Matt Trzcinski’s career in journalism began in high school when he started writing for local newspapers. He’s been a film critic since 2012 and joined the Showbiz Cheat Sheet team in 2019 where he specializes in classic rock and pop music. He loves the larger-than-life personalities in both genres, which provide ample fodder in books and interviews for behind-the-scenes information our readers want to know. Matt has expertise in acts such as The Beatles and The Monkees.
Matt is a Tufts University graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Film and Media Studies. In his free time, he participates in the Boston Horror Society, a group devoted to horror films. He also enjoys reading the work of critics including Roger Ebert and Chuck Klosterman and authors J.D. Salinger, Edgar Allen Poe, and Franz Kafka. See more of Matt’s work on Screen Rant, Cinema Axis, Taste of Cinema, American Songwriter, and his Muck Rack profile.
Paul McCartney surprised a journalist by saying he didn't have The Beatles' "Hey Jude" memorized. Other classic Beatles songs weren't any easier for him to learn.
John Lennon patted himself on the back for taking care of his son, Sean Ono Lennon. In retrospect, Sean felt one of his father’s albums had major musical problems.
The Beatles' "Do You Want to Know a Secret?" was even more secretive than you thought! John Lennon said he penned the song in a "secret little apartment" in Liverpool.
Kane Brown's "Used to Love You Sober" hit a milestone before he even had a recording contract. Brown revealed his retrospective feelings on "Used to Love You Sober."
John Lennon felt he deserved credit for getting one of George Harrison's songs released as the B-side of The Beatles' "The Ballad of John and Yoko." The latter is edgy.
John Lennon said he lied about writing Beatles songs without Paul McCartney. One of his tunes became a hit when George Martin turned it into an instrumental.
Country star Kane Brown showed off his range by working with EDM producer Marshmello with the song "One Thing Right." Marshmello revealed he had some previous experience with country music.
John Lennon is probably more posthumously famous than George Harrison. Paul McCartney discussed why this might be the case and his explanation had nothing to do with their artistry.
One of Paul McCartney's songs is about a blues singer who helped create rock music. The "Jet" singer said the tune in question had lyrics he should take as advice.
Paul McCartney wrote a song about abuse in the modeling industry. The "Live and Let Die" singer connected the song's lyrics to the way the music industry treated The Beatles.
Country star Kane Brown's biggest song, "Thank God," is a duet with his wife, Katelyn Brown. That's one way to get the press interested in a relationship!
Jamie Foxx's favorite Beatles song is from 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'. However, he associates the tune with one of the most widely hated movies of the 1970s.