Matisyahu shaves beard, drama ensues

Posted at 08:03 AM ET, 12/14/2011
Matisyahu shaves beard, drama ensues
By Sarah Anne Hughes

Matisyahu, with his signature beard. (Helayne Seidman - For The Washington Post) Matisyahu, the reggae rapper who brought Orthodox Judaism to mainstream music, revealed to the Twitterverse yesterday that he shaved off his trademark beard. The Internet seemed a little confused: Had Matisyahu left Judaism all together?

“No more Chassidic reggae superstar,” Matisyahu, born Matthew Paul Miller, wrote on his Web site. “Sorry folks, all you get is me … no alias.”

The musician, best known for his hit “King Without a Crown,” explained that he once thought he needed rules “to become a good person,” but said he is now “reclaiming myself. Trusting my goodness and my divine mission.”

“Get ready for an amazing year filled with music of rebirth,” he wrote. “And for those concerned with my naked face, don’t worry … you haven’t seen the last of my facial hair.”

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Matisyahu, with his signature beard. (Helayne Seidman - For The Washington Post)


matisyahu 3 days 22 hours ago Twitter
At the break of day I look for you at sunrise When the tide comes in I lose my disguise