Dave Matthews Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets

8^th December 2012

Fact: Singer Michael Buble teamed up with rocker Dave Matthews to film a hilarious comedy sketch for Thursday's (06Dec12) episode of U.S. talk show Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. The musicians shot a spoof Tv commercial for a compilation of festive hits hummed by Buble and Matthews.

4^th December 2012

Fact: Actress Keira Knightley and musician Dave Matthews faced off against singer Michael Buble and the U.S. Tv host of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon during a game of musical charades on Monday night (03Dec12). Each team member picked the name of a song out of a hat and had 30 seconds to try and play the tune using a musical instrument. Fallon and Home hitmaker Buble, who was a surprise guest, emerged victorious.

23^rd October 2012

Fact: Dave Matthews, Lucinda Williams, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Dinosaur Jr. star J. Mascis have all contributed John Denver cover songs for a new tribute to the late singer/songwriter. The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver also features My Morning Jacket, Amos Lee, Brandi Carlile and The Lemonheads frontman Evan Dando. Highlights include My Morning Jacket's version of Leaving on a Jet Plane and Take Me Home, Country Roads by Carlile. Denver died in a plane crash in 1997.

16^th August 2012

Quote: "If I'm about to die, I hope I have a needle sticking out of my arm and, like, two powdered doughnuts up my nose and half a bottle of whiskey." Rocker Dave Matthews hopes to depart this world on a bender.

10^th February 2011

Quote: "Dave Matthews, who we knew (as a) music man, fabulous, amazing... And I've known him for years; I didn't know he was (a comedian)." Jennifer Aniston was blown away by the singer/actor's comedy skills in her new movie JUST GO WITH IT.

30^th July 2007

Quote: "ASHLEY organised an amazing party for me at a little restaurant in Los Angeles. The masterpiece was when Dabney Coleman walked in. I did a kids movie with him a long time ago that never really saw the light of day, and he's just an awesome, hard-ass dude." Dave Matthews' wife stunned the rocker when he celebrated his 40th birthday in January (07).

30^th July 2007

Quote: "We had him at home, which was nice, because I knew where the beer was." Rocker Dave Matthews on the advantages of home birthing. His son AUGUST OLIVER was born at the Matthews family home in Seattle, Washington in June (07).

4^th June 2007

Fact: American rocker Dave Matthews is celebrating after learning his wife is pregnant with their third child.

7^th February 2007

Fact: Musician Dave Matthews and his wife ASHLEY HARPER are expecting their third child this summer (07). Matthews and Harper, a doctor, married in August 2000 and are parents to five-year-old fraternal twins GRACE and STELLA.

4^th October 2006

Fact: Dave Matthews, Steel Pulse, GOV'T MULE, Jerry Lee Lewis, Steve Earle and Allison Moorer joined co-founders Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp at the 21st anniversary Farm Aid fundraiser at the Tweeter Center in Camden, New Jersey on Saturday (30SEP06).

2^nd October 2006

Fact: Dave Matthews, Steel Pulse, GOV'T MULE, Jerry Lee Lewis, Steve Earle and Allison Moorer joined co-founders Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp at the 21st anniversary Farm Aid fundraiser at the Tweeter Center in Camden, New Jersey on Saturday (30SEP06).