1. “The future is no place to place your better days.” – Dave Matthews
2. “Always walk where you like your steps.” – Dave Matthews
3. “I’m a fairly tormented artist, and I’m less willing to indulge myself in self-pity, outside of songwriting.” – Dave Matthews
4. “If you live life, then you become what are.” – Dave Matthews
5. “I say my hell is the closet I’m stuck inside.” – Dave Matthews
6. “What in the world would I sing for if I had it all?” – Dave Matthews
7. “If I go before I’m old, Oh brother of mine please don’t forget me if I go. Bartender please, fill my glass for me? With the wine you gave Jesus that set him free, after three days in the ground.” – Dave Matthews
8. “Remember that there are hundreds of thousands of things you can eat that are not cheese.” – Dave Matthews
9. “Nothing is black or white, nothing’s ‘us or them.’ But then there are magical, beautiful things in the world. There are incredible acts of kindness and bravery, and in the most unlikely places, and it gives you hope.” – Dave Matthews
10. “Would you like to play with the thought of a friend in a distant passing stage, while you’re lying around with your hands up and out, so resigned you will fall down?” – Dave Matthews
11. “I don’t touch electric guitars. It’s just not my thing – I stick with acoustic guitars only.” – Dave Matthews
12. “If I find something I like, I’ll chase it and see what comes out the other side. Once a song gets momentum and gets away from you, that’s a good sign.” – Dave Matthews
13. “I have no lid upon my head, but if I did, you could look inside and see what’s on my mind. Oh, it’s you.” – Dave Matthews
14. “Some might tell you there’s no hope in hand Just because they feel hopeless But you don’t have to be a thing like that You be a ship in a bottle set sail.” – Dave Matthews
15. “The saddest part of the human race is we’re obsessed with this idea of ‘us and them,’ which is really a no-win situation, whether it’s racial, cultural, religious or political.” – Dave Matthews
16. “Turns out, it’s not where but who you’re with that really matters.” – Dave Matthews
17. “I find sometimes it’s easy to be myself, sometimes I find it’s better to be somebody else.” – Dave Matthews
18. “The idea of God as a fatherly figure who looks down on us and worries about how we’re doing or takes sides when we have fights—it’s more irritating than Santa Claus. The world and the universe are far more wonderful if there’s not a puppet master.” – Dave Matthews
19. “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
20. “Sweet like candy to my soul, sweet you rock, and sweet you roll.” – Dave Matthews
21. “Out of the darkness comes light like a flash You think you can, you think you can Sometimes that is the problem Dream little darling dream.” – Dave Matthews
22. “I find therapy in playing music in many different ways.” – Dave Matthews
23. “Is this not enough? This blessed sip of life Is it not enough? Staring down at the ground Then complain and pray for more from above Greedy little pig.” – Dave Matthews
24. “We have to do much more than believe if we really want to change things.” – Dave Matthews
25. “Funny the way it is, not right or wrong, somebody’s heart is broken, and it becomes your favorite song.” – Dave Matthews
26. “For me, in songwriting, I have a route I can take. Maybe there’s some forks, Ian go this way, this way.” – Dave Matthews
27. “The space between the tears we cry is the laughter that keeps us coming back for more…” – Dave Matthews
28. “It’s a melting pot, southern Africa. You find these cultural collisions that result in art and music, and it’s pretty amazing.” – Dave Matthews
29. “And while I stand here, the ground beneath is nothing more than one point of view.” – Dave Matthews
30. “I was regularly advised not to go into music, that I should give up that foolish dream.” – Dave Matthews
31. “I fall so hard inside the idea of you” – Dave Matthews
32. “I was just wondering if you’d come along to hold up my head when my head won’t hold on.” – Dave Matthews
33. “I hate to admit it, but we’re badass.” – Dave Matthews
34. “I’ll be back ’round again, yes, I’ll walk in time with you, old friend. And we’ll find that place that we had danced in so long ago.” – Dave Matthews
35. “I remember thinking I’ll go on forever only knowing I’ll see you again, but I know the touch of you is so hard to remember, but like that touch I know no other.” – Dave Matthews
36. “A friend is always good to have, but a lover’s kiss is better than angels raining down on me.” – Dave Matthews
37. “Come on now, stay up and make some memories with us now, roll the red carpet out with friends to whom to love and roll on. Our love is so right, I won’t waste a minute here tonight. Our love is so right, and tonight my dance is all about you.” – Dave Matthews
38. “Pick me up, oh, from the bottom, up to the top, love, everyday. Pay no mind to taunts or advances, I’m gonna take my chances on everyday.” – Dave Matthews
39. “I’m partly obsessed by aging gracefully.” – Dave Matthews
40. “You and I are not tied to the ground, not falling but rising, like rolling around. Eyes closed above the rooftops, with eyes closed, we’re gonna spin through the stars.” – Dave Matthews
41. “We gotta do much more than believe if we wanna see the world change.” – Dave Matthews
42. “Why won’t you run in the rain and play, let the tears splash all over you?” – Dave Matthews
43. “You seek up an emotion and your cup is overflowing, you seek up an emotion sometimes your well is dry.” – Dave Matthews
44. “I’ll lean on you and you lean on me and we’ll be okay.” – Dave Matthews
45. “Don’t you rob yourself of what you’re feeling; don’t rob yourself of all that you could be.” – Dave Matthews
46. “Lying on the roof counting the stars that fill the sky I wonder if Someone in the heavens looking back down on me I’ll never know So much space to believe.” – Dave Matthews
47. “Twenty three and so tired of life, such a shame to throw it all away. The images grow darker still. Could I have been anyone other than me?” – Dave Matthews
48. “Take what you can from your dreams; make them as real as anything.” – Dave Matthews
49. “You know she’s gonna leave my broken heart behind her.” – Dave Matthews
50. “I’m a very vicious critic of myself.” – Dave Matthews
51. “But will I hold you again? These fickle, fuddled words confuse me, like “will it rain today?” Waste the hours with talking, talking, these twisted games we’re playing.” – Dave Matthews
52. “So why would you care To get out of this place? You and me and all our friends, Such a happy human race. Eat, drink and be merry, For tomorrow we die.” – Dave Matthews
53. “And when you wake, you will fly away, holding tight to the legs of all your angels. Goodbye, my love, into your blue, blue eyes.” – Dave Matthews
54. “I’ll lean on you and you lean on me and we’ll be okay.” – Dave Matthews
55. “Love, you drive me to distraction.” – Dave Matthews
56. “People are not very pro-active in general, I think, because we are too busy rushing blindly towards our own goals.” – Dave Matthews
57. “Don’t burn the day away.” – Dave Matthews
58. “Every day should be a good day to die.” – Dave Matthews
59. “I always like to have an atlas just so that I can find things out. It’s always good to have an almanac; those sort of things.” – Dave Matthews
60. “Because life is short but sweet for certain We’re climbing two by two To be sure these days continue These things we cannot change.” – Dave Matthews
61. “I don’t think everything is going to get peachy ever. But I think we have to fight for what we believe in.” – Dave Matthews
62. “If you give, you begin to live.” – Dave Matthews
63. “Move into kiss those sweet sugar lips, baby looks just like love.” – Dave Matthews
64. “Everything good needs replacing.” – Dave Matthews
65. “I definitely like the oddballs. There’s a song called ‘Little Thing,’ which is the only song that I have recorded that has no words. And it’s the one that I get past my critic inside me.” – Dave Matthews
66. “I’m only this far, and only tomorrow leads my way.” – Dave Matthews
67. “I’m not a real gadgety person. In fact, some people think that I’m kind of primitive.” – Dave Matthews
68. “In your eyes, I see what’s on my mind.” – Dave Matthews
69. “Come and relax now, put your troubles down. No need to bear the weight of your worries, just let them all fall away.” – Dave Matthews
70. “In so many areas of life, I’m a spaz and incompetent.” – Dave Matthews
71. “So will you lay your arms down? Yes, I will call this home.” – Dave Matthews
72. “You seek up a big monster for him to fight your wars for you.” – Dave Matthews
73. “I play my cards as best I can, but I lose my luck when you’re not here. My darling heart, won’t you please give in? I may be strong, but I want you back again.” – Dave Matthews
74. “Well, I’ve been in a few car wrecks.” – Dave Matthews
75. “Every day things change, but basically they stay the same.” – Dave Matthews
76. “What I want is what I’ve not got, and what I need is all around me.” – Dave Matthews
77. “When I look at how fortunate I’ve been, being a musician… my response to being overpaid is that I should pay it back to my community in some way.” – Dave Matthews
78. “Turns out, not where, but who you’re with that really matters.” – Dave Matthews
79. “A dream is a massive magic trick of the mind. No amount of science could explain away the mysterious wonder.” – Dave Matthews
80. “You quench my heart, and love, you quench my mind. Let’s celebrate, oh celebrate, we will, ’cause life is short but sweet for certain.” – Dave Matthews
81. “We have to be active about kindness and about peace.” – Dave Matthews
82. “When I write the set, I try to create something that will not only be interesting for the audience but will have a flow for the band, too, so we don’t get boring.” – Dave Matthews
83. “But then there are magical, beautiful things in the world. There’s incredible acts of kindness and bravery, and in the most unlikely places, and it gives you hope.” – Dave Matthews
84. “I swear by now I’m playing time against my troubles I’m coming slow but speeding.” – Dave Matthews
85. “I never went to college—I barely got out of high school.” – Dave Matthews
86. “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
87. “To change the world, Start with one step. However small, the first step is hardest of all.” – Dave Matthews
88. “Tomorrow is no place to place your better days.” – Dave Matthews
89. “I say it’s love, so share it out, share it fair, but share it liberal.” – Dave Matthews
90. “I’ve always been obsessed by visual art as I have been by music personally, but that doesn’t mean anything professionally.” – Dave Matthews
91. “Caught by a wave, my back to the ocean, it knocks me off my feet and just as I find my footing, here you come again.” – Dave Matthews
92. “One sweet world Around this star is spinning One sweet world And in her breath I’m swimming And here we will rest in peace.” – Dave Matthews
93. “I find a therapy in playing music, in many different ways.” – Dave Matthews
94. “Tell me, what in the world would I sing for if I had it all?” – Dave Matthews
95. “Rip away the tears and drink a hope to happy years. You may find a lifetime’s passed you by.” – Dave Matthews
96. “Save your sermons for someone that’s afraid to love. If you knew what I feel, then you couldn’t be so sure. I’ll be right here lying in the hands of God.” – Dave Matthews
97. “If hate’s the gate to peace, this is the last stop.” – Dave Matthews
98. “She runs up into the light surprised Her arms are opened Her mind’s eye is Seeing things from a better side than most can dream.” – Dave Matthews
99. “There’s a freedom to being young that is harder to come by as time goes on.” – Dave Matthews
100. “I will go in this way And find my own way out.” – Dave Matthews
101. “Eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow we’ll die.” – Dave Matthews
102. “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
103. “If I had it all, you know, I’d fuck it up.” – Dave Matthews
104. “Don’t convince yourself you’re over, don’t convince yourself you’re done, just because the things around you seem heavy, doesn’t mean you can’t get off this ground.” – Dave Matthews
105. “I think I am a very kind person. I think I’m joyful, but I could be kinder and I could be more joyful. I do believe peace is a state of grace, and not the absence of violence.” – Dave Matthews
106. “You and me have a better time than most can dream of, better than the best.” – Dave Matthews
107. “Don’t lose the dreams inside your head. They’ll only be there until you’re dead. Dream.” – Dave Matthews
108. “Life it seems a struggle between what we think and what we see.” – Dave Matthews
109. “The evening comes, and we’re hanging out on the front step and a car goes by with the windows rolled down, and that war song is playing, “why can’t we be friends?” Someone is screaming crying in the apartment upstairs.” – Dave Matthews
110. “Probably most of the time I watch children’s movies because my kids are on the bus, so it requires them.” – Dave Matthews
111. “I’m familiar with that feeling of silence that comes with a very imminent catastrophe, when you know you have absolutely no control over a situation.” – Dave Matthews
112. “A guy and a girl can be just friends, but at one point or another, they will fall for each other… maybe temporarily, maybe at the wrong time, maybe too late, or maybe forever.” – Dave Matthews
113. “Baby, when I get home, I wanna believe in Jesus. Hammer in the final nail, help me pick up the pieces.” – Dave Matthews
114. “Troubles, they may come and go, but good times, they’re the gold..” – Dave Matthews
115. “Leave the big door open, everyone’ll come around…” – Dave Matthews
116. “How could I have been anyone other than me?” – Dave Matthews
117. “I think we should all talk to our enemies and talk to our friends.” – Dave Matthews
118. “I can’t believe that we would lie in our graves wondering if we had spent our living days well.” – Dave Matthews
119. “Being able to scream at the top of my lungs in front of people is very therapeutic. It is a great gift for me to be able to do that.” – Dave Matthews
120. “I don’t want to die, obviously, but really, the wonder of life is amplified by the fact that it ends.” – Dave Matthews
121. “When I listen to my favorite songwriters, they have such simple melodies and chords. I occasionally manage to stop at the right time, but all too often I keep on going until I have way too many notes and words. But that’s just what I do.” – Dave Matthews
122. “Everybody asks me how she’s doing, has she really lost her mind? I couldn’t tell you, I’ve lost mine.” – Dave Matthews
123. “Success turns a lot of people off. I have a pretty solid sense of joy and respect that irritates people, and can irritate me, too.” – Dave Matthews
124. “My songs are like a three-legged dog – you have to get to know them to have any love for them.” – Dave Matthews
125. “What in the world would I sing for if I had it all?” – Dave Matthews