his smooth voice and laid-back appeal have helped this former skater bring his
have helped this former skater bring his
have helped this former skater bring his working-class lyrics to the masses hi my
working-class lyrics to the masses hi my
working-class lyrics to the masses hi my name is Stephanie and welcome to
name is Stephanie and welcome to
name is Stephanie and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Matt Kosta can you tell me how it
with Matt Kosta can you tell me how it
with Matt Kosta can you tell me how it you originally got interested in music
you originally got interested in music
you originally got interested in music and how you came to follow it as your
and how you came to follow it as your
and how you came to follow it as your path I got into music and a young age
path I got into music and a young age
path I got into music and a young age you know I always just urge demos around
you know I always just urge demos around
you know I always just urge demos around an instrument or even anything it made
an instrument or even anything it made
an instrument or even anything it made noise that’s always just trying to pick
noise that’s always just trying to pick
noise that’s always just trying to pick out melodies and I think melodies are
out melodies and I think melodies are
out melodies and I think melodies are the thing that came to me first before
the thing that came to me first before
the thing that came to me first before anything
so I just kind of developed you know
so I just kind of developed you know over time when I started messing around
over time when I started messing around
over time when I started messing around more instruments a little bit of piano
more instruments a little bit of piano
more instruments a little bit of piano trumpet and dings my parents were very
trumpet and dings my parents were very
trumpet and dings my parents were very supportive even when it didn’t sound the
supportive even when it didn’t sound the
supportive even when it didn’t sound the best around the house you know my uncle
best around the house you know my uncle
best around the house you know my uncle eventually turned me on to a bunch of
eventually turned me on to a bunch of
eventually turned me on to a bunch of music from the past and kind of bridged
music from the past and kind of bridged
music from the past and kind of bridged that gap for me and things that I would
that gap for me and things that I would
that gap for me and things that I would normally not have gotten turned down to
normally not have gotten turned down to
normally not have gotten turned down to and the law that stuff spoke to me and
and the law that stuff spoke to me and
and the law that stuff spoke to me and so that’s kind of what I was tried to
so that’s kind of what I was tried to
so that’s kind of what I was tried to write songs to emulate those that the
write songs to emulate those that the
write songs to emulate those that the songs that were from the 40s and 60s and
songs that were from the 40s and 60s and
songs that were from the 40s and 60s and 70s I know that you were also into
70s I know that you were also into
70s I know that you were also into skateboarding I was wondering if you
skateboarding I was wondering if you
skateboarding I was wondering if you talked to me a bit about the link
talked to me a bit about the link
talked to me a bit about the link between skateboarding and music you know
between skateboarding and music you know
between skateboarding and music you know all skate videos and stuff have music
all skate videos and stuff have music
all skate videos and stuff have music there go to every part that got me
there go to every part that got me
there go to every part that got me turned on to bands that I don’t think I
turned on to bands that I don’t think I
turned on to bands that I don’t think I would have known that heard about across
would have known that heard about across
would have known that heard about across the board different things you know when
the board different things you know when
the board different things you know when it’s in videos and stuff to someone that
it’s in videos and stuff to someone that
it’s in videos and stuff to someone that you idolize for their skateboarding you
you idolize for their skateboarding you
you idolize for their skateboarding you kind of subconsciously like the song and
kind of subconsciously like the song and
kind of subconsciously like the song and so when you’re like in your car or
so when you’re like in your car or
so when you’re like in your car or whatever you put on songs or in those
whatever you put on songs or in those
whatever you put on songs or in those videos and you know next thing I knew I
videos and you know next thing I knew I
videos and you know next thing I knew I was into music and you know I wasn’t a
was into music and you know I wasn’t a
was into music and you know I wasn’t a thing about the skateboard Zimmer I was
thing about the skateboard Zimmer I was
thing about the skateboard Zimmer I was just thinking of the song and you got to
just thinking of the song and you got to
just thinking of the song and you got to recommence but that was another big
recommence but that was another big
recommence but that was another big influence on how I got turned on the
influence on how I got turned on the
influence on how I got turned on the music and also watching music with
music and also watching music with
music and also watching music with movement it plays a big key
music and motion go handed so visually I
music and motion go handed so visually I guess I’m always seeing that sometimes I
guess I’m always seeing that sometimes I
guess I’m always seeing that sometimes I have a hard time when I don’t feel the
have a hard time when I don’t feel the
have a hard time when I don’t feel the groove of a song or something then I
groove of a song or something then I
groove of a song or something then I just imagine movement doing kind of
just imagine movement doing kind of
just imagine movement doing kind of slide back into you’ve collaborated with
slide back into you’ve collaborated with
slide back into you’ve collaborated with Jack Johnson I was wondering if you
Jack Johnson I was wondering if you
Jack Johnson I was wondering if you could tell me a bit more about your
could tell me a bit more about your
could tell me a bit more about your relationship and how you guys challenged
relationship and how you guys challenged
relationship and how you guys challenged each other music well Jack’s a good
each other music well Jack’s a good
each other music well Jack’s a good surfer so he’s always challenged I’ve
surfer so he’s always challenged I’ve
surfer so he’s always challenged I’ve gone out surfing with him and I like I
gone out surfing with him and I like I
gone out surfing with him and I like I said I grew up skating with I’m terrible
said I grew up skating with I’m terrible
said I grew up skating with I’m terrible in the water so that he could school me
in the water so that he could school me
in the water so that he could school me like riding his board backwards and
like riding his board backwards and
like riding his board backwards and doing circles around the oyster and that
doing circles around the oyster and that
doing circles around the oyster and that Malloy and him that they started in surf
Malloy and him that they started in surf
Malloy and him that they started in surf films and putting his music into film
films and putting his music into film
films and putting his music into film surf films and that’s gonna go you got
surf films and that’s gonna go you got
surf films and that’s gonna go you got to start they wanted to use one of my
to start they wanted to use one of my
to start they wanted to use one of my songs in their surf film called a
songs in their surf film called a
songs in their surf film called a brokedown melody and that was as I was
brokedown melody and that was as I was
brokedown melody and that was as I was recording my first EP which was a long
recording my first EP which was a long
recording my first EP which was a long time ago in 2003 or so when I was done
time ago in 2003 or so when I was done
time ago in 2003 or so when I was done recording the record I was working on
recording the record I was working on
recording the record I was working on was around the same time they put out
was around the same time they put out
was around the same time they put out that film and he had just finished
that film and he had just finished
that film and he had just finished another record called in-between dreams
another record called in-between dreams
another record called in-between dreams and so he asked me if I wanted to come
and so he asked me if I wanted to come
and so he asked me if I wanted to come out and support him on their friendship
out and support him on their friendship
out and support him on their friendship so I did and then during that time he
so I did and then during that time he
so I did and then during that time he asked me if I wanted for my record out
asked me if I wanted for my record out
asked me if I wanted for my record out on brushfire records which is they
on brushfire records which is they
on brushfire records which is they reckon it was like I liked all the way
reckon it was like I liked all the way
reckon it was like I liked all the way that they worked and it was a real
that they worked and it was a real
that they worked and it was a real family and everything they did with
family and everything they did with
family and everything they did with giving back to charities and things like
giving back to charities and things like
giving back to charities and things like that and then everything being
that and then everything being
that and then everything being earth-friendly and things like that I
earth-friendly and things like that I
earth-friendly and things like that I feel like being a musician in order to
feel like being a musician in order to
feel like being a musician in order to be you know great musician or things
be you know great musician or things
be you know great musician or things like that you have to focus on music a
like that you have to focus on music a
like that you have to focus on music a lot so it the best way that you can give
lot so it the best way that you can give
lot so it the best way that you can give back is to have the music give back so
back is to have the music give back so
back is to have the music give back so that was that was really important thing
that was that was really important thing
that was that was really important thing for me as
for me as
for me as I could do that thank you so much for
I could do that thank you so much for
I could do that thank you so much for your time yeah thanks for having me
your time yeah thanks for having me
your time yeah thanks for having me still be my friend
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