Matt Kaye

Matt Kaye (Matej Krajnc). Born in 1975 in Maribor, Slovenia (EU). He holds a master's degree in comparative literature. He published his first book in 1988 and started combining poetry and music into a singer-songwriter routine in 1992. [1] Between 1998 and 2016 he recorded over 80 albums for various labels, participated in nearly every important literary-music festival, worked for national radio and other media as a musical connoisseur, and wrote/translated around 70 books as a member of Slovenia's National Writers’ Association and National Literary Translators Association. He has written several monographs, including a book on the works of Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, The Beatles and Slovenian singer Otos Pestner. He has translated poems and wrote professional articles on Alexander Pope, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Bruce Springsteen, Kris Kristofferson and many others.[2] He writes musical/literary reviews and articles for many important newspapers and reviews in Slovenia, incl. Delo (Književni listi), Odzven, Nova muska, Glasna, and Literatura.[3]

English bibliography

Distinctive, as reported (poems, Lulu 2016)

English discography

Frown, EP (Slušaj najglasnije!, Zagreb, Croatia 2016)

References

  1. ↑ "Do Meje z Matejem-dvanajstimi sendviki". Slovenskenovice.si (Google translation) Retrieved 2016-6-18
  2. ↑ "Matej Krajnc". Rtvslo.si (Google translation) Retrieved 2016-6-19
  3. ↑ "Pogovor z Matejem Krajncem". Poiesis.si (Google translation) Retrieved 2016-6-18

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