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Mat Kearney

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Musician

Mat Kearney, born on December 1, 1978, is an American musician known for his unique blend of folk, rock, and pop music. His music, characterized by its poignant lyrics and touching melodies, has won him a dedicated fan base. Mat Kearney's works have been recognized with awards and Grammy nominations, making him one of the most popular independent musicians of today.

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“Life's too short to stay where we are.”

Too Short Life's Too Short

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“I enjoy changing; I think it's more fun to try something different than to just do what you did last time.”

Thinking Trying Different Lasts Fun Enjoy Last Time

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“As an artist, you just want to keep creating, keep finding a place that really inspires you that feels fresh and new and keep it exciting.”

Want Feels Artist Inspire Findings Creating Exciting

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“Getting married and really digging in with another human being can point out your greatest strengths and your greatest weaknesses.”

Humans Human Beings Married Weakness Digging Getting Married

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“I love creating moments that feel bigger than just like an artist on stage.”

Feels Moments Artist Stage Creating Bigger

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“I think one of the things that I carry, and just my goals in life, is just encourage people and make them feel joy and celebrated and they leave feeling like maybe there was stuff talked about that was difficult, but then there was a voice of redemption and grace in the middle of that.”

People Thinking Feels Feelings Life Is Joy Stuff Difficult Goal Voice Grace Middle Redemption Life Goal

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“I never play all new stuff, because you got to "dance with the girl that brought you" what is that saying? You got to play the songs that got you there, so I love playing the songs from my very first record.”

Firsts Play Song Girl Stuff Records New Stuff

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“Well, I never made a record to be in the Christian market. So when I made my record it was to exist in all of the markets. I grew up not really listening to tons of Christian music and if I did it was in the context of all the other music I listened to. So when I made the record I definitely had plans and visions and dreams.”

Ifs Wells Made Dream Christian Vision Records Plans Listening Grew Grew Up Visions And Dreams Christian Music

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“I am not an evangelist. I am not a preacher. I am a musician. That is what I know how to do. I know how to write songs. I know how to write things that relate to my heart. I feel that I talk about God in every song, in everything I do - all of it! I really do not know how to respond. I do not relate to that.”

Knows Feels Writing Heart Song Know How My Heart Musician Relate Preacher Evangelists

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“As my uncle always says, 'If your vibe outweighs your substance, you're destined to be a novelty.' I think that is true in all art.”

Ifs Thinking Art Substance Uncles Destined Novelty

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“I love creating. I am addicted to the drug of creation and creating things. I get a little depressed when I am struggling to find what I know is locked inside. If it's a lyric or something that is challenging me, I can be very depressed, but when it's like heaven opens up and it gives you a song, it's amazing. There's nothing else that I enjoy more probably.”

Ifs Knows Giving Littles I Can Song Heaven Enjoy Challenges Struggle Creation Drug Creating Locked Creating Things Very Depressed

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“I love being vulnerable. It's scary. I feel like the best stuff that I have ever written can come from real vulnerable places.”

Feels Real Stuff Love Is Written Scary Vulnerable

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“The songs that you start to write that you are a little scared of can be the ones that you have to tell.”

Writing Littles Song Scared

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“If you make people think they're thinking they'll like you, but if you make people actually think, then watch out, you're not going to be popular.”

People Ifs Thinking Watches Like You

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“There's a truth to the fact that it's hard to be real. It's easy to be indulgent. It's easy to be bubble gum, but it's hard to find a real thing that really makes your soul tick. It's painful and honest. It can be more challenging than just a sad song.”

Real Soul Hard Facts Song Easy Challenges Honest Painful Your Soul Being Real Bubbles Real Things Tick Gum Sad Song Bubble Gum

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“Just because you've written a song doesn't mean that you have pulled through. There are definitely songs where I embodied someone else's pain and that was purely to serve the listener because I knew they needed to hear something. But most of the good stuff comes from my life.”

Mean Pain Song Stuff Written Needed Listeners

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“Songs really tend to connect.”

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“It's not the circumstances that determine who you're gonna be but how you deal with these problems and pains that come your way.”

Way Problem Pain Deals Circumstances Determine

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“Don't apologize for all the tears you've cried, you've been way too strong now for all your life.”

Way Strong Tears Cried Apologizing

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“My artistic goal was to write something that's one hundred percent real and true to me and to this world. I tried to touch on truths that really connect with people from every avenue of life. Ultimately, when you write from a vantage point of faith, humility and openness to the world around you, people have to respond because those same truths are instilled in them. Honestly, I don't have any agenda other than being sincere, real, and passionate about these songs and the music I make.”

People World Writing Real Song Goal This World Humility Percent Hundred Passionate Honestly Artistic Agendas Sincere Openness Avenues Vantage Point Being Sincere Every Avenue

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“Trying to find a heart that's not walking away.”

Trying Heart Walking Walking Away

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“I guess we're all one phone call from our knees”

Phones Knees Phone Calls

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“When I set out to write, I want to write something that will rip your heart out.”

Want Writing Heart Rip

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“The stories that are too personally vulnerable to write are the ones that must be told.”

Writing Stories Healing Vulnerable

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About the Author

Born: December 1, 1978
Known for: Musician
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