Classic Rock to Thank for “Alright, Alright, Alright”

There has been a lot of talk here lately about Texas actor Matthew McConaughey and his new job at the University of Texas. If you have been under a rock and do NOT know about it, please do your homework and read the story we posted about it.

Talk of Matthew usually means the words “Alright, Alright, Alright” will be muttered. The phrase became famous due to Matthew’s “Dazed and Confused” character. But how exactly did the phrase come to be?

That question is answered by Matthew in a 2011 interview on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight.

So there you have it! One of the most famous phrases of our time can be attributed to a classic rock artist whose home is on K Rock 1017. Alright, Alright, Alright.