We’ve got the scoop behind Mt. Joy’s “Highway Queen” to share with you today. Apparently, frontman Matt Quinn, was on tour when the song came to him — which was great because that allowed the band to work it out in front of an audience and to see the reaction to it.
But there’s more to it than that, says Matt: “The song is about being in love with someone you see a bit of yourself in. My wife is from Brazil, left home when she was 15 to chase a dream, and had success that has kept her away from home and moved her all over the world ever since,” he explains. “Living away from home corrals your demons in a specific way, you feel like the only way to outrun them is to keep moving, and it makes being home torturous. It’s something I personally struggle with, so I know it when I see it in someone else, especially someone I love. Now we share a home together and I hope this song can represent a reminder that we have each other to work through it all, and hopefully the rest of our lives to figure it out at whatever pace we need.”
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