Matthew Perryman Jones is on course to be the "next big thing" and it could not happen to a better guy. He has paid his dues and earned his way up through the ranks in the post-John-Mayer era of the songwriter genre. Matthew has an achingly beautiful tenor that just seems to stretch out comfortably over the emotive and shimmery pop songs found in his latest two releases: "Throwing Punches in the Dark" and "Swallow the Sea."
In this interview, he talks candidly about his musical journey and what inspires him to write. Matthew's easy and self-effacing nature reveals the young man who got his start as the doorman at the legendary listening room, Eddie's Attic, who, to quote Eddie, was "too damned shy to even look up at the audience when he was singing."
In the last ten years, Matthew has gained confidence, grown tremendously as a writer and his voice echos legendary singers like Jeff Buckley and Bono. This episode of Take Me to the Bridge contains three live recordings from Matthew's last two CDs -- one of which Matthew actually chokes on -- literally!