Matt Tong Quotations

I think Paris Hilton is really our generation's Marilyn Monroe. She's the image of the youth today. There's a real fascination with Paris, ranging on the obsessive. I'm repulsed by her, but because of her notoriety, she has access to an audience.

I feel that's important that I have some place to go that isn't on the cover of a magazine. I signed up to make music.

Everyone tries to research your background. I have a real fear of celebrity and exposing my real self.

Patriotism is a joke in the UK.

Youth is so cynical. There's never anything to believe in as a teen.

It's frustrating that people attribute something to certain songs and that's not what they're about at all.

I want the words to be read in conjunction with the music.

You want to reach people on a real level and have a fan base that understands you.

After a while, you start to believe that your opinions are more valid than everyone else's. It can be hard to be humble about making really good music; you really believe that you're a savior to music. That's why bands don't like each other.

Nobody starts a band to make friends; you do it because of the music.