Matt Bastardson

When I was five years old, my dad brought home a brand-spanking-new Guild D50. For those who aren't guitar geeks, the D50 was Guild's model similar to a Martin D-28, which is a pretty standard model in the guitar universe.…

As I get older, I seem to be spending more time reflecting on my youth. I don't mean the younger version of who I have become, but that little kid growing up on West Huron Street whose world was only…

I believe in taking chances. I can’t say I’ve taken as many as I should have but I’ve taken my fair share. 

I can’t say I should have taken all of them but I’m not sure who I’d be if…

I really hate the term ‘Failure is not an option’. Of course we inherently know it’s not true, but it sets us up to feel really terrible when we ultimately fail at what we’re trying to accomplish which…

Once upon a time, I had the notion that I might want to be one of those professional songwriters that went to an office every day and wrote hit songs for up-and-coming artists. Hell, I would have settled for has-beens…

I'm not a natural promoter. In fact, I find it to be quite daunting most of the time. I don't think I'm much different from most artists who suffer from impostor syndrome. We all think that someday you…

This is from my About page on my website… 

Brothers and Sisters, my name is Matt Bastardson and if you've never seen my show before, well you're in good company. Many fine people from all around this world have never…

"Uptown got its hustlers, the Bowery's got its bums, 42nd Street's got Big Jim Walker… he a pool shootin' son of a gun."

I couldn't have been more than 5 years old when I first remember being moved by the…

Seth Godin defines remarkable as being something worth making a remark about. I like that! 

It's worth noting that it's difficult to be remarkable, especially in a field where there are no more gatekeepers and the amount of content for…