Did you know?
- Matt was a designer in New York City for 10 years before The National blew up.
- Matt was inspired to become a songwriter by listening to Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly"
- Matt says that he wept when he saw one of his earliest musical icons, Leonard Cohen, performing in Spain.
If you answered NO to any of these questions, then you've got a lot to learn from this episode of The First Cut!
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