Religious?

[Ravenous megin-sane]

i've thought about this a lot..

and over the past 8 years of listening to matt good i can't figure it out. is matt good religious?

 

at first, i would say no. but the more i read his lyrics (especially the works of avalanche) there are many connections with religion and religious figures.

 

so i give up. help.

[no yu begin wher i end]

I doubt it. Then again, it's possible to be spiritual but not religious. I believe he's mentioned a few times in his blog that he doesn't follow any one religion very closely.

[The_Rat_Who_Would_be_King]

He's said that he looks at religion as more of a representitive thing. By that I mean that he believe that there is a God, something good, in everyone, and of course the opposite. The whole organized aspect of religion he was somewhat opposed to I think.

[mrs jesus]

does it matter?

 

who wonders about shit like that?

 

seriously, if you have to know that bad, email him

and ask him. don't ask a board full of fans, no one here knows him well enough to know shit like that about him.

Edited May 11, 2005 by mrs jesus

[Guest jsunC]

maybe its a question that has came up before, thus someone already knows the answer to it..

[marik]

in fact, i remember it being asked on jen good's blog a couple months back. her response was that 'she is catholic, matt is not'. insinuating that he is not religious.

[matrix]

Just because he's not catholic doesn't mean he's not religious. He could very well have a different religious background. Just because Mrs. Good said Matt's not Catholic, don't assume he's not religious.

 

However, I remember a statement made that he didn't stick to one religion or another.

[Ravenous megin-sane]

does it matter?

 

who wonders about shit like that?

 

seriously, if you have to know that bad, email him

and ask him. don't ask a board full of fans, no one here knows him well enough to know shit like that about him.

i just found it interesting...

he talks about religious figures in a lot of his songs. sometimes he's putting them down like "you pray for the sheep" but at other times... he describes them as a way of life.

 

i was curious as to what others thought. so fuck you if it really effects your personal life that greatly.

 

does it matter?

who says shit like that?

seriously, if its that big of a problem, dont join a board. the point was to ask a board full of fans.

[sockcrotch]

based on some of the things I've read in At Last There Is Nothing Left To Say, I'd think that matt is not a part of any religion, but he does seem interested in aspects of some religions in particular

[marik]

ps; the comment itself did not insinuate that he was not religious, you are right. what i meant was that the context in how she wrote it insinuated it. at least i remember thinking that at the time i read it.

[NationofCool]

Yeah I agree..

I think (especially with the US wars) that Matt doesnt follow any organized religion, but does believe in a greater power. He probably worships in his own way. And that's that.

[Ravenous megin-sane]

i dont see how that has to do with the us wars... lol

[mrs jesus]

does it matter?

 

who wonders about shit like that?

 

seriously, if you have to know that bad, email him

and ask him. don't ask a board full of fans, no one here knows him well enough to know shit like that about him.

i just found it interesting...

he talks about religious figures in a lot of his songs. sometimes he's putting them down like "you pray for the sheep" but at other times... he describes them as a way of life.

 

i was curious as to what others thought. so fuck you if it really effects your personal life that greatly.

 

does it matter?

who says shit like that?

seriously, if its that big of a problem, dont join a board. the point was to ask a board full of fans.

you're an idiot.

 

that about covers it.

[Ravenous megin-sane]

does it matter?

 

who wonders about shit like that?

 

seriously, if you have to know that bad, email him

and ask him. don't ask a board full of fans, no one here knows him well enough to know shit like that about him.

i just found it interesting...

he talks about religious figures in a lot of his songs. sometimes he's putting them down like "you pray for the sheep" but at other times... he describes them as a way of life.

 

i was curious as to what others thought. so fuck you if it really effects your personal life that greatly.

 

does it matter?

who says shit like that?

seriously, if its that big of a problem, dont join a board. the point was to ask a board full of fans.

you're an idiot.

 

that about covers it.

you're annoying.

 

done and done.

[Doc]

I remember him posting somewhere that he doesn't follow any one religion, but that he has read the major religions (whatever those may be) texts, and found it interesting that the one commom thread in all of them was love.

 

I think.

[Pea]

does it matter?

 

who wonders about shit like that?

 

seriously, if you have to know that bad, email him

and ask him. don't ask a board full of fans, no one here knows him well enough to know shit like that about him.

You could say that for about 95% of the stuff asked on MG message boards.

[mrs jesus]

i do, actually

 

i guess it shouldn't be surprising that people

ask such stupid questions. maybe i had more faith in

people than i thought.

[Seanathon]

So what do you people think, is he a boxers or briefs kind of guy?!?!?

[Ravenous megin-sane]

i do, actually

 

i guess it shouldn't be surprising that people

ask such stupid questions. maybe i had more faith in

people than i thought.

you're right.

we should all be concerned about matt and jen's marriage instead.

what the fuck was i thinking?

[mrs jesus]

i do, actually

 

i guess it shouldn't be surprising that people

ask such stupid questions. maybe i had more faith in

people than i thought.

you're right.

we should all be concerned about matt and jen's marriage instead.

what the fuck was i thinking?

go ahead, you could make a thread about it if you were that interested. i'm sure it's never been done.

 

and that post of mine you quoted?

that was in reference to stupid shit like that, not YOUR thread specifically.

 

sorry if i offended you, i just don't understand why it matters whether or not he's religious. i don't see why anyone would care.

[no yu begin wher i end]

Well, in defence of this thread, an understanding of MG's religious beliefs could help in interpreting some of his material, if people find that the religion aspect helps in that way.

[mrs jesus]

i'm sure his music means something different to everyone else and something probably none of us would ever think of to him.

 

interpreting it would be pointless.

 

maybe i'm just negative.

[Ravenous megin-sane]

then whats the point of listening to music if you're not going to try to interpret it into something that means something to you?

[mrs jesus]

then whats the point of listening to music if you're not going to try to interpret it into something that means something to you?

i meant trying to interpret into ONE meaning, which is what

i assumed he meant when he said that.

 

did you not read the post right above yours where i said "i'm sure it means something different to everyone"?

[Ravenous megin-sane]

yes.

but half of listening to music is turning it into something that means something to you. not necessisarily what the artist was trying to portray.

but theres always the extra fun of finding out what they meant in the first place.