There is no denying it, I am an old man. “But Matt…” you might interject, “How can
that be? You look so youthful and
hunky!” That’s very nice of you to say,
but the truth is I’m getting older, and there seems to be nothing I can do
about it. I have apparently reached the
age where I can hurt myself simply by sleeping wrong. I have reached the age where youthful phrases
like “YOLO” spin me into a fit of disdain for popular culture. I have reached the age where I enjoy eating
dinner around 4:30PM, and I find comfort in a nice cup of Ensure while watching
Murder She Wrote. Ok, so that last one
isn’t true, but I have reached the age where not even a paragraph into this
blog I have already been interrupted twice by my children coming down from
their bedrooms and asking for a drink of water.
It’s tough getting old! I find
myself making old man noises when I sit down in a chair, and even more terrible
noises when I try to get up. I’m
noticing aches and pains from old injuries, and more cracking and popping sensations
when I walk around in the morning. I’ll
give you a perfect example of what I’m talking about.
Last weekend I was playing out in the backyard with my three children. We were wrestling around in the grass, chasing after one another and playing tackle football (I guess they were inspired by the Lions last second victory or something). Now my children are seven, five and three years old respectively, and they never seem to run out of energy. Even when their elderly father is about to die from being run all over the place they just keep on coming! No mercy!! So after about an hour of nonstop running, jumping, tackling, etc… I decided to gracefully walk away from the game while I was still able to walk. As I settled onto the couch to rest my weary bones I noticed a tightness starting to develop in my back. Within about an hour I was barely able to move, lying motionless on the floor with terrible back spasms. My kids thought this was hilarious, and took turns seeing how far they could jump over me. Talk about feeling like an old man!! And the worst thing about it all was that I didn’t do any one thing to hurt myself. It’s not like I pulled something in my back while throwing a football over a nearby mountain, or possibly slipped a disc in my back while uprooting a mighty oak tree. Nope, instead it was just another example of old age catching up with me.
Another fine example of old age catching up with me is when I tell pointless stories like the one you just read (or maybe just skimmed over, it’s alright. I found myself checking out while reading it too). So let me reclaim my youth one last time and get right to the point. A lot of stuff has happened since my last blog post…way too much to mention everything in depth. It kind of reminds me of one of my favorite lines from the movie The Princess Bride. The swashbuckling Spaniard Ingo Montoya is trying to recap the story for our paralyzed hero Wesley when he says “Lemme splain. No, there is too much. Lemme sum up.” Man I love that movie…wait, that’s yet another old man distraction isn’t it?!? Sorry, on to the good stuff!!
The last time I blogged it was the middle of winter and we were just heading into the studio to begin work on a new album, so let’s start there. We wrapped up recording for the new album entitled “Give It All Away” sometime around the middle of March. Once again I recorded with world class producer Jake Rye (Newsboys/Shine Bright Baby) at the newly revamped Sonus Clarus Studios in Adrian, MI. This time around I had the opportunity to bring in both Josh THO and Josh Minor from the live band to put their mark on the new songs, as well as some amazing studio musicians (Scott Gentry, Seth Huff, Jeremy Blaska, and Jake Rye). I’m really excited with the way the new songs turned out, and thrilled to finally have some new music to share with you guys (can you believe it’s been three years since “No Place Left to Hide”?!?). We released the first single “Fading” to radio in May of 2012 and we have been very blessed by its success so far. To date the song can be heard on over 140 radio stations around the USA and Canada, as well as numerous online stations on podcasts. Check out www.MattMooreMusic.com/Radio to see where you can hear the song in your area. And as of this writing the song is currently #2 on the Christianrock.net charts. Needless to say it is very exciting and humbling to see your name listed with musical legends such as Project 86, POD, Thousand Foot Krutch, etc…
After several minor delays we released “Give It All Away” on July 17th, does everyone have their copy? I see some hands raised, that’s good. For those of you who don’t have it yet what are you waiting for?!? You can find just about anywhere you purchase music. It is of course available for download on iTunes, Google Play, Rhapsody, Amazon, Spotify, etc… Or for those of you who prefer the feel of a real CD in your hand you can pick up a copy either at a live show or from our online merch store www.MattMooreMusic.com/Store, where you can also find a whole bunch of spiffy new Matt Moore shirts, guaranteed to make you look absolutely fabulous and help you make new friends (not that you have a hard time making friends or anything, but these rad threads certainly won’t hurt your chances!). Or you can simply follow me on Twitter @MattMooreMusic to be automatically entered in our weekly “Free Autographed CD” giveaway. With so many ways to get your hands on the new tunes you really don’t have a good excuse not to own it now do you mister?!?
Well this blog is getting pretty crazy long and we’ve barely scratched the surface. How about next week we dive into part 2 of our Summer 2012 wrap up? Crazy stories from the road, new band members and a look at what’s to come…you’re not going to want to miss it!! Now, it’s time for me to retire to the couch with my cup of Ensure in hand. Maybe getting old isn’t so bad after all.
Last weekend I was playing out in the backyard with my three children. We were wrestling around in the grass, chasing after one another and playing tackle football (I guess they were inspired by the Lions last second victory or something). Now my children are seven, five and three years old respectively, and they never seem to run out of energy. Even when their elderly father is about to die from being run all over the place they just keep on coming! No mercy!! So after about an hour of nonstop running, jumping, tackling, etc… I decided to gracefully walk away from the game while I was still able to walk. As I settled onto the couch to rest my weary bones I noticed a tightness starting to develop in my back. Within about an hour I was barely able to move, lying motionless on the floor with terrible back spasms. My kids thought this was hilarious, and took turns seeing how far they could jump over me. Talk about feeling like an old man!! And the worst thing about it all was that I didn’t do any one thing to hurt myself. It’s not like I pulled something in my back while throwing a football over a nearby mountain, or possibly slipped a disc in my back while uprooting a mighty oak tree. Nope, instead it was just another example of old age catching up with me.
Another fine example of old age catching up with me is when I tell pointless stories like the one you just read (or maybe just skimmed over, it’s alright. I found myself checking out while reading it too). So let me reclaim my youth one last time and get right to the point. A lot of stuff has happened since my last blog post…way too much to mention everything in depth. It kind of reminds me of one of my favorite lines from the movie The Princess Bride. The swashbuckling Spaniard Ingo Montoya is trying to recap the story for our paralyzed hero Wesley when he says “Lemme splain. No, there is too much. Lemme sum up.” Man I love that movie…wait, that’s yet another old man distraction isn’t it?!? Sorry, on to the good stuff!!
The last time I blogged it was the middle of winter and we were just heading into the studio to begin work on a new album, so let’s start there. We wrapped up recording for the new album entitled “Give It All Away” sometime around the middle of March. Once again I recorded with world class producer Jake Rye (Newsboys/Shine Bright Baby) at the newly revamped Sonus Clarus Studios in Adrian, MI. This time around I had the opportunity to bring in both Josh THO and Josh Minor from the live band to put their mark on the new songs, as well as some amazing studio musicians (Scott Gentry, Seth Huff, Jeremy Blaska, and Jake Rye). I’m really excited with the way the new songs turned out, and thrilled to finally have some new music to share with you guys (can you believe it’s been three years since “No Place Left to Hide”?!?). We released the first single “Fading” to radio in May of 2012 and we have been very blessed by its success so far. To date the song can be heard on over 140 radio stations around the USA and Canada, as well as numerous online stations on podcasts. Check out www.MattMooreMusic.com/Radio to see where you can hear the song in your area. And as of this writing the song is currently #2 on the Christianrock.net charts. Needless to say it is very exciting and humbling to see your name listed with musical legends such as Project 86, POD, Thousand Foot Krutch, etc…
After several minor delays we released “Give It All Away” on July 17th, does everyone have their copy? I see some hands raised, that’s good. For those of you who don’t have it yet what are you waiting for?!? You can find just about anywhere you purchase music. It is of course available for download on iTunes, Google Play, Rhapsody, Amazon, Spotify, etc… Or for those of you who prefer the feel of a real CD in your hand you can pick up a copy either at a live show or from our online merch store www.MattMooreMusic.com/Store, where you can also find a whole bunch of spiffy new Matt Moore shirts, guaranteed to make you look absolutely fabulous and help you make new friends (not that you have a hard time making friends or anything, but these rad threads certainly won’t hurt your chances!). Or you can simply follow me on Twitter @MattMooreMusic to be automatically entered in our weekly “Free Autographed CD” giveaway. With so many ways to get your hands on the new tunes you really don’t have a good excuse not to own it now do you mister?!?
Well this blog is getting pretty crazy long and we’ve barely scratched the surface. How about next week we dive into part 2 of our Summer 2012 wrap up? Crazy stories from the road, new band members and a look at what’s to come…you’re not going to want to miss it!! Now, it’s time for me to retire to the couch with my cup of Ensure in hand. Maybe getting old isn’t so bad after all.
