Chris Matthews | |
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| Born | New Zealand |
| Genres | Rock, industrial |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, keyboard, drums |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Labels | Flying Nun, Robot Monkey |
Chris Matthews is a New Zealand rock musician. He has been a member of numerous bands, notably Children's Hour, This Kind of Punishment and The Headless Chickens for whom he was guitarist and lead vocalist, as well as writer or co-writer of many of their songs[citation needed]. Among these was the 1991 single "Cruise Control", co-written by Matthews and Michael Lawry, which was voted by APRA's members as the 76th greatest New Zealand song of all time.[1]
In 2008, he formed Chris Matthews and Robot Monkey Orchestra and released the album The Map of love, a cycle of songs based on the poems of Dylan Thomas.