Meeting Dave Matthews – Now I Can Die Happy

I was introduced to the music of the Dave Matthews Band almost ten years ago. Their music, for a multitude of reasons, has always held a very special place in my heart. I’m a fan of a broad range of music genre’s and styles, but there’s just something about these guys that speaks to my soul.

Dave Matthews and IIf you’re a South African, the chances are good that you don’t know much about them. This is because DMB gets very little radio play locally (they’re not very commercial) and the band has never played here. What may surprise you is to know that Dave was born and raised in South Africa and yet DMB is far more popular in the States, enjoying one of the largest online followings of any band worldwide, and is one of the most prolific live acts in the USA. Read the Wikipedia article for more info…

Needless to say, I’m an enormous fan of Dave Matthews and his band. Bit of an evangelist actually. If there was anyone (famous) I ever wanted to meet, this is the guy. And today I got the chance. The kind folks at Jacaranda FM included me in his studio interview today at Montecasino. Dave holidays fairly regularly in South Africa (I presume to see family), but this time around he’s promoting a movie he’s involved in titled Joshua, a psychological thriller currently showing at cinemas.

It’s hard to summarise an experience like this morning’s into a few words. Pictures work better. I suggest, if you care, that you check out Aiden’s photos. I can say this though – if I had ever hoped that Dave Matthews would be an approachable, humble, humourous kinda guy, all my expectations were fulfilled and then some. Dishing out handshakes, smiles, autographs and even hugs with a real sense of sincerity, he made the whole experience quite special for the few of us that were there.

I took this video of him playing his Grammy-award winning single Gravedigger, I hope you enjoy it…


If you liked the video, digg it here please.

A final thanks once again to the Jacaranda FM team for giving me the experience of a lifetime :)

I might update the post as more movies, pics and things arrive… watch this space!

  • http://www.daveduarte.co.za Dave

    Oh my wooord! I think you’ve told me your life mission is to go to a DMB concert one-day and now you get to meet the dude! I’m stoked for you bud. Next step is to play drums with him…

  • http://itisthequestion.blogspot.com IITQ

    Lucky guy.

    Most importantly, did you implore him to play a concert in South Africa?

    And if he agreed, when?

  • http://myafritude.blogspot.com/ Candice

    Hey Mike! Very cool! What an experience!

    C

  • Carol

    Love your story and video of meeting Dave. Lucky you! Thanks for sharing :)

  • http://www.andyhadfield.com Andy Hadfield

    doos.

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  • Silke

    It’s great to read your story and see you made a similar experience like we did when we met Dave. I got to write a longer article though and tried to share the feelings we had when we met him. The sincerity is what suprised us most as well. He makes it really easy for nervous fans to be around him, like an old friend. A great personality – glad you got to meet him, you seem to deserve it! :-)

    Here’s my article in case you don’t know it yet…

    http://www.weeklydavespeak.com/wds_stuff/interviews/our_meet_greet_with_dave_matthews

    Have a great day!!! LoVE Aidens pictures btw!

    Peace…
    Silke