~ Paul came up w/ the name of the band. He came up with the name when he was a waiter in a diner. He saw a guy with a #20 softball shirt on. It was covered in patches and the only word Paul and Rob could read was 'Matchbox'. Which lead to the great name Matchbox 20

~ Rob was not very fond of the new name for the band, but he soon came around

~ Paul was going to use the name for his clothing company

~ Before they got their record deal,>Matchbox 20 used to send their demo tapes out in little boxes that looked like match boxes

~ The guys met in Orlando Florida

~ Rob, Paul, and Brian were in a band together called Tabitha's Secret

~ Rob and the guys hated touring in the beginning when they weren't playing to big crowds

~ They have a zebra (hopefull stuffed) on their bus that Rob named 'Willie' (named after Willie Nelson)

~ Their bus driver's name is Rick and some sites say that they guy's name is Frank (I don't know which is true)

~ Rob has a stuffed koala bear that he bought in Austrailia. He uses it as his tour buddy (how cute)

~ The concert in Atlanta on Rob's birthday in 1998, sold out in 4 MINUTES (they beat Pearl Jam's old record)

~ Their tour for the "Yourself or Someone Like You" CD was called 'The Big Rock Show'

~ 'The Stole my Baby' concept started from an early morning breakfast session, and through the bands fatigue and road insanity-- the band thought it would be a funny tour name

~ The first time the band appeared on tv was on the Letterman show

~ How did the band come up with their CD name?    
    ~ Rob and Paul were drinking in a Los Angelos cafe, and a girl was there playing a song for, 'Yourself, or Someone Like You'. Rob and Paul liked it so much they called up their record company and changed the album name. It was suppose to be called 'Woodshed Diaries'

~ The little baby boy that is pictured in the CD liner is Cody, Rob's ex-girlfriend's nephew who supposedly commited suicide. There are many different stories on the little boy. Some say that the baby is not the Kody that commited suicide

~ The band recorded their album in only an hour and 30 minutes

~ Who is the guy on the CD cover?
    ~ The band says that they never met the guy on the cover, but they like to joke that it's Paul's dad, the crop duster. Rob and Paul had the idea that they wanted a 'non-typical' super hero on the cover (like the Real World). However, according to Adam, the guy is a model from a NYC studio called 'Funny Faces'

~ YSOSLY debuted at #193 on the Billboard

Long Day

~ Was the band's first video

Push

~ The schene in 'Push', with the named ghost like images, was blurred to get it to pass tv censors

~ The first time Matchbox 20 appeared on The David Letterman Show, right after the first chorus on 'Push', the microphone stand fell over :o(

~ There is a controversy over the cost of Rob's leater jacket in the video. Some people say that the jacket came from a Thrift Store and only cost $7. However, according to VH1's Pop-Up Video, the jacket was brand new and cost $2,000

~ Rob cut his arm while chained to the wall during this shoot

~ In the 'Push' video, Rob's wearing a necklace under the leather, not a nude shirt as it was once rumored

~ 'Push' was filmed in L.A.

~ When Rob met Marilyn Manson in a hotel lobby, Manson told Rob he liked the chains in the 'Push' video

~ Rob lost 30 lbs so he could look better in the 'Push' video

3 am

~ They say that the director made three crew members stand outside with hoses to make it seem like it was really rainging

~ In the 3am video, Paul is wearing a Versace Mohar sweater that cost $550

~ Some people say that Rob wrote this song for his mother

Real World

~ The 'Real World' video was shot in Las Vegas

~ The 'Real World' video was mostly Paul's idea

~ The camel's name in the 'Real World' video was Mary Lou. Supposedly Paul named her

~ The 'Real World' video is the band's favorite video

~ The TV station that Rob worked at 'Telegueded' means 'margarita without salt'

Back 2 Good

~ The 'Back 2 Good' video shoot lasted from 6 pm to 8 am

~ Back to Main

~ Most of the info found came from ~Take A Sip of Matchbox 20~