Matthew

[John Mayer @JohnMayer]

I don't usually celebrate album anniversaries. I have a hard time perceiving the past. I like now, and what's to come. But this album, that turns 20 today, changed my life. I'd had success already, but everything clicked into place on this album. I met some of the greatest musicians and engineers in the world and learned so much about making records from them. When I think back on what made the album so special, some thoughts come to mind, and they're worth my remembering: Life came into the room. I rode bikes on the beach. I was goofy - most of the images from these years are of me doing something wacky. The record took time. Months of writing, giving up on lots of songs, writing new ones, moving studios, taking breaks. As I get older l tend to expect results faster. I get frustrated a little easier. But it's always been the same; you work weeks and months on songs. Some don't make it, but it's never a waste of time. You live more life, you write more songs, and the process starts again. You cherish the tight little list of tunes that matter. When just one joins the ranks, it's a blessing. Joy wins out over discouragement. You have fun with your friends, who are all on the journey of exploring the unknown with you. Great albums are built in layers. You have to become different versions of yourself to create a lasting body of work. Nobody cares how long it takes if the music is meaningful. If you want to make something truly special, you have to bring talented people in the room to contribute. Steve and Pino. Chad Franscoviak and Joe Furla engineering along with Don Smith and Dave O'Brien. Martin Pradler editing vocals. René Martinez handing me the guitar. Ricky Peterson on keys, @jamesbvalentine played some guitar on Stop This Train. Larry Goldings played B3 and @aliciakeys sang backgrounds on Gravity. Roy Hargrove played trumpet.
Charlie Hunter played on In Repair. @BenHarper played slide guitar on Belief. Willie Weeks played bass with Pino on I Don't Trust Myself With Loving You. The right music with the right people at the right time in my life. That's all you can ever hope for. And thank YOU, dear reader, for giving life to these songs. Onward...

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

Word for word description of what Donald Trump and oligarchs are doing right now.

[grace @gracefishlove]

Fuck that guys groceries are way cooler than mine

[Public Universal Friend @bnzbea]

Whatever Jehova witnessed I’ve seen worse

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Sure

[Angry Possum ᘛ⁐̤ᕐᐷ @AngryPossum69]

Capitalism breeds innovation.

[Roman 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦 @Rx410]

A little more than a year between these two pictures

[Matthew @hmvtthew]

@PlayersChoice_ Nah I don’t wanna hear anything about how unfair 2017 was ever again

[Matthew @hmvtthew]

Don’t tell me what to do

[Jersey Mike's Subs @jerseymikes]

please get jersey mike's today

[Krystal Ball @krystalball]

Just remembering when hundreds of people were fired for not being sufficiently worshipful of Charlie Kirk after he was killed.

[Secular Talk ([email protected]) @KyleKulinski]

The country simply doesn’t function anymore. This is Republican rule, economic crashes, tax cuts for the rich, cuts to services, new wars in the Middle East. Every. Single. Time.

[chris oldman © @AlsikkanTV]

new worst place you’ve ever seen with the worst vibe you’ve ever felt filled with the worst people you’ve ever met just dropped

[Matthew @hmvtthew]

@ChaseActually Release the files aha

[parks @parkersity_9]

Harry Potter is sort of crazy. I would have never fought a war for my high school

[Bronathon @PorscheProdStar]

@TerranovaNoah next it'll be Fanduel All-NBA 1st team

[Matthew @hmvtthew]

Please do yourself a favor and watch this

[Chief Nerd @TheChiefNerd]

Bill Maher wasn’t ready for this week’s interview w/ Marshawn Lynch 🤣

[Danny Emerman @DannyEmerman]

Quinten Post, a Dutch citizen, shared some perspective on what the Warriors experienced being visitors in Minneapolis for the past few days amid crisis:

"Some of the things that I see from a human standpoint are just unacceptable."

Full quote 🔽

[donner party bus @ok_alriight]

50k people marched yesterday and they shot someone else today. now what?

[Matthew @hmvtthew]

@maplewedgie Recency bias final boss