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David John "Dave" Matthews (born January 9, 1967) is a South African-American musician and actor, best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band. He performs mainly with acoustic guitar and favors rhythm rather than solos in his playing.
David John Matthews was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, the third of four children of parents John and Valerie Matthews. At two years old, Matthews' family moved to Yorktown Heights in Westchester County, New York, where his father, a physicist, started working for IBM.
In 1974, the family moved to Cambridge, England, for a year before returning to New York, where his father died from lung cancer in 1977. Biographer Nevin Martell argues that Dave's father's death may be an impetus for his "carpe diem" lyrics. At some point while residing in New York, Matthews attended his first concert, when his mother took him to a performance by Pete Seeger. The family moved back to Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1977.
Upon Matthews' graduation from St Stithians College high school in 1985, he was faced with conscription into the South African military just as civil disobedience to the practice was becoming widespread. A Quaker (and consequently pacifist), Matthews left South Africa to avoid service.
Actors: Jeremy Schwab (actor), Samuel Z.P. Thomas (editor), Samuel Z.P. Thomas (director), Samuel Z.P. Thomas (writer), Louis Hunter (producer), Louis Hunter (writer), Ambre Low (actress), Shain Clark (actress), John Paul Green (actor), Rachel M. Carothers (actress), Sam Laird (actor),
Genres: Short,Actors: Jonathan Hansler (actor), Adam Simcox (actor), Adam Simcox (editor), Adam Simcox (director), Adam Simcox (writer), Adam Simcox (producer), Genevieve Sibayan (actress), Michael Mayne (actor), Joe Levi (composer), Joe Levi (actor), Rosie de Vekey (producer), Mark Savage (actor), Suzy de Lezameta (actress), Alex Raskovic (actor), Andrew Skinner (producer),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Musical,Actors: James Avery (actor), James Black (actor), Kevin McCorkle (actor), Robin Givens (actress), Carl Gilliard (actor), Reggie Gaskins (writer), Reggie Gaskins (director), Reggie Gaskins (actor), Mari Morrow (actress), William L. Johnson (actor), Christine Elise (actress), Sean Blakemore (actor), Denise Boutte (actress), N'Bushe Wright (actress), Neko Parham (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Daniel Hall (writer), Idris Elba (actor), Anthony Booth (actor), Christopher Villiers (actor), Kate O'Mara (actress), Nigel Cattle (editor), Roger Sloman (actor), Miles Anderson (actor), Kayvan Novak (actor), Richard Hawley (actor), Malcolm Terris (actor), Rupert Holliday-Evans (actor), Valentine Pelka (actor), Margi Clarke (actress), Cyril Nri (actor),
Genres: Drama,[Dave - Loafers Light] Carter, you're a bad mother fvucker.
[Cater - LL] Screamin'
[Dave - LL] Screamin' up a hill
im ah uma Jack and Jill
Say hey hey UHH
I want some mo' gravy
Gimmi some gravy
Maybe baby you go kookoo
Huh licka say emhmm hey
somebody say what?
I say ehmmem hey hey eh hum
ena buuup
An' I make a stinky in my drawers
Made it kinda funky
In the room
Everybody look around an' get high
Like em' some an' sweatin' some
Set in some fih
En a fsin eh hey hey hey hey hey
[Rob - Defeated]You guys let me know when you're all