[WM] Noting that Live from Harding Prison on my record I wanted to do something with ministry
is a departure from what might have been the song that really could shine a light on what with them?
expected from you as an artist, what inspired the song is about and who I wrote it for. Having you to release this album, and how much do the opportunity to go into the prison, which [Zach] They approached me about a year
you enjoy departing from trends? was something I was very passionate about, and a half ago. They had been using some of
and
how
you
got
connected
and what we experienced that day was pretty my music in some of their classes and different
[Zach] I just try to do what feels like it’s real amazing. So maybe it’s a little different from things that they were doing with the prisoners,
to me, and what’s true to who I am as an what people might expect, but I think we’re and so they asked me if it was something I
artist and my music and my style. The prison called to go out and reach people like that. would want to be a part of. They knew my story,
record is something that I’ve been passionate
about for a while, my wife and I got involved
and when I talk about the writing of “Chain
[WM] Can you tell us about the Men of Valor
Breaker”, I talk about the prison ministry I was
in a prison ministry about six years ago. The involved in and how that song came about.
idea to do this has been something that’s been So, we just sat down and had some lunch with
close to my heart for the last several years. these guys one day and started talking about
When we released “Survivor” as the last single the possibilities of being together and getting
“Chain Breaker” (Live from Harding Prison) “No Longer Slaves” (Live from Harding Prison)
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