“Without sounding like I'm crying about it, I would like to eliminate the Internet from the music industry... just to see what would happen. Would it bounce back to what it used to be before the Internet? If you could flick the switch on off for a little while, it would be fun to see.”

American singer and musician

Matthew Shafer, known professionally as Uncle Kracker, is an American singer and musician who rose to prominence in the 1990s. He was a turntablist in Kid Rock's backing group, Twisted Brown Trucker, before beginning a solo career in 1999. He is best known for the singles "Follow Me", "Drift Away", and "Smile", each of which reached the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. His work sits in the orbit of popular rock and crossover pop, and these songs brought him his widest recognition.