Mat Kearney
Mat Kearney was born on December 1, 1978, in Eugene, Oregon. An American, he pursued a path in music that brought together the roles of singer, composer, and musician, making the craft of creating and performing songs central to his professional life.
Those three roles — singer, composer, and musician — form the core of what Kearney does. Working across all of them, he has taken an active hand in both the writing and the performing sides of music, rather than limiting himself to just one function. That combination has defined his career in the American music scene.
The facts on record confirm that Kearney is an American singer, composer, and musician who was born in Eugene, Oregon, on December 1, 1978. His birthplace in Oregon marks the geographic starting point of a career built around those three creative functions.
Quotes by Mat Kearney
I've always sought to get after something that's foundational in people. That comes through my faith, through my belief in life, through trying to hit something that's true every time. I think that's really where you move people, when you touch on something that's true, that's not based on fluff or based on a moment or a movement.
'Nothing Left to Lose' was an album that I wrote in my bedroom, and you don't know who is listening or who cares.
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.
I think my faith is a huge part of my music. But for me, it didn't make sense to be in any specific market. I write songs for a lot of different kinds of people.
I love Bruce Springsteen's writing, but I grew up on '90s hip hop, like Tribe Called Quest.
