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Matisyahu Quotes

Vulnerability is a wonderful thing. We’re all so afraid to be vulnerable in this world Picture Quote #1

When you meet somebody who is vulnerable, there is an attraction. There is something to that. There is beauty there Picture Quote #1

A lot of people believe a lot of things. People also believe in a lot of ideas or hold tight to a lot of ideologies and beliefs Picture Quote #1

A lot of people in the religious world believe that by secularizing, or viewing the changes as secular, such as dropping the beard and changing my appearance, they consider this to be a fall Picture Quote #1

We know nothing. And just because you know something to be true at this moment in your life or you feel that it is true, you can never be sure of yourself Picture Quote #1

You’re looking for help from God, you say he couldn’t be found. Looking up to the sky and searchin’ beneath the ground Picture Quote #1

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We’re so quick to go to make things black and white, and to put things in their box. But everything is this mixture - and that’s what this world is - is this blend of different things Picture Quote #1

Some artists are bound to an image: Bob Marley has dreadlocks, Matisyahu has a beard. But that’s a reminder that the whole thing is not about style. It’s about music Picture Quote #1

My life is not separate from my music, you know? It’s not like a day job that I leave and go home. It’s who I am as a person and how I am trying to grow, come closer to God, be a better person Picture Quote #1

At a certain point, I felt the need to submit to a higher level of religiosity to move away from my intuition and to accept an ultimate truth. I felt that in order to become a good person, I needed rules - lots of them - or else I would somehow fall apart. I am reclaiming myself. Trusting my goodness and my divine mission Picture Quote #1

Music has always been such an amazing tool for me to access self and emotion Picture Quote #1

For me, it’s always this constant battle and search when I’m out on stage as to where and when do I really open myself up to the people that are there. How do I let myself feel present in the space, and how do I allow myself to get into the music and interact with the band members Picture Quote #1

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In Judaism, there are a lot of rules - everything from which fingernail you cut first to which side you sleep on in bed, to the way you get dressed in the morning, to actual ideas, like ideas about being chosen people or ideas about female/male and how to interact with people from the opposite sex Picture Quote #1

I started out in the Chabad movement, and I started pretty closed up, with the idea of there being that ‘this is it.’ I bought into that fully. I really explored in depth the Chabad ideology Picture Quote #1

Music is my first love and the thing that I feel extremely connected to. I feel like I still have a long way to go within that in terms of being able to perform and write songs. But, yeah, I really hope ‘The Possession’ opens doors for me to do more acting, because I really enjoyed it Picture Quote #1

When I became religious, it was full-force for me. And, through the lifestyle of being out on the road with non-Jewish musicians, in non-Jewish nightclubs and going all over the world - getting out of the shtetl - opened me up to having experiences that other religious men might not have to think or worry about Picture Quote #1

Is it possible Hanukkah doesn’t inspire folksy songs? Plot lines may be a part. The Christmas story has a lot of material to work with. There’s Jesus and his birth, the wise men, their gifts and tons of frankincense Picture Quote #1

Who’s gonna make you happy when you’re your own worst enemy? Picture Quote #1

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I am reclaiming myself. Trusting my goodness and my divine mission Picture Quote #1

My music is not really about one ideology. It’s not about one truth Picture Quote #1

The religious lifestyle keeps you focused. It’s helpful when trying to manoeuvre through the music scene Picture Quote #1

I can show you where to dig, and what to dig for, but the digging you must do for yourself Picture Quote #1

When there’s light shining on a tree, that tree takes on different meaning. If there’s no light at all it just looks dead. If you look at light as godly meaning, the world comes alive in a certain way Picture Quote #1

I think there is a tendency for people to get rigid and caught up in their beliefs of what is right and wrong, and they lose sight of humanity. Being human has to come first before right or wrong Picture Quote #1

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Growing up, the way that I looked was very important to me. I was always trying to impress people, and when I grew my beard there was a certain freedom, a separation, getting past this the way I looked, identify myself as a spiritual seeker Picture Quote #1

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Vulnerability is a wonderful thing. We’re all so afraid to be vulnerable in this world (Matisyahu Quotes) When you meet somebody who is vulnerable, there is an attraction. There is something to that. There is beauty there (Matisyahu Quotes) A lot of people believe a lot of things. People also believe in a lot of ideas or hold tight to a lot of ideologies and beliefs (Matisyahu Quotes) A lot of people in the religious world believe that by secularizing, or viewing the changes as secular, such as dropping the beard and changing my appearance, they consider this to be a fall (Matisyahu Quotes) We know nothing. And just because you know something to be true at this moment in your life or you feel that it is true, you can never be sure of yourself (Matisyahu Quotes) You’re looking for help from God, you say he couldn’t be found. Looking up to the sky and searchin’ beneath the ground (Matisyahu Quotes) We’re so quick to go to make things black and white, and to put things in their box. But everything is this mixture - and that’s what this world is - is this blend of different things (Matisyahu Quotes) Some artists are bound to an image: Bob Marley has dreadlocks, Matisyahu has a beard. But that’s a reminder that the whole thing is not about style. It’s about music (Matisyahu Quotes) My life is not separate from my music, you know? It’s not like a day job that I leave and go home. It’s who I am as a person and how I am trying to grow, come closer to God, be a better person (Matisyahu Quotes) At a certain point, I felt the need to submit to a higher level of religiosity to move away from my intuition and to accept an ultimate truth. I felt that in order to become a good person, I needed rules - lots of them - or else I would somehow fall apart. I am reclaiming myself. Trusting my goodness and my divine mission (Matisyahu Quotes) Music has always been such an amazing tool for me to access self and emotion (Matisyahu Quotes) For me, it’s always this constant battle and search when I’m out on stage as to where and when do I really open myself up to the people that are there. How do I let myself feel present in the space, and how do I allow myself to get into the music and interact with the band members. (Matisyahu Quotes) In Judaism, there are a lot of rules - everything from which fingernail you cut first to which side you sleep on in bed, to the way you get dressed in the morning, to actual ideas, like ideas about being chosen people or ideas about female/male and how to interact with people from the opposite sex. (Matisyahu Quotes) I started out in the Chabad movement, and I started pretty closed up, with the idea of there being that ‘this is it.’ I bought into that fully. I really explored in depth the Chabad ideology. (Matisyahu Quotes) Music is my first love and the thing that I feel extremely connected to. I feel like I still have a long way to go within that in terms of being able to perform and write songs. But, yeah, I really hope ‘The Possession’ opens doors for me to do more acting, because I really enjoyed it. (Matisyahu Quotes) When I became religious, it was full-force for me. And, through the lifestyle of being out on the road with non-Jewish musicians, in non-Jewish nightclubs and going all over the world - getting out of the shtetl - opened me up to having experiences that other religious men might not have to think or worry about. (Matisyahu Quotes) Is it possible Hanukkah doesn’t inspire folksy songs? Plot lines may be a part. The Christmas story has a lot of material to work with. There’s Jesus and his birth, the wise men, their gifts and tons of frankincense. (Matisyahu Quotes) Who’s gonna make you happy when you’re your own worst enemy? (Matisyahu Quotes) I am reclaiming myself. Trusting my goodness and my divine mission (Matisyahu Quotes) My music is not really about one ideology. It’s not about one truth (Matisyahu Quotes) The religious lifestyle keeps you focused. It’s helpful when trying to manoeuvre through the music scene (Matisyahu Quotes) I can show you where to dig, and what to dig for, but the digging you must do for yourself (Matisyahu Quotes) When there’s light shining on a tree, that tree takes on different meaning. If there’s no light at all it just looks dead. If you look at light as godly meaning, the world comes alive in a certain way (Matisyahu Quotes) I think there is a tendency for people to get rigid and caught up in their beliefs of what is right and wrong, and they lose sight of humanity. Being human has to come first before right or wrong (Matisyahu Quotes) Growing up, the way that I looked was very important to me. I was always trying to impress people, and when I grew my beard there was a certain freedom, a separation, getting past this the way I looked, identify myself as a spiritual seeker (Matisyahu Quotes)

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