Quotes from Dave Matthews

I never went to college - I barely got out of high school.

There's a freedom to being young that is harder to come by as time goes on.

Part of me wishes some of the more obsessive fans would spend a fraction of the time they spend studying the band.

First time I kissed you, I lost my legs.

I swear by now I'm playing time against my troubles I'm coming slow but speeding

Take these chances Place them in a box until a quieter time Lights down, you up and die

People in every direction No words exchanged No time to exchange And all the little ants are marching Red and black antennas waving They all do it the same We all do it the same way

I go back to South Africa at least once a year, sometimes twice, and usually for a month. And probably, I'm guessing, I'll spend more time back there as I get older.

Probably most of the time I watch children's movies because my kids are on the bus, so it requires them.

For a moment this good time would never end You and me Just wasting time I was kissing you You were kissing me love From good day into a moonlight

I was regularly advised not to go into music, that I should give up that foolish dream.

The idea of God as a fatherly figure who looks down on us and worries about how we're doing or takes sides when we have fights - it's more irritating than Santa Claus. The world and the universe are far more wonderful if there's not a puppet master.

Tomorrow is no place to place your better days.

Being able to scream at the top of my lungs in front of people is very therapeutic. It is a great gift for me to be able to do that.

You crush me with the things you do, I do for anything too...each moment the more I love you.

I don't believe in trickle-down economics. I don't think that people who have the most are inclined to share it, generally.

I think I'm probably a very sad man wrapped in a very joyful package, and I think I'm very resilient, and I think I'm quite generous, sometimes to a fault. And I'm very bad with money, but I don't see that too much of a flaw.

Well, I've been in a few car wrecks.

The reason I play music is to touch people - for selfish reasons, as well. It feels good to make someone else feel something, whether it's a kiss, a painting, good idea or it's a song.

My songs are like a three-legged dog - you have to get to know them to have any love for them.

I believe in love, but believe it's love that keeps beating me down.

If I find something I like, I'll chase it and see what comes out the other side. Once a song gets momentum and gets away from you, that's a good sign.

I've never been much of a craftsman, in an educated way. But I think just the experience of writing makes the avenues I follow a little more efficient in some ways. At the same time, when you're young, you're a little more fearless, and there's less of an internal critic.

I'm familiar with that feeling of silence that comes with a very imminent catastrophe, when you know you have absolutely no control over a situation.