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What is your first music related memory?
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Matthew: I was scared shitless when I was seven, I think. It was my first piano recital and my piano teacher would invite all of her students over to her house with all of the parents watching. I just remember being a kid and being so nervous to play the piano in front of people. David: This is kind of a weird one, but growing up my mom was into country music. She was specifically into George Strait. I hardly have a recollection of this memory because I was so young, but she tells me this story of how I was in my room, standing on top of the table, doing air guitar and singing. She walked in
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and I was super embarrassed; which was such a weird and out of character thing for me to be doing at the time. What drew you to the music industry? David: For me, it’s more about creating art than music, per se. It’s more than just music for me. I think I was drawn to it from a really early age. It was interesting to me that a person could come up with a band—and you started with nothing—then you’d write songs and you’d name your band and all of a sudden there’s something. I’ve just been really attracted to creating stuff and putting all of the pieces around it. It just makes sense to me. Matthew: I agree with that. I never tried to be in the music industry. I always just wrote because I had to write to get stuff out. It’s funny how life brings you into where you’re supposed to be. When we signed our first major label deal, I just could not believe that we were doing it. What started out as simply loving writing and playing piano turned into my actual job. It’s pretty exciting.
