Matt Shultz, the lead singer of Cage The Elephant, shared that he was suffering from a “mental health crisis” leading up to his arrest last year for possession of two loaded guns.
“It’s a miracle that I’m here today,” Shultz wrote in a statement posted to Instagram on Wednesday evening. “I was arrested last year, and it undoubtedly saved my life. After my arrest, I went to the hospital for two months followed by months of outpatient treatment. I can finally explain what happened.”
He continued, “Over the last three years,...
“It’s a miracle that I’m here today,” Shultz wrote in a statement posted to Instagram on Wednesday evening. “I was arrested last year, and it undoubtedly saved my life. After my arrest, I went to the hospital for two months followed by months of outpatient treatment. I can finally explain what happened.”
He continued, “Over the last three years,...
- 2/29/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Last year, Cage the Elephant frontman Matt Shultz was arrested in New York on gun charges. Now, he can “finally explain what happened,” sharing a statement on Instagram where he states that his arrest “undoubtedly saved [his] life.”
Beginning by saying “it’s a miracle that I’m here today,” Shultz explained that after he was arrested, he “went to the hospital for two months followed by months of outpatient treatment.” What his experiences ultimately revealed was that he had been “unknowingly fighting [his] way through an utter mental health crisis” for three years prior.
During that time, Shultz claims that he “slipped into psychosis due to an iatrogenic response” to a medication he was prescribed. Once in treatment, he regained his “grip on reality” and “fully recovered,” a feat he credits to “the love and support of my brothers in the band, my community, and, most of all, my wife Eva.
Beginning by saying “it’s a miracle that I’m here today,” Shultz explained that after he was arrested, he “went to the hospital for two months followed by months of outpatient treatment.” What his experiences ultimately revealed was that he had been “unknowingly fighting [his] way through an utter mental health crisis” for three years prior.
During that time, Shultz claims that he “slipped into psychosis due to an iatrogenic response” to a medication he was prescribed. Once in treatment, he regained his “grip on reality” and “fully recovered,” a feat he credits to “the love and support of my brothers in the band, my community, and, most of all, my wife Eva.
- 2/29/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
Cage the Elephant are feeling out of control on their latest single, “Neon Pill.” Reuniting with producer John Hill, the band marks their official return with an explosive record recounting an inescapable, if at times tumultuous, romance.
“Neon Pill” marks Cage the Elephant’s official follow-up to Social Cues, their Grammy Award-winning album released in 2019. Last year, the band released an extended edition of their 2011 album Thank You Happy Birthday, but otherwise haven’t launched into a new album cycle until now.
The stretch of time in between releases included some time on the road,...
“Neon Pill” marks Cage the Elephant’s official follow-up to Social Cues, their Grammy Award-winning album released in 2019. Last year, the band released an extended edition of their 2011 album Thank You Happy Birthday, but otherwise haven’t launched into a new album cycle until now.
The stretch of time in between releases included some time on the road,...
- 1/19/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Cage the Elephant have returned with “Neon Pill,” their first new song since 2019.
Featuring a guitar-driven, alt-rock arrangement, “Neon Pill” opens with apt lyrics for a comeback single: “Takes one to know one/ back at it again/ Birds of a feather/ until the end.” From there, the song keeps a steady beat, with the dynamics swelling on the chorus, leading into an interlude featuring a vibey, vibrato-heavy melody, a recurring highlight throughout the song.
“Neon Pill” was recorded at Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, with production help from John Hill. Now, the single’s arrival marks the end of a five-year hiatus for Cage the Elephant, which began after the release of 2019’s Social Cues, that year’s winner of the Grammy for Best Rock Album.
Up next, the band is booked to play at least two shows this year: Bonnaroo and Hangout Music Festival. If you’re hoping to catch either set in-person yourself,...
Featuring a guitar-driven, alt-rock arrangement, “Neon Pill” opens with apt lyrics for a comeback single: “Takes one to know one/ back at it again/ Birds of a feather/ until the end.” From there, the song keeps a steady beat, with the dynamics swelling on the chorus, leading into an interlude featuring a vibey, vibrato-heavy melody, a recurring highlight throughout the song.
“Neon Pill” was recorded at Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, with production help from John Hill. Now, the single’s arrival marks the end of a five-year hiatus for Cage the Elephant, which began after the release of 2019’s Social Cues, that year’s winner of the Grammy for Best Rock Album.
Up next, the band is booked to play at least two shows this year: Bonnaroo and Hangout Music Festival. If you’re hoping to catch either set in-person yourself,...
- 1/19/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
Cage the Elephant’s Matt Shultz will not face jail time due to a plea deal following his arrest for possession of two loaded guns back in January.
On Friday, Shultz pleaded guilty to three charges — two felonies, one misdemeanor — of attempted criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a firearm, and criminal possession of a weapon in exchange for avoiding time in jail, his attorney Sanford Talking confirmed to Rolling Stone.
“Matt has worked hard to put this case behind him. He appreciates the opportunity to prove himself,...
On Friday, Shultz pleaded guilty to three charges — two felonies, one misdemeanor — of attempted criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a firearm, and criminal possession of a weapon in exchange for avoiding time in jail, his attorney Sanford Talking confirmed to Rolling Stone.
“Matt has worked hard to put this case behind him. He appreciates the opportunity to prove himself,...
- 6/3/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Cage the Elephant lead singer Matt Shultz has taken a no-jail plea deal after being arrested with two loaded guns in January.
According to The New York Post, Shultz pleaded guilty to three charges of attempted criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a firearm, and criminal possession of a weapon in exchange for avoiding jail time.
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Cori Weston explained to Shultz on Friday that he must “stay out of trouble for one year” and show up for all his court dates under the terms of the deal. Then, he can withdraw the guilty pleas for the two felony counts and receive a one-year conditional release for a misdemeanor charge.
However, if Shultz doesn’t follow the terms, he will face up to seven years behind bars.
Shultz was arrested at New York City’s Bowery Hotel on January 5th, one day after an employee...
According to The New York Post, Shultz pleaded guilty to three charges of attempted criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a firearm, and criminal possession of a weapon in exchange for avoiding jail time.
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Cori Weston explained to Shultz on Friday that he must “stay out of trouble for one year” and show up for all his court dates under the terms of the deal. Then, he can withdraw the guilty pleas for the two felony counts and receive a one-year conditional release for a misdemeanor charge.
However, if Shultz doesn’t follow the terms, he will face up to seven years behind bars.
Shultz was arrested at New York City’s Bowery Hotel on January 5th, one day after an employee...
- 6/2/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Grammy-winning Cage The Elephant singer Matt Shultz has posted 10,000 bail and awaits a February hearing in New York City on charges he illegally had two guns in his possession.
Shultz was arrested Thursday night at a Lower Manhattan hotel with two loaded firearms. Police were called when someone saw him take a gun from his pocket. The 39-year-old appeared to be intoxicated, police said.
He was charged with criminal possession of a firearm after cops found the guns in his room at the Bowery Hotel. Prosecutors said they also confiscated 11 Polaroid photos of the guns including some that depicted “a hand holding, pointing of the firearm.”
Additionally, six handwritten notes were found, “one of which states in substance: ‘I will protect myself if I am attacked,’” according to prosecutors.
Cage the Elephant is known for the 2015 album Tell Me I’m Pretty. The group won Best Rock Album at the...
Shultz was arrested Thursday night at a Lower Manhattan hotel with two loaded firearms. Police were called when someone saw him take a gun from his pocket. The 39-year-old appeared to be intoxicated, police said.
He was charged with criminal possession of a firearm after cops found the guns in his room at the Bowery Hotel. Prosecutors said they also confiscated 11 Polaroid photos of the guns including some that depicted “a hand holding, pointing of the firearm.”
Additionally, six handwritten notes were found, “one of which states in substance: ‘I will protect myself if I am attacked,’” according to prosecutors.
Cage the Elephant is known for the 2015 album Tell Me I’m Pretty. The group won Best Rock Album at the...
- 1/7/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Singer Matt Shultz of the Grammy-winning rock band Cage the Elephant, was arrested in New York City after police discovered two loaded firearms in his room at the Bowery Hotel.
Shultz was hit with two charges of criminal possession of a weapon. He did not have a license for the two firearms, reports Variety.
An employee at Bowery saw the singer carry a handgun into the public restroom on the ground floor of the Lower Manhattan hotel on Wednesday night, per Daily Mail.
Police responded to a 911 call and knocked on Shultz’s door on Thursday morning to recover the weapons, a Sig Sauer and a Smith & Wesson.
Shultz spent the night at the 9th precinct in Lower Manhattan.
Cage the Elephant is a two-time Grammy winner for best rock album, taking home trophies for both 2015’s ‘Tell Me I’m Pretty’ and 2019’s ‘Social Cues’. The band’s 2013 album.
Shultz was hit with two charges of criminal possession of a weapon. He did not have a license for the two firearms, reports Variety.
An employee at Bowery saw the singer carry a handgun into the public restroom on the ground floor of the Lower Manhattan hotel on Wednesday night, per Daily Mail.
Police responded to a 911 call and knocked on Shultz’s door on Thursday morning to recover the weapons, a Sig Sauer and a Smith & Wesson.
Shultz spent the night at the 9th precinct in Lower Manhattan.
Cage the Elephant is a two-time Grammy winner for best rock album, taking home trophies for both 2015’s ‘Tell Me I’m Pretty’ and 2019’s ‘Social Cues’. The band’s 2013 album.
- 1/7/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Matt Shultz, the lead singer of Cage The Elephant, was detained by New York Police Thursday morning for possessing two loaded firearms at the Bowery Hotel in Lower Manhattan, NYPD confirmed to Rolling Stone.
The musician was charged with criminal possession of firearms after police found Shultz’s guns — a Sig Sauer and a Smith and Wesson, per Daily Mail — inside of his room at the Bowery Hotel in Lower Manhattan. He spent the night behind bars at the 9th precinct.
A rep for Cage The Elephant did not immediately...
The musician was charged with criminal possession of firearms after police found Shultz’s guns — a Sig Sauer and a Smith and Wesson, per Daily Mail — inside of his room at the Bowery Hotel in Lower Manhattan. He spent the night behind bars at the 9th precinct.
A rep for Cage The Elephant did not immediately...
- 1/6/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
The lead singer for the rock band Cage The Elephant, Matthew Shultz, was arrested Thursday night on felony criminal possession of a firearm after police found two loaded guns in his room at the Bowery Hotel on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.
A hotel employee saw Shultz, 39, carrying a handgun into a public restroom on the ground floor on Wednesday night.
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After officers knocked on his hotel door Thursday morning, the Grammy award winner stepped into the hallway and admitted that he had two .45 calibre guns.
Police then asked if he still had the weapons, and Shultz was subsequently arrested after telling the police he did not know.
A judge granted a search warrant allowing police to investigate his room, where they found two loaded handguns.
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A hotel employee saw Shultz, 39, carrying a handgun into a public restroom on the ground floor on Wednesday night.
Read More: Takeoff’s Death: Suspect Arrested And Charged With Murder, Police Say
After officers knocked on his hotel door Thursday morning, the Grammy award winner stepped into the hallway and admitted that he had two .45 calibre guns.
Police then asked if he still had the weapons, and Shultz was subsequently arrested after telling the police he did not know.
A judge granted a search warrant allowing police to investigate his room, where they found two loaded handguns.
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- 1/6/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
Life Is Beautiful kicked off on Friday in the heart of Las Vegas, with thousands of festival-goers scurrying to the Sin City for the buzzy three-day show that turns Vegas’s eclectic downtown into a psychedelic desert amusement park.
The Life Is Beautiful footprint takes up 18 blocks of downtown Las Vegas, an area of town once known for cheap drinks, seedy motels and a string of pawn shops. However, this slice of Vegas has turned into a hipster haven known for funky art installations, home-grown farm-to-table restaurants and, cheap drinks.
The Life Is Beautiful footprint takes up 18 blocks of downtown Las Vegas, an area of town once known for cheap drinks, seedy motels and a string of pawn shops. However, this slice of Vegas has turned into a hipster haven known for funky art installations, home-grown farm-to-table restaurants and, cheap drinks.
- 9/17/2022
- by Ethan Millman and Mark Gray
- Rollingstone.com
Cage the Elephant has tapped Iggy Pop for a new take on their song “Broken Boy,” which comes off the band’s fifth album Social Cues. On this version Pop comes in for a verse and adds backing vocals to the raucous track.
“Cage is a super high energy outfit, living the rock dream, so for a couple of fun minutes I was one of the boys,” Pop said in a statement. “Sounds pretty wicked to me.”
“He’s such a pioneer in so many fields: lyrically, culturally, poetically, visually,...
“Cage is a super high energy outfit, living the rock dream, so for a couple of fun minutes I was one of the boys,” Pop said in a statement. “Sounds pretty wicked to me.”
“He’s such a pioneer in so many fields: lyrically, culturally, poetically, visually,...
- 1/23/2020
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
To celebrate its forthcoming documentary, The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash -- chronicling the life and times of the iconic country music star — YouTube is hosting a Cash Fest charity concert in Nashville on Nov. 10, the day before the film bows.
Cash Fest will celebrate Cash’s musical accomplishments in a revue-style show where top artists will be covering his greatest hits. The initial slate of participants included Little Big Town, Perry and Etty Farrell, Matt Shultz of Cage The Elephant, Elle King, Midland, Judah & The Lion, Cam, Grace Potter, John Oates, Drew and Ellie Holcomb, Devin Dawson, and Lucie Silvas.
Now, YouTube has added Morgan Wallen, Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes, Brandon Lancaster of Lanco, The Lone Bellow, Hardy, and Kassi Ashton to the roster. In addition to the all-star lineup performing, the event will also feature a sneak peek at the documentary.
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Cash Fest will celebrate Cash’s musical accomplishments in a revue-style show where top artists will be covering his greatest hits. The initial slate of participants included Little Big Town, Perry and Etty Farrell, Matt Shultz of Cage The Elephant, Elle King, Midland, Judah & The Lion, Cam, Grace Potter, John Oates, Drew and Ellie Holcomb, Devin Dawson, and Lucie Silvas.
Now, YouTube has added Morgan Wallen, Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes, Brandon Lancaster of Lanco, The Lone Bellow, Hardy, and Kassi Ashton to the roster. In addition to the all-star lineup performing, the event will also feature a sneak peek at the documentary.
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- 11/7/2019
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
In celebration of the new YouTube Originals documentary The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash, the streaming company has announced plans for the first Cash Fest in Nashville. Scheduled for November 10th at War Memorial Auditorium, the event will include performances of Cash’s songs by a wide-ranging group of artists, including Little Big Town, Elle King, Cage the Elephant’s Matt Shultz, and Midland.
Additional artists participating in the revue-style show, presented in partnership with the Johnny Cash Trust and the Best Fest, include Perry & Etty Farrell, Judah & the Lion,...
Additional artists participating in the revue-style show, presented in partnership with the Johnny Cash Trust and the Best Fest, include Perry & Etty Farrell, Judah & the Lion,...
- 10/24/2019
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
When Cage the Elephant went into the studio to make their first album, singer Matt Shultz had one note for their producer: “‘I want to sound like Beck’s ‘Loser,’ ” he remembers saying. Now, Cage are touring with their hero on their Night Running tour, a double bill that recalls the monster alt-rock tours of the Nineties.
“I can’t say enough about how blown away I’ve been,” says Shultz of Beck, who’s been opening with “Loser” before blasting through uptempo classics like “Devil’s Haircut.”
Cage are drawing heavily from their dark,...
“I can’t say enough about how blown away I’ve been,” says Shultz of Beck, who’s been opening with “Loser” before blasting through uptempo classics like “Devil’s Haircut.”
Cage are drawing heavily from their dark,...
- 8/15/2019
- by Patrick Doyle
- Rollingstone.com
It is a long rock & roll tradition: writing songs about the high price of success in exhaustion, sanity and lasting relationships. Modern-rock stars Cage the Elephant take a turn on Social Cues, their fifth studio album. And the bill comes due with a vengeance. “I was promised the keys to an empire,” singer Matt Shultz claims in the opening garage-rock sprint “Broken Boy.” But he is already lost and fried in the next track, the title song. “I don’t have the strength to play nice,” Shultz admits against a...
- 4/17/2019
- by David Fricke
- Rollingstone.com
Cage the Elephant capture the end of a long relationship on their new song, “Goodbye,” set to appear on their forthcoming album, Social Cues, out April 19th. “Goodbye” is a plaintive ballad where the spaces between distant piano notes are filled with a steady swell of strings. There’s a hard ache in singer Matt Shultz’s soft vocals as he sings, “My pretty bird, my favorite lullaby/How’d I become the thorn in your side/All your laughter turned into a cry/It’s all right, goodbye.”
“Goodbye...
“Goodbye...
- 4/8/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Beck and Cage the Elephant are setting out on a co-headlining tour this summer, and now it’s got a theme song: Their collaboration “Night Running,” which shares a name with the tour, is the latest single from Cage the Elephant’s upcoming album Social Cues (due out April 19th).
“Night Running” is a thick, sticky tune with a dub-reggae vibe that Cage frontman Matt Shultz and Beck eagerly sink their teeth into, singing and rapping about vampires and x-ray vision. Beck, who co-wrote the song, has been making faded...
“Night Running” is a thick, sticky tune with a dub-reggae vibe that Cage frontman Matt Shultz and Beck eagerly sink their teeth into, singing and rapping about vampires and x-ray vision. Beck, who co-wrote the song, has been making faded...
- 3/28/2019
- by Simon Vozick-Levinson
- Rollingstone.com
Cage the Elephant’s upcoming LP Social Cues emerged from a time of turmoil for the Bowling Green, Kentucky band. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone‘s Patrick Doyle, lead singer Matt Shultz discusses the stressful process of making a new album in the aftermath of his divorce: “There was a fair amount of self-medication and intense isolation,” he said.
You can hear it all in “House of Glass,” the band’s new single. Over a dark, stormy bass/guitar vamp, Shultz sings about bad vibes and things falling apart.
You can hear it all in “House of Glass,” the band’s new single. Over a dark, stormy bass/guitar vamp, Shultz sings about bad vibes and things falling apart.
- 3/8/2019
- by Simon Vozick-Levinson
- Rollingstone.com
Matt Shultz could make it through only one take. The lead singer of the Kentucky rock band Cage the Elephant was recently in the studio recording “Goodbye,” a John Lennon-inspired ballad Shultz wrote for his wife as their seven-year relationship was ending. Shultz delivered it lying on the studio floor. Afterward, he walked out and canceled the next two weeks of work.
“There were times like that,” says his brother, guitarist Brad Shultz. “We’d think he was getting back to normal, then he would melt down.” Admits Matt of those sessions,...
“There were times like that,” says his brother, guitarist Brad Shultz. “We’d think he was getting back to normal, then he would melt down.” Admits Matt of those sessions,...
- 1/31/2019
- by Patrick Doyle
- Rollingstone.com
Cage the Elephant won the Best Rock Album award at the 59th annual Grammys.
The full ballot featured Weezer’s Weezer (White Album), Gojira’s Magma, Panic! at the Disco’s Death of a Bachelor and blink-182’s California.
The Kentucky rockers returned with their fourth LP in 2015. Produced by Black Keys’ frontman Dan Auerbach and musically inspired by a team-up frontman Matt Shultz had with The Doors’ guitarist Robby Krieger at the 2014 Bonnaroo Festival, the set sees the band fold late ’60s rock into its fray. Laid bare across such classic sounds, however, the vocalist meditates on depression and...
The full ballot featured Weezer’s Weezer (White Album), Gojira’s Magma, Panic! at the Disco’s Death of a Bachelor and blink-182’s California.
The Kentucky rockers returned with their fourth LP in 2015. Produced by Black Keys’ frontman Dan Auerbach and musically inspired by a team-up frontman Matt Shultz had with The Doors’ guitarist Robby Krieger at the 2014 Bonnaroo Festival, the set sees the band fold late ’60s rock into its fray. Laid bare across such classic sounds, however, the vocalist meditates on depression and...
- 2/13/2017
- by Madison Vain
- PEOPLE.com
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