16 Perfectly Valid Excuses for Liking Dave Matthews Band

Celebrating two decades of Crash, and two decades of explaining how you ended up owning a physical copy of Crash
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"I used to have a crush on a girl who loved Dave Matthews Band."

"I used to have a crush on a guy who loved Dave Matthews Band."

"I used to have a crush on my tennis teammate’s brother, and he loved Dave Matthews Band."

"I used to spend summer vacation in Saratoga Springs."

"I went to Duke in the ’90s.”

"I went to Luther College in the '90s."

"I went to the University of Virginia."

"I made out with a girl at camp to 'Crash Into Me' one summer."

"I'm from Colorado."

"I’m from Fairfield fucking County!"

"I was in a Jewish youth group that was sharply divided along the lines of Dave vs. Phish and I had to choose one."

"My older brother played varsity soccer and liked to sing in the car when he drove me around after school."

"My best friend in high school owned two things he was way too excited about: a guitar and a CD burner."

"The older kid who lived next door to me was some, like, acoustic guitar virtuoso. He wore Dave Matthews shirts and went to Berklee later."

"I was only ever there to see Bela Fleck and the Flecktones."

"Boyd Tinsley is cool."