FEATURED GQ INSIDER

Q&A with Matt McKee

This month's Featured GQ Insider is Matt McKee. An avid GQ reader since his senior year in college, Matt has subscribed to GQ for ten years. He resides in Philadelphia, PA, and is a sales and marketing director for a healthcare company.

What are the last three books you've read?
Rant, Chuck Palahniuk
Trinity, Leon Uris
Crime and Punishment, Feodor Dostoevsky

Is there a celebrity (actor, musician, etc.) whose style you like?
Ari Gold from Entourage

Is there any advice on a topic (i.e. style, travel, food, drink) that you've ever taken from reading GQ?
Nearly all of Glenn O'Brien's “The Style Guy” advice

What was your favorite recent GQ article and why did you like it?
The one from a few months back about the NBA groupies was very entertaining, but also a bit depressing too…

What's your favorite tech gadget that you currently own?
My 8GB iPod nano travels perfectly to the gym, the beach or an airplane

Top 5 most played songs?
Sally Maclenane- The Pogues
Song 2- Blur
Gravel Pit- Wu-Tang Clan
In Between Days- The Cure
Everytime We Touch- Cascada

Albums?
Under Blood Red Sky- U2
Triple X (Live)- Jane's Addiction
Ill Communication- Beastie Boys
Soundtrack from Immortal Beloved- Ludwig van Beethoven
Straight Outta Compton- NWA

Favorite new music artist?
The Hooks- a wild live act out of Ireland

Last good movie you've seen?
The Wind that Shakes the Barley- Set in Ireland, about the fight for independence from England. Well written and acted.

Who is your favorite fashion designer?
Frida Giannini for Gucci

Favorite jeans?
Diesel

Favorite suit maker?
Prada

Favorite grooming product?
Kiehl's shaving products have made in-growns a thing of the past

What stores do you like to shop most?
Nordstrom makes it easy to one-stop-shop

What's the next clothing item that you are thinking about purchasing?
Leather shoes with a pointier toe- I've been hooked on square-toe for so long…

What's the one tech gadget you really want now?
Audiovox Remote Car Start System with CarLink

When you go out, what do usually order from the bar?
A pint of Guinness

Place you'd most like to visit outside U.S.? Next foreign vacation?
Istanbul, Turkey

Favorite travel destination? Favorite U.S. city?
Punta del Este, Uruguay
Chicago from May-September is unparalleled

What podcasts are you listening to?
GQ Audio podcasts from GQconnects.com
610wip.com podcasts, to satisfy my Philly sports obsession

What's your hottest accessory?
My new Ray-Ban aviators that fit just right and are dark enough to accommodate avid people-watching

Next car you plan to purchase or lease?
I'd love to upgrade from the A6 to the A8