Chris Matthews (musician)
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Chris Matthews is a New Zealand
rock musician. He has been a member of numerous bands, notably Children's Hour, This Kind of Punishment
and The Headless Chickens for whom he was guitarist and lead vocalist, as well as writer or co-writer of many of their songs. Among these was the 1991 single "Cruise Control", co-written by Matthews and Michael Lawry
, which was voted by APRA
's members as the 76th greatest New Zealand song of all time.
In 2008, he formed Chris Matthews and Robot Monkey Orchestra and released the album The Map of love, a cycle of songs based on the poems of Dylan Thomas
.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
rock musician. He has been a member of numerous bands, notably Children's Hour, This Kind of Punishment
This Kind Of Punishment
This Kind Of Punishment were a band from New Zealand.The band was formed by brothers Peter and Graeme Jefferies, after the breakup of their post-punk outfit Nocturnal Projections. Their first self-titled album was recorded on 4-track recorder borrowed from Chris Knox, and released in an edition of...
and The Headless Chickens for whom he was guitarist and lead vocalist, as well as writer or co-writer of many of their songs. Among these was the 1991 single "Cruise Control", co-written by Matthews and Michael Lawry
Michael Lawry
Michael Lawry is a New Zealand rock musician. He is a member of numerous bands, notably The Headless Chickens for whom he played the keyboards and experimented with sampling, as well as writer or co-writer of many of their songs...
, which was voted by APRA
Australasian Performing Right Association
The Australasian Performing Right Association is a copyright collective representing New Zealand and Australian composers, lyricists and music publishers. The association's head offices located in Sydney Australia, and it has branch offices in Auckland, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth...
's members as the 76th greatest New Zealand song of all time.
In 2008, he formed Chris Matthews and Robot Monkey Orchestra and released the album The Map of love, a cycle of songs based on the poems of Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas
Dylan Marlais Thomas was a Welsh poet and writer, Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 11 January 2008. who wrote exclusively in English. In addition to poetry, he wrote short stories and scripts for film and radio, which he often performed himself...
.