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Birmingham based Matthew Mayfield traces his musical history like a line, from smoky concert halls and Columbia Records, college dorm rooms and garage band battles, all the way back to a bunk bed. He was a kid living in the suburbs, seven years old, sharing a room with his older brother Tommy. It was late at night, and down the hallway Matthew’s father pulled out his 1976 Martin D-28 guitar. He played and sang, classics like “Blackbird” and “Fire and Rain” and early Neil Young, faintly but with enough voice for the silent and still Mayfield boys to hear. “Very few things are quite like a melody,” Matthew says. “Even as a little kid, I felt something profound listening to dad sing and play.”
Even though his dad was a businessman, those solitary evening sessions lit something inside Matthew. They pushed him to follow the path of a musician, a twisted and narrow journey where simple melodies acted like lanterns.
“I bought Pearl Jam’s album Ten when I was 9 years old,” Matthew says. A year later, “Mom took me to see Slash’s Snakepit,” a side project by the Guns’ player. When a pretty horrific leg fracture around that time laid Matthew up for half a year, his dad’s old Martin sealed the gently-perceptive Alabama songwriter’s fate.
Even though his dad was a businessman, those solitary evening sessions lit something inside Matthew. They pushed him to follow the path of a musician, a twisted and narrow journey where simple melodies acted like lanterns.
“I bought Pearl Jam’s album Ten when I was 9 years old,” Matthew says. A year later, “Mom took me to see Slash’s Snakepit,” a side project by the Guns’ player. When a pretty horrific leg fracture around that time laid Matthew up for half a year, his dad’s old Martin sealed the gently-perceptive Alabama songwriter’s fate.
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Shoutbox
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LHeang77 wrote:
Fantastic musical wonder! =)
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comastar wrote:
Free Holiday EP: http://matthewmayfieldmusic.com
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Jastol wrote:
Heard Matt at Big Spring Jam last night!!! Awesome sound. The early band of Moses Mayfield had great stuff too.
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aleromero wrote:
He's an damn good singer-songwritter, one of the best i know.
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LitCandle wrote:
One of my favorites...Introduced your music to my roommate and she loves you too
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Cioorapel wrote:
I adore him :x
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JAMESONWARE wrote:
saw you play at workplay sometime ago and saw you in the blue cut robbery. great stuff.
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Alfaddur wrote:
i still prefer moses mayfield album, "the inside"...
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switchkosterice wrote:
I love Matthew. All of his songs are successful and purposeful as well as his acoustic work. Fabulous.
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aleromero wrote:
One of the best EPs of the year, absolutely.
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Alfaddur wrote:
http://www.myspace.com/matthewmayfieldmusic http://www.mosesmayfield.com/ www.myspace.com/mosesmayfield www.stewartmayfieldproject.com
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