Having a creative outlet has always been my natural remedy for dealing with my mental health. But in the present day where the music industry doesn’t really know where it is at, it is so very important to know that with every bit of success, you are going to have to fail a multiple of times.

I do not compromise in what I create, and as a result, I can stand by it and love it without question, when it goes out into the big bad world.

Every day is about training myself to live in the moment, be happy and content in all that is around me. It is those things that continue to inspire me and make me want to create. I no longer worry about what others think. I used to just get on with it. Now I just love getting on with it.

Be good to yourself.

*Matt McGinn was the winner of RTÉ 2fm’s ‘Play The Picnic’ competition in 2014. He has released three albums, including The End of the Common Man (2018)

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