Dave Matthews
The Dave Matthews Band stands as the central vehicle for Matthews's work as a vocalist and songwriter, a rock music ensemble for which he has served as both lead singer and primary composer throughout his career.
Matthews was born on January 9, 1967, in Johannesburg, South Africa, and holds citizenship in both South Africa and the United States. He received his education at St Stithians College. Working in the English language, he developed his craft across multiple disciplines — guitarist, singer-songwriter, composer, and record producer — before finding his most prominent outlet as the front man of the group that bears his name.
Beyond his role in the band, Matthews has extended his professional life into performance of a different kind, working as both an actor and a television actor alongside his musical career. His work as a recording artist spans rock music, and his responsibilities within the Dave Matthews Band have encompassed not only vocals but also guitar and songwriting, making him a central creative force within the group rather than simply its public face.
As a composer and record producer, Matthews has contributed to the band's recorded output in capacities that reach behind the microphone and into the construction of the music itself. His dual citizenship reflects a life shaped by two countries, beginning in Johannesburg and extending into the United States, where his career as a musician and singer took root. The Dave Matthews Band, with Matthews as its lead vocalist and songwriter, remains the primary context in which his work as a guitarist, composer, and recording artist has been presented to audiences.
Quotes by Dave Matthews
Dave Matthews's insights on:
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. Because the planet doesn't need to be saved. It doesn't care if all the squirrels, elephants, and trees die and there's just a couple of amoebas floating around at the poles.
I want to figure out a way to not be stupid with money, then make a whole bunch of it, then I want to move to Outer Mongolia. I want to milk a yak. Maybe I'll just settle for a cow. Can you milk a bison?
I’m glad some people have that faith. I don’t have that faith. If there is a God, a caring God, then we have to figure he’s done an extraordinary job of making a very cruel world.
So the story goes, so I’m told The people he knew were Less than golden hearted Gamblers and robbers Drinkers and jokers, all soul searchers Like you and me.
Take these chances Place them in a box until a quieter time Lights down, you up and die.
Yorke’s lyrics make me want to give up. I could never in my wildest dreams find something as beautiful as they find for a single song – let alone album after album.
Nothing is here to stay Everything has to begin and end A ship in a bottle won’t sail All we can do is dream that the wind will blow us across the water A ship in a bottle set sail.