Article: FANS JUST ASK FOR MGB.(L.A. Life)

Byline: Fred Shuster Music Writer

Fueled by a diverse array of influences ranging from painters to writers to musicians, outspoken Canadian singer-band leader Matthew Good doesn't just confine his rants to song.

He's been known to post diatribes on everything from music to violence in schools on his popular Web site (www.matthewgoodband.com). Then, there are tunes like ``A Boy and His Machine Gun,'' which Good says he wrote before school shootings hit the headlines.

``It's actually about being checked into a mental institution,'' he explained. ``But I'm glad it can be used as a starting point for discussion.''

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