Christian Review Magazine Issue 4 - April 2015 | Page 51

DK: Your world view is going to
shape how you see and interpret the
world around you, which in turn with
influence how you create. In my case
I think the main way that my beliefs
about the world come out in the way
I deal with the larger issues of life and
death, morality, meaning, etc. I
believe these things matter and are
worth engaging and talking about,
and music is a great way to do that.
CR: You have commented that "this
record ["Carry The Fire"] is a study in
contrasts; light and darkness, flame
and flood, true love and senseless
hatred." Can you further explain the
meaning behind the album?
DK: I don’t think there is a ‘meaning’
that the album can be reduced to. I
think loosely that there is a major
theme or question that is woven
throughout the songs, namely, what
does it mean to carry the fire? What
does mean to hold to light in the
dark. To believe that there is beauty
and truth and love that are real and
worth fighting for.
CR: Is there a single track on "Carry
the Fire" which stands out to you
more than the others?
DK: Not really. I’m very proud of the
record as a whole and excited for
people to hear it.
CR: What do you hope people will
take away from listening to "Carry
the Fire"?
DK: I think we can make the mistake
of trying too much to want people to

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take something specific from our art.
I’m not saying that we shouldn’t be
purposeful, but I do believe that we,
as humans but especially as those
who call themselves Christians, can
be overly moralistic or didactic when
we create. C.S. Lewis has great
things to say about this, especially in
an essay called “On Three Ways of
Writing for Children.” The main idea
that I’ve taken from him is that it is a
bad idea to try to stick a moral into a
story, etc. Your beliefs, if they truly
are central to your person, will flow
naturally in beautiful ways when you
simply create things that you love. I
hope that is true for this record.
CR: Do you have any other projects in
the works at the moment (i.e. music
videos, tours, etc)?

DK: I have a music video for a song
called “Of Crows and Crowns” that
should be out any day if it’s not already out by the time this interview is
published. I have a tour on the east
coast with Andy Hull (from
Manchester Orchestra) that is quickly
selling out if people want to grab
tickets. There will be more solo tours
announced soon as well as some
more one-off Thrice shows.
CR: One last question. I've noticed
that Thrice has started playing a few
shows again. Is there going to be a
reunion (whether it be for an album,
or just a tour) any time in the
foreseeable future?
DK: For the record the band never
broke up, but was on hiatus. Right
now we are focusing on and excited
to play some shows this year.

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