Center here in Franklin.
record now!”
finished that record that I had started on my own
In the middle of all of that, I felt like God said
So, I started diving in and writing songs for my
for deals… This was all outside of anything that
to make a worship CD. But, you know how
church and for the record.
I knew about. I was just trying to follow God.
and then all these record labels were looking
God sounds like YOU talking to yourself? I was
Something funny about all of this, after Jesus
like, “God is this really You?” I really felt like He
I would write songs and upload them to
Culture recorded “Your Love Never Fails,” the
wanted me to make a record and I prayed,
MySpace. (Side Story) I had been friends for
record was out for about a year before I ever
“God, if it’s You, then provide the money
a long time with the folks from Jesus Culture,
applied for a copyright on that song!
because I don’t want to go in debt over this.”
Brian and Jen Johnson…we were MySpace
You know, I had kind of laid down music biz
friends and they would listen to the songs I
WM: What guitar are you playing most? Any
altogether. And, true story, a guy emailed me
uploaded there…and Chris Quilala lived in their
special processors?
like two days after that prayer and said, “God
basement at the time and he would hear the
told me to give you money, what do you need
songs as well. Chris called me up one day and
CHRIS: For a while now my biggest go-to
money for?” And I said, “Well, I need guitar
asked if he could record one of these songs.
guitar has been a 1966 Gibson J45. It’s kind
strings at church…we need drum heads…”
I was like, “Yeah, that would be awesome!”
of my baby. Lately, I’ve been on the prowl for
And, honestly, I was trying to come up with
So, he recorded “Your Love Is Everything” for
something that I can travel with and not be
something funny – it wasn’t even spiritual, I was
an early Jesus Culture record. Soon, I went
scared (of damaging it). The problem is, I just
just going to put a big number on there. I didn’t
out there and did worship with them for a
really like old guitars; there’s just nothing like
expect he would send anything over a hundred
conference. They asked me to play a new
‘em. Recently, I did get my hands on a Yamaha
bucks or so. And I said, “Or, if you’ll give me
song…the only other new song I had was a
that I really like and I also got an Avalon that
$15,000 I’ll make a record.” And the guy
song called “Your Love Never Fails” which, they
is just gorgeous, I mean, it’s almost too nice!
mailed me Fifteen Thousand Dollars! I was like,
ended up recording for their next record and
I’m scared to take it out anywhere! Now, in my
“Oh my gosh, I guess I’m making a worship
they used that as the record title as well. I finally
old Gibson, I have an L.R. Baggs M1 sound-
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