Selector-turned-deejay, Tony "Mentally Ill" Matterhorn, a.k.a. "Man From Mars", may have another hit on his hands, but you just may think it's soca singer, Kevin Lyttle crooning.
Nothing about him is constant, not his name, nor his style and Matterhorn says he knows people had some problems distinguishing him from Lyttle when the song, On Your Knees, featuring Alaine was first released.
"People say me sound like him (Lyttle). Dem nuh expect say Matterhorn fi a sing, but mi did sort of sing inna Dutty Wine whe me did a semi-sing," he said.
Matterhorn, however, says though it may surprise some that he can sing, "a from long time me did a sing, but me did get into the selecting thing, but me can hold a note."
Matterhorn says though it's a 'love song' it's one with conflicts and he wanted it that way, because that's how love goes.
"Me did wha do a song wha contradict itself and have two sides with a man and a woman. The woman is saying that the man is telling lies and cheating, but he is saying he isn't. There are actually faithful men out there. No matter what, I wanted it to be controversial," he said.
He also says his personal experiences had an impact on the song: "I had a relationship a long time ago where the girl accused me of cheating and I wasn't. Then I was in Canada and I was talking with some friends and they were saying that men cheat and women cheat too so is just basically that way that the song come about."
Matterhorn is now over the heartbreak of that relationship and it seems he learnt a lot about love on the way: "I'm in love with my music now. About 90 per cent of those people you hear talking about love is a fake love. Back then, it was stronger, these nowadays ones are more sex related...I want to bring it back to the old days. I love my girlfriend and I love my kids, so I'm in a comfort zone right now," he said.
He says thus far he has been getting a lot of positive reviews from the public regarding the song: "It's been good so far. Last week I was in New York with some friends and dem come up to me a say 'yo dog, you make friends with muscles cry.' All bad man love di song, garrison man dem love it. Most people all now can't believe is Matterhorn that."
Matterhorn also says fans should expect to hear more love songs from him in the near future. "Actually I have another song that will be coming out soon, I already have the title for it, it's, I'm Gonna Be. It's talking about people who are in love."
CALOSS said
17:33 03/15 2007
Anythin matterhorn duh muss sell afffffff from dutty wine to love lol,real visionary.
Selector-turned-deejay, Tony "Mentally Ill" Matterhorn, a.k.a. "Man From Mars", may have another hit on his hands, but you just may think it's soca singer, Kevin Lyttle crooning.
Nothing about him is constant, not his name, nor his style and Matterhorn says he knows people had some problems distinguishing him from Lyttle when the song, On Your Knees, featuring Alaine was first released.
"People say me sound like him (Lyttle). Dem nuh expect say Matterhorn fi a sing, but mi did sort of sing inna Dutty Wine whe me did a semi-sing," he said.
Matterhorn, however, says though it may surprise some that he can sing, "a from long time me did a sing, but me did get into the selecting thing, but me can hold a note."
Matterhorn says though it's a 'love song' it's one with conflicts and he wanted it that way, because that's how love goes.
"Me did wha do a song wha contradict itself and have two sides with a man and a woman. The woman is saying that the man is telling lies and cheating, but he is saying he isn't. There are actually faithful men out there. No matter what, I wanted it to be controversial," he said.
He also says his personal experiences had an impact on the song: "I had a relationship a long time ago where the girl accused me of cheating and I wasn't. Then I was in Canada and I was talking with some friends and they were saying that men cheat and women cheat too so is just basically that way that the song come about."
Matterhorn is now over the heartbreak of that relationship and it seems he learnt a lot about love on the way: "I'm in love with my music now. About 90 per cent of those people you hear talking about love is a fake love. Back then, it was stronger, these nowadays ones are more sex related...I want to bring it back to the old days. I love my girlfriend and I love my kids, so I'm in a comfort zone right now," he said.
He says thus far he has been getting a lot of positive reviews from the public regarding the song: "It's been good so far. Last week I was in New York with some friends and dem come up to me a say 'yo dog, you make friends with muscles cry.' All bad man love di song, garrison man dem love it. Most people all now can't believe is Matterhorn that."
Matterhorn also says fans should expect to hear more love songs from him in the near future. "Actually I have another song that will be coming out soon, I already have the title for it, it's, I'm Gonna Be. It's talking about people who are in love."