"well my parent's raised three only children / we had to set little fires for attention / it was only a matter of time / til it all burned out. there's good in everyone, i guess / i lose myself in search of it / i keep trying to get impossible people to love me.".

and no matter how much therapy i do, i'm STILL trying to get "impossible people" to love me. it's my achilles heel, for sure. but something i'm chipping away at. i'll get it. FULL 4K VERSION UP //

so we went back and got this: grey, turbulent, poetic. all the stunning stuff. @karlthefog 🩶. the album version of this song was done with my buddy @butchwalker over a couple days @ his place outside nashville. it turned out amazing. it's always a joy to watch him work.

i took @ehud_lazin to baker beach to shoot this song when it was beautiful out. later, we watched the footage back and i thought. we need to go and redo this on a day when san francisco is SAN FRANCISCO-ing.

one camera, one take. san francisco's acquired a bit of a PR problem over the past few years… people taking shots, talking about how "it's changed for the worse” & "it’s a hellscape”. first of all, fuck those people. second of all, they're wrong. i've been here 30 years and

RT @TruthStreamSh0w: Is It Still Worth Making Music?” – @mattnathanson & @richardmarx Get Real In this heartfelt clip from Stories to Tell,….

one camera, one take. whitney houston's performance of our national anthem is peerless. she hits that thing with an ease, and a joy and a mastery that changes the cells in your body. i think about it a lot in contrast to how she was treated by american

one camera, one take. ehud and i shot this in my studio off of bayshore. in the live room. this one's about love, 1000%. but i was psyched to finally include my Jaws-induced fear of swimming into a song. i haven't been able to swim in the ocean (or a

RT @_favaloras: happy 18 years of this. m a s t e r p i e c e 🎉

one camera, one take…. we filmed this among the beautiful cyprus trees just above baker beach…. "together we're more than the sum / of all of the worst things we've done / and we'll move to the moon / if they won't make room here for us".

one camera, one take. at the beginning of this year to promote my latest record, KING OF (UN)SIMPLE, i spent 3 days running around san francisco with my buddy Ehud Lazin recording guerilla-style acoustic video versions of each new song. this version of MAP AT THE MALL was

RT @punt_rd: Wow, Gene Simmons from KISS on Ozzy. This is pure respect & arguably the most stripped back, bare, and honest, vulnerable Gene….

RT @billwarddrums: Where will I find you now?  In the memories, our unspoken embraces, our missed phone calls, no, you’re forever in my hea….

i had SUCH A GREAT hang with troy on the Load In Through The Back Podcast. its definitely worth your time and it’s up NOW everywhere you get your podcasts!

beautiful humans of the internet. if you’ve ever wanted to hear me say inflammatory shit about super famous, well-loved musicians (exhibit A below🤦🏻‍♂️), or just wondered how absolutely passionate i feel about music in general - and how little of a filter i have - look no further:

my bestie Richard Marx & i spent a few hours the other night hanging and talking shit …and now YOU GET TO WATCH IT!. Stories To Tell for the win ❤️.

RT @kaatebutler: And this is why @mattnathanson has the best Patreon!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MODERN LOVE!. 14 years??!! insane! feels like another life…. this record debuted at #17(!) on the billboard charts, produced two gold singles : “faster” and “run”, (all on a little independent label), borrows an album title from david bowie and (loosely) borrows

BIG MERCH SALE happening over @ my matt mart store. just in time for you all to get your new fit on before summer starts! (see, i use hip lingo! 😂). check it out!