“I never got too specialized but did like the Southern Gothic writers l...” — Mat Kearney Quote

“I never got too specialized but did like the Southern Gothic writers like William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor.”

“Hopefully, reading and being around great literature inspires me to write songs, but I'm not sure about that.”

“The criticism people could have of my music maybe is that it's somewhat schizophrenic at times. And if you don't like that, it could bother you.”

“I hate the word gothic but I would like to try doing something like that. A gothic sound, not rock, but gothic. There's a difference.”

“I was pretty partial to Kerouac and I also liked Flannery O'Connor and the Southern Gothic writing and local writers, like Jesse Stewart. They became an inspiration for how I wanted my writing voice to be.”

“I'm not really into gothic music, it's not really my type of scene but each to their own. I listen to pretty much anything.”