Bruce Springsteen once said, “The best music is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.”

Enter Matt Ramsey…the guy who has an arsenal of songs where music lovers can seek protection from the harsh realities of life, bask in the memories of good times past or enjoy their present state of mind. The tunes hold your hand and guide you through every human emotion. This is because the husband and father has much life experience from which to draw. It is evident in the songwriting, heart-felt delivery and hooks that do exactly what they were constructed to do.

I heart Matt Ramsey. I don’t heart him in the way that will cause his wife to kick my ass or get me served with a restraining order. It’s all about the music. Matt is an incredible artist who writes, sings and performs in a way that positively affects people.

The Virginia native has a country sound, mixed with a driving rock beat. When it comes to the voice…think Springsteen meets Mellencamp meets Ramsey. The songs cover the spectrum of emotional and musical expression. There is the tune that pays homage to physical scars which remind us of emotional pain (“I Want That Scar”). “Come With Me” puts you in the front seat of your car driving down a winding road on a beautiful day. There is the broken-hearted lost love song that delivers the pain of heartbreak effortlessly (“It Still Hurts”). And “What Kind of Man” describes the person every guy should want to be and the man every woman wants to have in her life.

Great singers/songwriters/artists…they are memorable. That unforgettable impression is made the very, first time these people are seen and heard. For me, it has always been a way to measure musical superiority. Nearly three years ago is how long it’s been since the first time I heard Matt Ramsey sing. I remember watching a new artist perform that night and I haven’t missed a song of Matt’s since. The guy is just that good.

Matt is unstoppable (and modest) with vocals and has the ability to craft songs that make you come back for more. The tunes are (above all else) relatable. That is why I consistently return to those songs on my iPod.

As “The Boss” also once said, “The release date is just one day, but the record is forever.”

Matt Ramsey keeps turning out future hit songs and I keep loving every, single one of them. Keep your ears on alert for this guy on a radio near you soon. In the mean time, you can find him on MySpace, Facebook and Twitter.

MATT SAYS QUIZ

1. Water Balloons or Snowballs: WATER BALLOONS

2. iPod or Cell Phone: iPOD

3. David Cook or Chris Daughtry: WHY ISN’T CLAY AIKEN AN OPTION?

4. New York or LA: YES, PLEASE.

5. Dancing with the Stars or American Idol: THAT’S LIKE ASKING ME TO CHOOSE BETWEEN EATING A WORM OR…A DIFFERENT WORM.

6. Writing or performing: THEY SORT OF GO HAND IN HAND FOR ME…BUT IF I ABSOLUTELY HAD TO CHOOSE ONE, IT WOULD BE WRITING.

7. Vinyl or Digital: I WISH I WAS COOL ENOUGH TO SAY VINYL…BUT ALAS.

8. Angelina or Jennifer: I PREFER TO CALL HER JEN.

9. Guns N’ Roses or Bon Jovi: THIS CHOICE WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE ON AN ALBUM BY ALBUM BASIS.

10. Grammy or People’s Choice Award: GRAMMY. SORRY PEOPLE.

11. Revolving Doors or escalators: IS THIS A TRICK QUESTION? FOR SOME REASON I FEEL THAT ANSWERING THIS QUESTION WOULD REVEAL SOMETHING ABOUT ME THAT I HAD NO INTENTIONS OF SHARING.

12. Bruce Springsteen or John Cougar Mellencamp: BRUUUUUUUCE.

13. Oprah or Dr. Phil: I MET DR. PHIL. HE WAS A JERK. I’LL TAKE OPRAH.

14. Cosby Show or Who’s The Boss: IF ONLY ALYSSA MILANO COULD HAVE BEEN ON THE “COSBY SHOW”…I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN HEAVEN.

15. Reality TV or Disney Movies: DISNEY MOVIES

If you could have composed any single piece of music that already exists, which would you choose?

That’s impossible to choose. The first one that comes to mind though is “I Can’t Make You Love Me.”

If you were invited to join one current musical group, which group would you want to be a member of, and what instrument would you play?

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. I’d be happy if they just let me shake a tambourine or something.

If you could arrange a concert with any three musicians or groups to play on the same bill, who would you invite?

Elvis Presley, George Strait, Bruce Springsteen.

If you could be a contestant on any game show, which one would it be?

“The Price is Right”…but only if Bob Barker came back to host.

If you were to choose a musical instrument that best describes your character, what would it be?

I would say…a wood block. I’m simple and basic, but I do have a purpose. Plus the more you bang on me, the better I sound.

If you could solve one unsolved crime, which one would you solve?

I can’t think of any really, but anything that involves a missing child. I can’t stand to hear about that stuff. So I guess if I could just find one missing kid.

If you could change one thing to make life easier for your own gender, what would you change?

I do not dare answer this.

If you could sing any one song beautifully and perfectly, which one would you pick?

“The National Anthem” or “Best of You” by Foo Fighters or anything by Clay Aiken.

If one song were to describe your life, what song would it be?

“Born To Run”

If you could be invisible for one day, what would you do and why?

It’s entirely possible that I may just decide to take a nap.

If you could have one specific power over other people, what would it be?

To dissipate rudeness.

If you could have personally witnessed one event in history, what would you want to have seen?

Elvis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis…all in the studio together.

If you could ask God one question, what would it be?

“How am I doing?’

If you could hear what someone is thinking for a day, who would you choose?

My daughter.