马修·斯蒂芬·沃德是来自俄勒冈州波特兰的美国歌手、作曲家和吉他手。沃德的独唱作品是民谣和蓝调灵感的美国模拟录音的混合；自1999年以来，他已经发行了10张录音室专辑，主要是通过独立唱片公司Merge Records发行的。
It's a luxury to not have to just be performing with other people to have my music heard.
不必与其他人一起表演就能听到我的音乐，这是一种奢侈.
I don't really watch TV series because I don't want to get hooked on them and have them suck up all my time.
我并不是真的看电视连续剧，因为我不想迷上他们，让他们全神贯注.
I get most of my inspiration from older records and older production styles, and that ends up rearing its head in the records that I make.
我的大部分灵感来自较早的唱片和较旧的生产风格，最终使我在制作的唱片中扬帆起航.
I learned a long time ago that fame and money is not a ticket to happiness.
我很久以前就知道，成名和金钱并不是幸福的门票.