Starting his career as part of the highly successful Canadian alternative rock band, the eponymous Matthew Good Band, Matthew Good has been a well known musician since the mid-1990s. Though his band had several lineup changes and eventually met its demise in 2002, Good immediately embarked on a solo career and only increased his success. His solo work departed slightly from his band work, as it was cleaner and more polished, making it a perfect candidate for appearing on several television shows. Since beginning his solo career, Good has won three Juno awards, but has refused to accept them, claiming that the awards were anti-grassroots music.
