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Also known as Matthew Stephen Ward, Matt Ward

American musician

Person · Open Library

Born
1951
Works
64

Top works

  • Pools of darkness
  • Pool of Radiance
  • La trilogie des héros de Phlan, la fontaine de pénombre
  • The Storyteller's Thesaurus
  • Metamorphosis Alpha (Chronicles from the Warden) (Volume 1)

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1973-10-04
alternative countryamerican primitive guitaramericanacontemporary folkfolk popfolk rock

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,059,621
Total plays
26,456,833

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folksinger-songwriterindieAlt-countryindie rock

Matthew Stephen Ward (b 4th October 1973, Newbury Park, California), known by his stage name M. Ward, is a U.S. singer-songwriter and guitarist who rose to prominence in the Portland, Oregon music scene. In addition to his solo work, he is known as a member of She & Him and Monsters of Folk. Ward was previously with the band Rodriguez, which included bassist Kyle Field (of Little Wings fame) and drummer Mike Funk. They recorded and released on cassette Box Plots and Cash Crops and then the albu

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Quotes

  • I had the naive, simplistic idea that producers and writers and artists of the time helped in a minuscule way to change the mind-set of America.
  • The songwriting style, to me, is superior... there was a certain amount of joy in it, no matter how sad the song is. You get joy in listening to these Buddy Holly or Roy Orbison sad lyrics. I'm attracted to songs that have balance between the darks and the lights and giving them all equal opportunity.
  • I treat the act of making a record very much like working in a laboratory, experimenting with sounds and ideas... Whoever chooses to latch onto it, great; whoever doesn't, that's fine, too. The reaction always pales in comparison to the weight of the act of production.
  • When you're absolute beginners, It's a panoramic view, From Her Majesty, Mt. Zion, And the Kingdom is for you.

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Official website
www.mwardmusic.com
Image
M Ward Glastonbury 2009-1.jpg
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Commons category
M. Ward
date of birth
1973-10-04
start of work period
1999-00-00
pseudonym
M. Ward
birth name
Matthew Stephen Ward
name in native language
Matt Ward
social media followers
29516
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