Guest DJ Project Matt Keneseth

From: KCRW
Series: KCRW's Guest DJ Project
Length: 10:41

We caught up with NASCAR driver and Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana to find out the music that moves him. Read the full description.

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We caught up with NASCAR driver and Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana to find out the music that moves him. Metallica dominated his playlists for a long time but he also shares emotional song picks that reflect his role as a father and his life (literally) in the fast lane.

For More: http://www.mattkenseth.com/

Tracks

1. Mr. Jones – Counting Crows? ?
2. Tough Guys - REO Speedwagon?? ?
3. Blackened - Metallica? ?
4. So Far Away - Staind?
5. With Arms Wide Open - Creed

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Piece Description

We caught up with NASCAR driver and Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana to find out the music that moves him. Metallica dominated his playlists for a long time but he also shares emotional song picks that reflect his role as a father and his life (literally) in the fast lane.

For More: http://www.mattkenseth.com/

Tracks

1. Mr. Jones – Counting Crows? ?
2. Tough Guys - REO Speedwagon?? ?
3. Blackened - Metallica? ?
4. So Far Away - Staind?
5. With Arms Wide Open - Creed

Transcript

Raul Campos: Hey, I’m Raul Campos from KCRW and I'm here with NASCAR champion Matt Kenseth, who won the 2012 Daytona 500. Today, however, we're going to talk about music that has inspired him over the years as part of KCRW's Guest DJ Project. Matt, thanks so much for having us.

Matt Kenseth: Yeah, no problem. Thanks for coming out.

RC: Let's get into this first one. It's "Mr. Jones" by Counting Crows. Why this song?

MK: That song I guess just reminds me a lot of my buddy, one of my best friends that I grew up with. His name is Matt. We're still real good friends and that songs just reminds me of him and I hanging out at a bar somewhere and having cold beers and talking about life in general, kind of ‘what you want to be when you grow up’, I guess. So it reminds me of him. He always wanted to play music. He loved playing guitar. He always dreamed of being a rock star and being in a...
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