Matthew Sweet Quotes

I'm trying to get the record that I made at my birthday party last year, trying to get that out, and the lawyers are diddling around with it and it probably won't be out until next year. I don't know.

More and more, there are things in my life that I find hard to say. Like, 'David Bowie and Lorde were at my birthday party.' She's a phenomenal spirit.

I once attended a birthday party where Danny Kaye dropped in to entertain the birthday boy and his guests; I was sometimes taken for lunch on Saturdays by my father to The Brown Derby; and my favorite meal is still the Cobb salad in the Polo Lounge of the Beverly Hills Hotel.

I remember telling myself when I got to start having artist opportunities, 'Let yourself be a fan, because you are. The minute that you walk in a room with Carrie Underwood, and you're too cool to freak out, you need to check yourself.' I just let myself be a fan.

My 3rd birthday party was 'Funny Girl' themed.

I wanna do a song with Adele! Nobody gets Adele as a feature, so maybe I can. I hope she knows who I am!

We've been having a great time writing for other artists in and amongst making our Bastille albums and mixtapes.

When you are busy with all the live shows and bands, world music and jazz music, it takes time to come back and do a pop album. It needs its own length of time.

The first song I ever had recorded by another artist was a song called 'Surefire Feeling' by Jake Owen.

I would like to work with The Weeknd. That's my boy, though; that's my friend.

I'm now working with some of the best songwriters in the world and Sia has written a song that has been given to me. Oh my God, it's just insane.

It was here in L.A., before 'I Kissed a Girl' and all that. She stopped me and told me she was a huge fan and that she was a singer and that one day she hoped that I would dress her. I ended up dressing her for her record release.

Amy Winehouse asked me a while ago if I had written any new songs. I played her something, and when I had finished, she looked at me and said, 'Is that it? Is that all you've got?'

For my 21st birthday party, I had a 'Strictly'-themed fancy dress.

I love writing songs for other people, and it's an honor when someone records your songs.

I do guest vocals all the time.

I love music but I never went to a concert in my life. The first time I went to a concert I performed on a stage with Drake.

I would like to work with Drake. It would be cool.

I'd love to collaborate with Frank Ocean. He's one of my favorite artists of all time.

Apart from working on music, I'd rather play big festivals than almost anything else.

I really want to work with Chris Martin. I think he's a genius.

One time, a hedge fund gentleman in Connecticut brought in a bunch of professional wrestlers and myself at a very hefty price for his son's 11th birthday.

I used to listen to Usher's 'Yeah!' and 'Run It!' by Chris Brown. I was really shocked that I could make a record with him.

I just remember celebrating my 18th birthday at home, so that was a big party.

I wanna work with my girl Maliibu Miitch. I love Maliibu. I definitely wanna work with Beyonce, Rihanna. I'm a huge fan of Rihanna and Beyonce, so that's like my dream collab.