Rob Thomas Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets

13^th February 2012

Fact: Matchbox 20 star Rob Thomas will turn 40 on Valentine's Day (14Feb12).

13^th August 2009

Quote: "Toxic is just one of the baddest tracks ever! I remember the first time we listened to Baby One More Time. We were like, 'Oh, let's go play Britney Spears on the piano!' And we all come over drinking, and after a couple of minutes, we're like, 'This Britney Spears is a lot harder than we thought!' Matchbox Twenty rocker Rob Thomas is a big fan of the pop star.

25^th June 2009

Quote: "We don't even stay in hotels anymore. We just park the bus in the hotel parking lot and stay on it. Everything else around it changes every day, but when you're in that bus, you have that comfort, no matter where you go." Matchbox Twenty rocker Rob Thomas prefers to sleep on a cramped tour bus while on the road.

25^th June 2009

Quote: "That saddened me. You don't p**s on the great success you already have." U.S. singer Rob Thomas slams the Kings Of Leon for moaning about their failure to make it big in their native America.

13^th May 2009

Quote: "It's one thing to stay married but to stay married and still be friends, I think that's the achievement. My wife is my person that I go drinking with. I would sooner go out with her than I would any of my friends and I don't need an escape from her to go out and be myself." Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas on his decade-long marriage to Puerto Rican model MARISOL.

9^th July 2008

Quote: "I'm a huge pothead and a big fan of legalisation. In fact, all my stories usually start with, `OK, so I was really high.'" Rocker Rob Thomas campaigns for the legalisation of marijuana.

11^th March 2006

Quote: "I smoke pot most days. It's not like I'm driving a school bus." MATCHBOX TWENTY star Rob Thomas defends his drug use.