Tong ableplaypeople There's so much to be said for making your guitar sound like a synthesizer and try to make your drummer sound like a drum machine. Matt Tong guitarsoundtrying Even that word depends on what you mean by pop. I mean, pop music has currency. It could just be about that girl who's in love with you. Matt Tong girllove-youmean I never understood the low art/high art distinction. Matt Tong distinctionlowsart I think there's real currency in pop culture. Matt Tong realculturethinking I never saw the point in listening to only one thing. The low art/high art distinction comes from the establishment telling me how I'm supposed to think. Matt Tong listeningartthinking There's too much rock that relies a fetishism or nostalgia for the old ways. That's a real enemy to music. Matt Tong rocksrealenemy I'm not excited when bands strip things down. I'm not excited by the White Stripes. Matt Tong stripesbandwhite When you grow up, you're told that rock 'n' roll is the only authentic way to express yourself. Live instrumentation, singer, live drums. You're told that's the best medium to communicate. Matt Tong rocksgrowing-upsingers I'm finding it hard to listen to other rock bands. It's been hard for me for a long time, but now I can't listen to any new bands at all. Matt Tong rocksbandlong After a while, you start to believe that your opinions are more valid than everyone else's. It can be hard to be humble about making really good music; you really believe that you're a savior to music. That's why bands don't like each other. Matt Tong bandhumblebelieve You want to reach people on a real level and have a fan base that understands you. Matt Tong fansrealpeople I want the words to be read in conjunction with the music. Matt Tong conjunctionswant It's frustrating that people attribute something to certain songs and that's not what they're about at all. Matt Tong attributessongpeople
