We already know that Matthew West is the master of turning the most mundane things into beautiful music, based on how he's composed songs from Wally's hate mail. This time, we decided to challenge him to write a custom jingle for one of our listeners. We got Daniel the Uber driver on the phone to tell us a little bit about his job, and then we watched Matthew work his magic. It's nearly impossible not to get this tune…
From time to time, Wally receives some harsh emails. Thankfully, we have our friend Matthew West around to make beautiful music out of those hurtful words. See Matthew West singing more emails:
Wally teaches a college class on creativity at Lipscomb University and invited Matthew West to tell his story and sing an improv song based on suggestions from the class. One student named Jared showed up late that day with a melted popsicle, so he quickly became the subject of Matthew's on-the-spot song. This isn't the first time Matthew West has turned a bad situation into music within minutes. Every time he visits, he is able to create…
Wally occasionally gets some pretty harsh hate mail. One way for him to cope with the pain they bring is to have Matthew West take the angry words and put them to music. Once you hear this song, it'll be stuck in your head all day. The mouth, the mouth, mouth of Wally disgusts me
Brittany's Story: As a child, I was sexually abused with abuse outside of that, and growing up, I struggled with depression. I felt like my self-value was so tainted and so broken. When this song came out...I was driving down the road, and I actually had to pull over. I felt like God had been trying to reach me for so long, but I was so angry at God for allowing things to happen the…
We played a Christmas edition of Great Minds with Matthew West and uncovered some surprising stories . We talked with Matthew about his favorite Christmas traditions, and then he wrote, on the spot, a Christmas song we won't soon forget. The title says it all: “Nobody Wants a Dead Dog for Christmas”. The song starts at 3:21.
Writing an award acceptance speech can be challenging, so we crashed the Dove Awards red carpet to help tobyMac, Lauren Daigle, Steven Curtis Chapman, and others write their thank you speeches, three words at a time. Want to hear our full interviews on the red carpet? We even left in some off-mic conversations. Extended Dove Award Red Carpet Interviews DC Talk Performs at the Doves
Wally gets harsh emails sometimes, but putting them to song might make take off the edge. At least that's the theory. Matthew West helps us test the theory. See Matthew West singing more emails:
Though there are no direct family ties between rapper Kanye West and Christian artist Matthew West, some* have found their writing styles similar. Will Betty Rock be able to identify which West wrote each of these lines? *none ALSO SEE: Matthew West Shows How To Make Stinging Words Less Painful FULL INTERVIEW:
As Matthew West has shown in the past, when he sings Wally's hate mail, suddenly it becomes less painful. ALSO SEE: Does Betty Know the Difference Between Kanye West and Matthew West Lyrics? FULL INTERVIEW: