The Hour - Hospital Music Interview

This is an interview Matt did with George Stroumboulopoulos (probably the longest [and funniest to say] last name in the english language), on Dec 4, 07 on his new album 'Hospital Music.'

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Matthew
• Good

[JJimHuinink]

One of the five best singer-songwriters this country has ever produced.

[andregrant]

The man is such an inspiration. He's been through so much, and he's still humble.

[pouncebaby]

i love both these men! :)

[mysweetsense]

Dude Matthew Good is so underrated. He is so awesome, and not a lot of people know that. He is so awesome. he is smart, good at communicating his opinions, and he is funny.

[algonquinuser]

fuck man, the interview is interesting until he starts blathering on about world politics. who gives a shit, we want to hear about you

[PurpleHoneyBear]

4 Ativan doesn't knock me out. It makes me tired though, definitely. But yeah, 45 pills is insane. That could have killed him.

[senisensible]

@optrix77, what are "pure reasons"?

[SplitSpades11]

I can take 6 or 7mg and feel completely coherent,almost as if i have taken nothing.Ativan is a substance/drug etc. that,like alcohol,your body will just gradually build up a tolerance to it and eventually you will be able to take insane amounts of the shit.I have Bipolar 1,I'm not sure what Mathew Good has (as there are many "sub-bipolar disorders" in the Bipolar realm) but his music has really spoken to me on many levels,so i always hold it close to my heart.

[safetosaydontquoteme]

2 or 3 mg knocks a regular person out.... he took more than 20 mg.

[optrix77]

Although I do think there are sometimes blurred lines between what someone would define as a "positive contribution" to society, I do believe there are certain absolutes regardless - Personal motives, however, are an entirely different story. Some people give charitably because they are actually selfish in a way - selfish in that giving actually makes themselves feel better by helping someone else. Some people do it do look better, get attention, do it for tax credit, and some for pure reasons.

[nakedslaveboy]

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I guess my point is that all action has some far reaching negative impact, so to predicate altering ones life on the idea that positivity will ultimately improve the world completely has always seemed far fetched to me; I just don't think positivity is a free commodity, I think its a resource people actively compete for.

[nakedslaveboy]

You make good points, its important to be positive, but I have always found that positivity is perspective oriented and the perception of positive motion is is always opinion based.

Ultimately positive action I think becomes bandwagon related in some facet; so many problems come from expressing positivity outwardly because the only distinctive factor that makes one positive action more valuable than another is personal value (what about people who find greed positive?)