Matt Johnson

Matt Johnson (born 15 August 1961, in London, England) is the founder and only constant member of the multimedia band, The The. Matt Johnson / The The rope out of the post-punk industrial music scene of late 1970s Britain. Over the years Johnson has written about various subjects. On 1986's "Heartland (51st State of the USA)" he railed against the Americanisation of the UK. "Global Eyes" from 2000's Naked Self album continues the argument to a global level. His observations on human sexuality have also raised eyebrows (and led to numerous radio bans) over the years on songs such as "Out of the Blue (Into the Fire)", "Dogs of Lust", "This Is the Night" and others. Johnson also argued forcefully for music videos to be considered an...