He QUIT music because of PTSD, but he CAME BACK for his late friend | Journey #111

um do you don't know this but matt's a really good mate of mine that's why the block hurts because we go like way back [Music] counting together since my lover lost on me [Music] and every breath that i've been taking since you left this life a waste [Music] i've been told i've been told to keep you off my mind but i hope i never lose the bruises that you left behind oh my lord oh my lord i need you by my side [Music] there must be something in the water you keep my head from going on there must be something in the water every day is getting colder and if only i could hold you you keep my head from going under hello hey how you doing what's your name and where are you from my name is matt gresham i'm from rockingham western australia hey guys my name is matt gresham i'm 31 and i'm from wa i've chosen to the voice this year to get my music back out there i did sign a record deal when i toured through germany and france and all around europe it was an incredible time i loved it but after a while being away from my family living at a hotel was it it really took its toll on me i lost my good friend luke when i was on tour and i never i didn't get over it [Music] you know i went from this very positive person to like someone who i just i didn't leave my house for like nine months i couldn't even i couldn't even walk outside without having a panic attack i was having nightmares i didn't sleep for months it was the scariest thing i've ever i've ever [Music] i've ever felt a little bit mum definitely saved my life along with a bunch of close friends you know just having that support [Music] for me i've really been stuck in a rut for a lot for a long time and i'm proud of myself you know for getting out of my comfort zone my goal is to actually help people with what they're going through through music [Music] i don't know if you can see what's happened over here i didn't do it oh yeah i didn't do it either this is a new sort of quite exciting part of the show where one of the coaches can block if they hear someone that they love right why me like because you you had kelly as well how do you how do you know it was me i mean you and kelly obviously because kelly just said it wasn't her no it wasn't me okay it was me i really did it i definitely pressed the blog button i did it with the best intention because that's how much i loved your voice thank you it came from the right place um do you don't know this but matt's a really good mate of mine that's why the block hurts because we go like way back together and and like i seriously i i seriously love you like and i know what you're capable of like your your voice is so full of storytelling and so full of of experience and life experience and i just think well done for doing this i know how this was for you cheers heebs that was incredible your your voice is everything i want on my team it it really has i love husky voices i love raspiness there's so much to work with when i when i hear your voice i get inspired to think of songs i think i want to know his story i want to understand what he wants out of this definitely so please tell me a little bit about you even just to start um i'm from western australia and about two years ago i um i suffered with some real bad ptsd and depression yeah and i basically just quit music and uh i haven't really been able to do anything since this so this is one of the first times i've been back on stage since suffering and how did it feel yeah it feels it feels really good we've heard so many stories where people have been wanting to disconnect from music and what you just performed was just palpable you were so powerful and so at ease this is what you were born to do thanks sister thank you so much and there's so much more there's so much more in you that i reckon like i want to push you i know i'm the best coach for you and i think that with you you just have to start running towards things instead of running away that's so true so i just really yeah would love to help you to run towards yourself to to even like run full speed ahead like in my gut i feel i'm [Applause] because i promise you oh my god [Applause] i promise you i am the best coach and here's the thing it would be obvious i promise you this is tough oh god i'm gonna pick delta [Applause] this battle is between my strongest male vocalist and my strongest female vocalist stella and matt he's good he's really good his believability his conviction i'd buy a ticket to see this dude [Music] i loved you both so much that i blocked people for both of you oh you only had two blocks we had the two blocks she's put the blocks together well to be the best you got to beat the best there must be something walking out on the stage kind of felt like i was coming back alive again okay it was me i definitely pressed the block button because that's how much i loved your voice delta block guy once guy got blocked it was like a no-brainer to go to delta because i just want to work with aussie artists tell me about your musical journey 16-17 i started doing like local gigs and stuff and uh released a few albums by myself i was talking to warner in europe and i toured there for about two or three years with like amazing artists like james arthur but the pressure kind of started getting to me a lot and one of my best friends took his life and i stopped playing music yeah i couldn't even listen to music i had like complex ptsd and i like even any sound would make me freak out once i had a breakdown i just cracked like i didn't leave the house or or even speak like six months i went kind of numb for a long time i felt i love music i think what brought me in back into it is that um one of my fans actually he was in a mental hospital i went to the hospital and i sang him a song and then it was just like oh man like yeah there's power in the healing of music letting your guard down that much it's something i admire in people when they're brave enough to be real and honest and open i feel like my life in a musical sense has been a bit of a failure i have had a lot of almost opportunities or opportunities that like felt so close to taking me to that next level of where i've always dreamed but just it's just never my time with that comes a lot of self-doubt because you're just like well i mustn't be good enough otherwise it would have come through i'm still not giving up which is probably sad to most people that's not sad are you kidding me that example at home would be like no no no no there is nothing about you that says to me in any way shape or form failure you're beautiful you have to worry about a thing seeing stella who's so talented feel that way it does break my heart [Music] that empathy that matt had for me and that i had for matt that's really beautiful so the song i have chosen for you slide away by miley cyrus there's a lot of areas for you both to get primal with like it's your story the stories you've shared today are in this song for you once upon a time it was paradise once upon the lyrics definitely explain what i went through and also what stella went through it really is the perfect choice for for both of us once upon a time it was made for us the connection i got i got like literal cruise point the connection with me and stella just gelled at work straight away it feels like a duet but it's a battle let it go gorgeous it's feeling this awesome so good amazing you guys are gonna like this is so exciting i do really struggle to reign back the emotions with stuff that i connect this much i don't want to like you know you want to sit well there's nothing wrong with bringing that emotion into their song if matt and stella tap into what they shared today but then we're able to harness it for a great performance then i think there won't be a dry eye in the house find stillness at the start and find your gear changes find where it sits for you emotionally and be able to then show off everything that you want to show off by the end too whilst they're both gracious and kind i expect them to throw out the punches out there this is going to be an epic battle i really want to give it everything i have i'm just going to own it i want this more than anything i wouldn't be here if i didn't want to win it's going to be a tough battle [Music] once upon a time it was paradise once upon a time i was paralyzed i think i'm gonna miss these but it's time to let it go once upon a time it was made for us i woke up one day and it turned to dust baby we found and now we're lost it's time to let it go yeah i want a house in i don't give up easily [Music] who i used to be you're right we're going now slide yes [Music] the person i'm taking through is someone who i feel has so much potential and that artist is stella congratulations stella has won this battle moving forward to the playoffs hey beautiful congratulations yeah beautiful you did wonderful i'm looking forward to the next moment i can't wait i'm going to be bringing it 100. no doubt but there is saves available is there anything you want to say to the coaches before they make that decision definitely i've been doing music for a long time and it's definitely a healing for me and yeah i'd love to go through and and win this thing i know you very well i know you're very open about the battles that you go through on a mental level but i really want to know whether you're okay so even before we go to this five seconds just to for me to know that you're okay to just really give this everything i got like ptsd so sometimes there's like a war in my head you know i have my good days and bad days but there's nothing else for me in this world it's all music you know it's like it's what i want to do bro i'll keep going because i want to share music and i want to help other people that suffer as well five seconds if you want to save matt put him forward into the playoffs your time starts now i love you bro [Applause] i love you too matt thank you brother oh it was a pleasure congratulations i'm glad we get to see more of you about all the best you're now on team guy matt is moving forward to the playoffs let's do this eh serious [Applause] promise i am up against tim and he's the man so it's like damn i like you but i want to beat you [Music] yeah these guys aren't just good singers they're both magicians that are incredible in their own right i think you guys are unique in the sense that you share a fairly similar journey up to this point you know you've both started out in this industry but had major hiccups very different getting cancer is it's a big spanner yeah yeah your mental battles and things that have held you back totally it's put all your plans on hold but i feel like you're both at a point now where you can start to just pave the new path for your music now totally it's such a shame that these guys aren't already out there gigging they deserve it you know i'm glad they're getting another go two incredible singer-songwriters so i've chosen a singer-songwriter who i'm quite obsessed with he's an aussie dean lewis for you matt i've chosen half a man are you serious you're doing used to love that is a crack of a chin i have a big connection to the song only half a man it kind of sums up my healing really in a song cause i'm a sinking ship that's burning so let go of my hand how do i give you all of me when i'm only half a man yeah man i think you felt that yourself that song resonates with me bro like when i sing that it's like my cup's full and the words are just like overflowing water i feel a big responsibility now because i've saved matt it feels like matters just realized that this is a great opportunity my only comment is that one line it's my favorite line in the whole song cause i'm a sinking ship that's burning it feels just slightly rushed cause i'm a sinking ship that's burning exactly it just makes the line a lot more desperate matt's got a fantastic voice really gotta step up here i was wrong to say i loved her i was wrong to think i'm right i've been running from my demons afraid of what i'd fight [Music] how am i supposed to love you when i don't love who i am how do i give you all of me when i'm only half a man i'm a sinking ship that's burning so let go of my hand how do i give you all of me when i'm only happiness i'm a sinking [Music] how do i give you all of me when i'm only half a man [Applause] timothy and matt come on down i don't know about you guys but i did not want that to end that was so beautiful this sucks for me but but one thing i'm pleased about is that australia's got to hear you guys again and hear some of the two of the finest singers i believe we've ever had on the show i love you both the person that i'm going to be taking through to the next round is tennessee timothy congratulations thank you man thank you so much thank you guy and just thank you everyone for listening matt thank you so much for sharing your gift it's just been beautiful i can't wait to see you sing again tim can't wait yeah all of us that's unanimous thank you so much you can head backstage to the green room congratulations timothy matt you still have a shot at staying in the competition if guy picks you to be his wild card here's your moment to plead your case brother i think i have a story to tell that australia needs to hear so bro there's no excuse you have to take me wow well said man my wild card and the person that i'm taking through as my fifth member of team guy is matt gresham thanks the coaches don't agree with me singing original song well i don't really mind to be honest it's my song i want to sing it this song is the most personal and heartfelt track i've ever made it describes building yourself after a relationship like who are you after you've kind of left someone so if i start to break down tell me who am i now she's leaving me oh she's leaving me now i just think it's it's like a different performer to me this week just feels different you know and it must just be because you just can meet you and and sing your own song it almost like brings a tear to my eye because i had so many years of just like not being myself yeah but now i feel proud as a man to like stand up and be like you know and that's what this song means to you totally our objective this week is to show things that we haven't seen before you know we're heading into showdowns we need to keep upping the ante and so if we just do something safe it's not going to be good enough singing an original was like really nerve-wracking this is showing australia who i am [Music] i hope i can pull this off every other round on the voice has been cover songs so now it's like that like you're on your game this is who you are it's so important to make it to the semi-finals and just go the whole way and win this damn thing [Music] it's your hands i was home [Music] but you chose to let go if i start to break [Music] [Applause] tell me who am i now tell me i thought we made it why didn't you break it yeah why did you say that if i start to break down tell me who am i now and did you want wanna break free where does that leave me oh she's leaving me she's leaving me [Music] the artist that i feel deserves his second spot is somebody who captivated me from the beginning this person has not set a foot wrong this person challenges me and and inspires me to be a better artist because of their gift the person i'll be taking through to join johnny is timothy bahn you

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Rating: 4.9356365 out of 5

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Id: Dk-MH_Eozpc

Length: 24min 21sec (1461 seconds)

Published: Wed Jan 06 2021