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This is my friend Matty. He is a kind and generous soul, and someone that I love very much. Matty is one of those rare people with whom I would trust my life. He likes to drink Coca-Cola before bed, eat deli meat by the handful, cuddle with his dogs, educate himself about American history, loves the Arsenal football (soccer) team and is an amazing artist with a brush or pencil in his hand. He has two wonderful parents, a brother, a sister-in-law and a niece and nephew that love their Uncle Matt. He is also a reluctant rock star. It just so happens that he’s amazing at writing and performing music.

With that has come success to some degree, but also has turned him into fodder for gossip. This afternoon, an acquaintance stopped by his place to have tea and tell him something she found out. Out of their conversation sprung a post on Matt’s blog. He contacted me as soon as finding out all of this, and all I can say is that I am completely disheartened. It is easy to forget that he’s not just Matty, and that sometimes he’s Matthew Good. It’s easy to forget that his career brings about endless opportunities for gossip. It’s like he said, a few bad interviews and a satirical t-shirt have painted him as an “asshole.”

As someone who is involved in his life in a capacity other than “fan,” I want to remind everyone that when you take the time to talk smack or use hurtful words against someone because they’re a celebrity, rest assured that your words hurt. They hurt the person and they hurt that person’s loved ones.

I’m not sure who does or doesn’t read this blog, but let me take this opportunity to confirm that he is not an asshole; in fact, quite the opposite. He’s the kind of man with the kind of integrity that every man should strive to possess.