I'm from a very politically and socially conscious family. My mother always made a point of making us look at what was going on around us and take stock of our part in it. Dave Matthews consciousfamilymake Change image and share on social
We look to our leaders once we elect them to either lead us in the right direction or at least not crush us. Dave Matthews crushdirectionelect Change image and share on social
I'll lean on you and you lean on me and we'll be okay. Dave Matthews leanwill Change image and share on social
So often we talk about saving the planet, but what we really mean is to save the planet the way it is, so we can live here. So that is can sustain us. Dave Matthews liveplanetsave Change image and share on social
Good music is good music, and everything else can go to hell. Dave Matthews goodhellmusic Change image and share on social
We have to be active about kindness and about peace. I've always fantasized that it would be great if there was a Department of Peace. Dave Matthews activedepartmentfantasize Change image and share on social
South Africa gives me a perspective of what's real and what's not real. So I go back to South Africa to both lose myself and gain awareness of myself. Every time I go back, it doesn't take long for me to get caught into a very different thing. A very different sense of myself. Dave Matthews africaawarenessback share on social
There's war - there's always been war, as long as most of us have been alive. There have always been people being abused, there's always been horrible things in the world. Why are we outraged? We should just be quiet and figure it out, and work it out together. Dave Matthews abusealivefigure share on social
It's funny, I get a little quieter with time. I don't want to chase my tail and one day repeat myself and repeat myself and one day have kids going to college and not have memories that I should, because I was too busy doing my thing. Dave Matthews busychasecollege share on social
I've always been obsessed by visual art as I have been by music personally, but that doesn't mean anything professionally. Dave Matthews arthavemusic Change image and share on social