I wanted Kimi to be a Japanese record with a Japanese title. I wanted it to be for them. They appreciate things on a different level, and take their art very seriously - that's special if you're an artist. Matthew Sweet artartistjapanese share on social
So it helped me to just let go of all my tensions and feelings about that world and say 'OK, this is for my fans in Japan. They'll be nice and get into it and have fun.' And it was the first record I made at my home studio. Matthew Sweet fanfeelingfun share on social
When I go to Japan and do shows I play for 1,000 to 1,500 people. I like a lot about Japan. Their popular culture and mass commercialization appeals to me. Matthew Sweet 000appealcommercialization 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
I went to a rare live Van Dyke show and met him there. And then he came to a show of mine and we spoke back stage. The third time was at Brian Wilson's birthday party. Matthew Sweet backbirthdaybrian 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
Girlfriend and 100 Percent Fun were my two peeks, around '92 and '96. The reality is that the times I had the most media success, sold lots of records and played bigger shows, I had the least control of my own life. Matthew Sweet bigcontrolfun 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
He helped make Living Things even more crazy than I wanted it to be. He added old-fashioned piano and classical folk music - that weird otherworldly vibe - all these elements got onto the record. Matthew Sweet addclassicalcrazy 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
