The summer of 2002 at the Wilson birthday party I met Van Dyke again and I made plans to have dinner with him. Matthew Sweet birthdaydinnerdyke Change image and share on social
It became a question of do I want to be on a label where it could take three years to put out a record instead of putting out three records over the same period of time on my own. Matthew Sweet labelperiodput Change image and share on social
Back then, we could drive a mile from home and there was nothing. Now it's grown in every direction and is populated and modernized. I guess I have mixed feelings about it, but I'm not someone that thinks everything should stop growing. Matthew Sweet backdirectiondrive share on social
First off, I don't want anyone to think I'm this huge thing in Japan. Every group from here that's made any records over any length of time - even indie bands - have a Cheap Trick effect in Japan. Matthew Sweet bandcheapeffect Change image and share on social
I figured if the plane goes down, I'll go with a great genius and will always have my name connected with his. Matthew Sweet connectfiguregenius Change image and share on social
I had no allusions of radio success. I just loved being in studios. I was having fun and in that sense I now feel a lot like I did when I did that record. Matthew Sweet allusionfeelfun Change image and share on social
More labels should be like that. Instead of putting these records out myself, I should have just signed with them, but they probably don't like my music (laughs). Matthew Sweet labellaughmusic Change image and share on social
They said, 'If we put you in first class with Brian, will you do it?' So I flew after not having flown in eight years. If there's one person who doesn't like flying as much as me, it's Brian. Matthew Sweet brianclassfly Change image and share on social
There are things that I value now that I didn't when I first went over there, like Zen Buddhism, which has become part of my life over the last couple years. Matthew Sweet buddhismcouplelife Change image and share on social
When I did the record, I was coming off a time when my contract had been sold and the music industry had changed a lot. I didn't understand how to make records for big labels. I was waiting for a new kind of record label to emerge. Matthew Sweet bigchangecome share on social
