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About Dave Matthews
Dave John Matthews is a South African-American singer-songwriter, guitarist and actor best known for being the lead vocalist and founder of the Dave Matthews Band.
Family Life
He was born to John and Valerie Matthews and was raised with his siblings, Jane, Peter and Anne. He tied the knot with Jennifer Ashley Harper in 2000. The couple has had twins, Grace Anne and Stella Busina and a son known as August Oliver.
Achievements
In 2002, Matthews received the “Orville Gibson Award for Best Acoustic Guitarist”.
Haverford College in Pennsylvania honored him with a D.M.A honoris causa in 2005.
His band won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group in 1997.
In 2004, he won a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for his single Gravedigger.
Trivia
Matthews formed his band, The Dave Matthews Band in 1991, with Stefan Lessard, Carter Beauford, Peter Griesar, and LeRoi Moore.
He appeared in Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler’s comedy Just Go With It as Nicole Kidman’s husband.
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Famous quotes by Dave Matthews
A friend is always good to have, but a lover's kiss is better than angels raining down on me.Dave Matthews
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
Good music is good music, and everything else can go to hell.Dave Matthews
I don't think socialism, and I don't think warmness and respect are necessarily bad words.Dave Matthews
I fear that our true motivation is about oil and our own flailing economy about the failure to destroy Al Qaeda and about revenge.Dave Matthews
I hope that just what I sing about and how I relate to my audience is as much of a political statement as I need to make.Dave Matthews
I use God in my songs a lot but I don't have a relationship. I don't know what that means.Dave Matthews
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
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
Take what you can from your dreams, make them as real as anything.Dave Matthews
There's a freedom to being young that is harder to come by as time goes on.Dave Matthews
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
Well, I've been in a few car wrecks.Dave Matthews
Dave Matthews' Popularity
Dave Matthews is a famous South African-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor, who was born on January 9, 1968. As a person born on this date, Dave Matthews is listed in our database as the 31st most popular celebrity for the day (January 9) and the 152nd most popular for the year (1968).
People born on January 9 fall under the Zodiac sign of Capricorn, the Sea Goat. Dave Matthews is the 959th most popular Capricorn.
Aside from information specific to Dave Matthews' birthday, Dave Matthews ranks 13th in famous people born in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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