I use God in my songs a lot but I don't have a relationship. I don't know what that means. Dave Matthews More Quotes by Dave Matthews More Quotes From Dave Matthews Why won't you run in the rain and play, let the tears splash all over you? Dave Matthews sadnessrainrunning San Francisco has a flowers-in-your-hair kind of vibe, while Chicago's got this very funny, big-city/small-town coolness to it. Dave Matthews flowercitieshair Part of me wishes some of the more obsessive fans would spend a fraction of the time they spend studying the band. Dave Matthews bandfanswish I say my hell is the closet I'm stuck inside. Dave Matthews stuckclosetshell What in the world would I sing for if I had it all? Dave Matthews ifsinspirationalworld I find a therapy in playing music, in many different ways. Dave Matthews playing-musicdifferentway Dark clouds may hang on me sometimes, but I'll work it out. Dave Matthews darkcloudswinter So the story goes, so I'm told Dave Matthews soulstoriespeople Because life is short but sweet for certain We're climbing two by two To be sure these days continue These things we cannot change Dave Matthews climbingsweetlife I think making things that aren't necessarily shiny, happy feelings, putting them in that environment is sometimes an easy way to deal with the ugliness. Like, I know that as a kid, that I found - I think I learned this a bit from my mother - that if I could be as warm around strangers, no matter how strange or what different environment I was in, that people tended to be warm back. Dave Matthews motherkidsthinking I find a therapy in playing music, in many different ways. At this point, I'm incredibly grateful for the relationship that it's given me with the men that I play music with. It's a great journey, and I'm really grateful for that. And also, being able to scream at the top of my lungs in front of people is very therapeutic. Dave Matthews gratefuljourneymen Probably most of the time I watch children's movies because my kids are on the bus, so it requires them. Dave Matthews watcheskidschildren Sometimes it's nice to be able to reflect on the music itself and then write lyrics that I feel anyone can relate to. It's not my dreaming tree that is dead. The feeling of a loss of hope is universal. There are moments that we've all felt a little bit of it, so I don't think it is something that is too hard to identify with. Dave Matthews nicedreamwriting It's so hard for me to even acknowledge America without talking about race. If you look at our society, if you look at the prisons, if you look at the poverty and which side of the line the majority of people are, we have to acknowledge how we divide ourselves up, that there's racism alive in this country. And it's not in the law. It's in our minds. And that's what we have to actively battle. Dave Matthews racetalkingcountry We spend a lot of time bickering at great cost, and very little time actually coming up with solutions. And I think we misuse our ambition for our own gains and rarely for the betterment of ourselves, and people around us and our environment. And I think that's sort of pathetic and desperate. Dave Matthews ambitionpeoplethinking When I was a kid growing up in New York, I was pretty unaware of racism. I think when we're young - before we lose our innocence - we're sort of unaware of the more flawed qualities of each other. Dave Matthews growing-upnew-yorkkids I don't feel like I'm standing in a position where I have some right above other people to say what I think. We should all be talking to each other about what we think is important - whether we're in politics, or whether we're checking out at a grocery store. We shouldn't put walls up between each other. Dave Matthews walltalkingthinking I don't touch electric guitars. It's just not my thing - I stick with acoustic guitars only. Dave Matthews acousticsguitarsticks I know I have a very unusual style of playing, where other more recognized and technically proficient players might look at me and wonder what the heck I'm doing. The purpose of my learning to play the way I do was more to accompany my singing. I figured out a style where I'm mentally playing the drums over a simple melody. Dave Matthews styleplayersimple I feel that I have worked my whole life to get to the point where I should have a good understanding of women. Dave Matthews whole-lifeunderstandingshould-have
