extremely intuitive and musical just around
what feels good and what doesn’t. She may
not be as articulate in the technical weave as
the rest of us. But I really feel like were all on
this board of directors, and most any thought
goes through that board. I feel like we try to
let everyone’s voice count and matter, but that
doesn’t mean that every idea gets used. What it
does mean is that a lot of ideas get thrown out
there that don’t end up getting used. It’s hard
because it’s sensitive creating music. If it comes
from a really sincere place, then it’s coming
from a really vulnerable place. But the challenge
with that is when you share ideas, you have to
have enough of an emotional backbone to deal
with the rejection of something not being used.
But Scott has said it before and I totally agree,
is I can look at any one of our songs and I hear
Andrew in it, I hear Franni in it, I hear Martin,
I hear Scott, I hear myself, and I hear our
collective voice. I think that’s part of the beauty
of it, we do try and work together on that. It
definitely creates tension and a rub at times,
but then we try to work through that and just
be honest about the process. It’s not always
easy but I love the result of it, because to me it
feels like the sound of relationship.
[WM] Is there a question that you’ve never
been asked but have wanted to have been
asked about?
[Ed] That’s a great question, but you have
stumped us. (all laugh)
[WM] There’s one final question that I would
like to ask, and this one is about songwriting.
Before worship music became a genre, and
CCM found a radio audience, music from
Jesus Movement of the late 60’s and early
70’s was about two things; evangelism and
social commentary. So, the main attempt was
to evangelize and relate to others on a cultural
level.
Those early days were very much reflective
of the “Singer-Songwriter” period of pop
music history. Would you encourage Christian
songwriters to “speak out” in song, and
comment on the current ethos from a Christian
worldview?
[Ed] That’s a deep question, and I’ll try to take
a swing at that. I love what Kanye West said
recently when asked, “Are you a Christian artist
now?” and he answered with, “I’m a Christian
everything.” I just think that’s a really profound
answer. Obviously, we are all hypocrites, who
could stand before a holy God? We profess
one thing, but we have these tendencies and,
like Paul said, I have to pick up my cross daily
and die daily. As we walk toward glory what
does that look like? It’s just a sanctification
process, we are sanctified, and we are being
sanctified. In the mystery of all of that, to me
10 August 2020
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