quickly that you’re not just on this tour because that, or they aren’t that musician, or they’re what I’ve been really trying to communicate to
you can play the songs well, but because you not going to do something because that’s not musicians. I do appreciate the notoriety that
are part of the family and you bring something how they play. And I just want to challenge came to me with Elevation and being influential
more just by being who you are. Who you are is people. You know, just the way they speak in the Worship scene, but I can also do this too.
why you’re here. Lauren would much rather be about themselves… is that they constantly put I’m going to say ‘yes’ to as many things as I
surrounded with people who are all bringing life themselves in a box. What if you stop saying can, because I don’t want to be good at just
to one another. That’s almost more important or you can’t? Why can’t you be a bass player that one thing. I want to never limit myself. I’m all for
just as important as being able to perform the plays Hillsong on Sunday morning and also people saying you could do something better,
songs. Our set is seventy-five minutes, so for picks up an upright and plays “Jingle Bells” but I’m never going to tell myself that I can’t
seventy-five minutes of my day, I need to just with a heavy swing? Why can’t you be both? do something.
execute these songs well, and then the rest of You don’t have to be just one thing, and that’s
my day is just about how we can have fun and
lift each other up. To me just being able to gel
well is almost more important than playing well.
And everyone on this team is here because we
make each other better outside of the stage.
[WM] Musicians tend to run toward strengths
and away from weaknesses. What has this
season revealed to you about yourself and your
playing?
[David] This tour is a representation of my
weakness, full on. I should be the last person
on stage playing Jazz, but I was like, “I’m
gonna do it!” I went full in on getting out of
my comfort zone. Practicing my intonation
with the upright, practicing walking bass lines,
getting it to swing, all of these things are the
polar opposite of what I would normally do in
a Worship setting. You don’t want Worship to
swing, it’s more straightforward, and this is the
opposite of that. So, I’ve really embraced it
and trusted. Like what Paul said about playing
drums, I’ve been playing long enough where I
can’t suck now. It’s trusting where you’ve come
from to get you to where you’re going. With this
I had to embrace my weakness and just trust
my years of experience will help get me to that
level into where this is now my comfort zone. It
really has kind of worked out in that way for me
because I embraced my limitations.
[WM] Is there anything else you’d like to
share?
[David] For anyone that’s reading this, there
are so many musicians that I run into who say
‘no’ to things because they think they can’t do
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