Born Matthew James Bellamy, June 9 1978, in Cambridge, England. He is the f… Read Full Bio ↴Born Matthew James Bellamy, June 9 1978, in Cambridge, England. He is the frontman and lead singer, guitarist and pianist for the British rock band Muse.

Bellamy's father, George, was the rhythm guitarist in the 1960s English rock group The Tornados, who were the first English band to have a U.S. number one, with "Telstar".
Bellamy's mother, Marilyn, was born in Belfast, and migrated to England in the 1970s. On her first day in England she met George Bellamy, who was at that time working as a taxi driver in London. They moved to Cambridge, where Bellamy's older brother Paul was born, followed a couple of years later by Matthew himself.

In the mid-1980s they moved to Teignmouth, Devon, where Matthew was educated at Teignmouth Community College.

Bellamy's piano style has been inspired by the works of Romantic pianists such as Sergei Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky and Franz Liszt, and has resulted in a fusion of Romantic style with rock in many of Muse's songs. In particular, many of his compositions contain elements of the first movement of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, such as "Space Dementia", "Megalomania" and "Ruled by Secrecy", and of the third movement in the cadenza in "Butterflies and Hurricanes". In live performances Bellamy often breaks into lengthy Romantic piano solos, such as the performance of Prelude in C-sharp minor in the opening of "Screenager" on the live half of the Hullabaloo album. On Black Holes and Revelations, a reference can be heard to the Russian Romantic composer Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, during the song "Hoodoo", where, towards the end, a quote of the beginning chords of the concerto, played in the minor key, can be heard before the rest of the band comes in.

Bellamy cites some of his guitar playing influences as Jimi Hendrix, The Edge of U2, Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd, and Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, the latter being particularly evident in the more riff-based songs on Muse's second album, Origin of Symmetry, and in Bellamy's extensive use of pitch-shifting effects in his solos, such as the solo on "Invincible" from Black Holes and Revelations. Bellamy also shares a love of unusual and extreme guitar customization with Morello

Bellamy's fascination with conspiracy theories has been evident since the release of Absolution, in which one song, "Ruled By Secrecy," is named after Jim Marrs' "Rule By Secrecy." The B-Side "Futurism" too deals with a possible dystopian future. Riddles relating to the Illuminati have appeared during the treasure hunt they set for fans on the 2005 mtvU Campus Invasion Tour and in a cryptic announcement about Muse's forthcoming album. Bellamy's interest in metaphysics is also evident (one may argue that the pair go hand in hand). Muse are among musicians such as Tool (compare concepts suggested in the aforementioned track 'Futurism', with Tool's Faaip De Oiad) as being advocates of political and philosophical leanings in modern music.

With the latest Muse album Black Holes and Revelations we see Bellamy taking a much more optimistic approach to earlier and perhaps more dystopian themes, while still retaining the same concepts. The track Exo-Politics refers to the Zeta Reticulans, and suggests that "it's just our leaders in disguise" a conspiracy theory where the government fakes an alien invasion, a theme that Steven Greer has been promoting as a real possibility (coming from sources such as whistleblowers like the late German NASA rocket scientist Wernher von Braun) to politicians, the media and audiences worldwide through his Disclosure Project.

Some Bellamy´s quotes;

"If you look at those protests in France, the size and level of protest doesn't really relate to what they're protesting about. I think there's something underneath that people are feeling, particularly the younger generation. We feel like we've been born into some pre-created situation where we don't actually have any control over anything. We've got an aging population as well and that control factor grates a little bit. I feel, through this album, that I'm feeling pessimistic and frustrated about it all but at the same time I'm not against revolutionary moves and I wouldn't be ashamed to have incited a small riot, if it's for a good cause."

"I think musicians as Rage against the Machine and System of a Down who address political issues directly in their lyrics are very important in these times. But I think it is painful when other artists whose music is just simplistic entertainment with no real political content believes their fame empowers them to influence people's votes or use it to attract a particular demographic.”

“I think there is a feeling of mistrust for the government in general. The problem with mistrust is that it makes your vote seem useless as whoever comes in will probably muck things up again. Well, having said that, I think a blowjob from Monica Lewinsky is less of a crime than shaking hands with Dick Cheney!”

--Ad infinitum and beyond--

Invincible
Matthew Bellamy Lyrics

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Follow through
Make our dreams come true
Don't give up the fight
You will be allright
Cause there's no one like you
In the universe

Don't be afraid

What you're mind conceals
You should make a stand
Stand up for what you believe
And tonight we can truly say
Together we're invincible

And during the struggle
They will pull us down
But please, please let's use this chance to
Turn things around
And tonight we can truly say
Together we're invincible

Do it on your own
Makes no difference to me
What you leave behind
What you choose to be
and whatever they say
You're soul's unbreakable

And during the struggle
They will pull us down
But please, please let's use this chance to
Turn things around
And tonight we can truly say
Together we're invincible
Together we're invincible

And during the struggle
They will pull us down
Please, please let's use this chance to
Turn things around

And tonight we can truly say
Together we're invincible

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Matthew Bellamy's song Invincible are an uplifting reminder to follow one's dreams and to stand up for what one believes in, even in the face of adversity. The song encourages listeners to believe in themselves and their abilities, with the repeated lines "Don't give up the fight, you will be alright" and "Cause there's no one like you in the universe". This positivity is bolstered by the notion that "together we're invincible" and that even in difficult times, we can turn things around if we work together.

The second verse expands on this idea of struggle, acknowledging that "during the struggle they will pull us down" but urging listeners to "use this chance to turn things around". The final verse affirms this sense of self-assuredness, with the lyrics "Do it on your own, makes no difference to me, what you leave behind, what you choose to be". The song is ultimately an inspiring call to action, a reminder that even in the most challenging of circumstances, we are capable of rising to the occasion and achieving great things.

Line by Line Meaning

Follow through
Persist and keep moving forward

Make our dreams come true
Achieve the goals we have set for ourselves

Don't give up the fight
Continue to battle and resist opposition

You will be allright
Things will work out for the best

Cause there's no one like you
You possess unique qualities that make you special

In the universe
Of all existence

Don't be afraid
Do not let fear halt your progress

What you're mind conceals
The thoughts or ideas you are keeping hidden

You should make a stand
Stand up for what you believe in

Stand up for what you believe
Defend and assert your convictions

And tonight we can truly say
At this very moment, we can confidently declare