[KWS] I get asked about it all the time! It’s a on stage, off stage, when I’m happy I laugh. someone out there just dancing their heart out
few things – the first thing is that I just get so When I feel joy, I laugh. and it’s both funny and totally precious. I just
happy when I’m worshiping, I cannot contain
love seeing people totally free and lost in the
my joy. I know that sounds maybe silly but that’s There is another side to it. I’m very aware that moment – just worshipping Jesus. That just
just how it is. When I get lost in the presence I have an enemy out there and the one thing makes me happy – I just love it.
of God and am doing what I was created to that the enemy tries to do with worship leaders do, and I feel like it’s magnified when you feel is bring distraction either before you walk on [WM] When you are leading worship, is there
that people are in it with you. We’re all in this stage or while you’re on stage. If the enemy can are primary instrument you mainly listen to for
incredible moment with Jesus all together and distract us as worship leaders, particularly in cues or is it the whole band?
it’s just powerful. It just makes me so happy our mind or our thoughts, then it makes it really and in that moment of happiness and joy I just difficult for us to hone in on what God is wanting [KWS] You know the drums are kind of my
can’t hold it in. That’s just who I am when I’m to do and say in the moment, and it makes it main instrument, they add so much emotion. If
hard for us to do our job which is to lead the I played an instrument, drums are what I’d want
people. So there are times and moments to play. I feel like drums can build and make
when a weird thought may float into my something so huge or suddenly drop out and
head and I just feel like the enemy is be super dramatic. I love what the drums do.
trying to bring distraction and it It’s also the instrument I listen to for timing and
just makes me laugh because settling into a rhythm. For a long time I never
I think, “Nice try, buddy!” had a click track in my ears because it drove me
This kind of thing comes crazy, so I always had to make sure I listened to
up inside of me like I’m the drums so that I could sing in the right tempo
not going to let this deter with the rest of the band. My band has finally
me, or distract me. I kind convinced and forced me to get the click track
of laugh at my enemy in my ears, but that is the instrument that I listen
and his failed attempt to to. I struggle with acoustic sets because I’m so
try and ruin it. used to just following the drums.
And then if I’m super [WM] I once heard Banning Liebscher (Jesus
honest, on the very rare Culture founder) describe the day he realized
occasion I laugh because you would become the voice of the Jesus
I look out and see someone Culture movement. At what point did you
worshipping in a level of freedom
realize you had a style
that is just beyond and funny and great,
and I feel happy and excited. There’s
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