You Know What I Mean?

Buzznet recently caught up with Matches drummer Matt Whalen to find out what makes him tick. After spending some quality time with Mr. Whalen, we're expecting to see him next in the Olympics playing table tennis — or better yet, competing in the pole vault.

Get to know The Matches drummer on a personal level, share his innnermost secrets, and discover that this talented percussionist may or may not be fond of cupcakes and tea. Read on for the juicy details.

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Buzznet: Do you have a morning bathroom routine? If so, what does it entail from, when you get out of bed until you are dressed for the day?

Matt: Getting out of bed is the hard part. Then I brush my teeth, wash my face and smack myself to wake up.

Buzznet: Who was your first kiss? Details ... how old were you?

Matt: It was a princess in the meadow of an enchanted forest.

Buzznet: What do you have hanging on your walls in your bedroom? Posters? Artwork?

Matt: Some Fillmore show posters, a painting of London and a New Orleans Jazz Festival poster.

Buzznet: Do you have any fetishes? Any pet-peeves?

Matt: I like cupcakes and sweet tea. I get peeved at people who hold up the security line at the airport or spend five minutes ordering their Starbucks.

Buzznet: What is the first quality you look for in the opposite sex (eyes, style, hair, smile, BMI, butt, lips)

Matt: Wouldn’t you like to know?

Buzznet: What do you wear to sleep at night?

Matt: A T-shirt and pajama pants.

Buzznet: Do you have a nickname?

Matt: You tell me.

Buzznet: What was your first job? What was your worst job?

Matt: My first job was working the front desk at a swim and tennis club. I wanted to be a grocery store bagger but I was too young when I applied. What could have been!

Buzznet:  If you could be in the Summer Olympics which sport would you compete in? And why?

Matt: Table tennis or pole vault. Just because.  

Buzznet: What song do you know every word to, but are totally embarrassed that you know so well?

Matt: Shania Twain's “You’re Still The One” or Tag Team's “Whoomp There It Is”

Buzznet: What text message or voicemail do you regret sending to someone so much that you will never forget doing it?

Matt: No regrets in that department.

Buzznet: Which era do you most wish you lived in and why?

Matt: There’s no better time than now. Or maybe 1997. I liked 1997.

Buzznet: Do you have any scars? If so what happened? If not name one imperfection on your body?

Matt: I have a few scars from some random falls and a hernia surgery I had as a baby.

Buzznet: If we gave you sourdough bread and you could put anything on your sandwich what would it be?

Matt: Ham, cheddar cheese, tomato and spicy mustard. Thanks!

Buzznet: When you hear the word “oatmeal” what is the very first thing that comes to your mind?

Matt: Wilford Brimley.

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