photo by Makayla Symmonds
From
Church
to
charts,
Chris
Tomin’s
accomplishments are staggering.
[Chris
Tomlin]
Absolutely,
thanks
for
having me!
goes into making a record. That’s one aspect,
like for this record Holy Roar, it took me a year
to make. Not writing it, but producing it. I’ve
Fifteen of the top 100 worship songs are his, [WM] October was kind of a power month never taken so much time with a record before.
and to date he’s got sixteen #1 singles. In for you with the release of both the Holy Roar I think the longer you go, the more songs you
addition to the Grammy and twenty-one Dove album and book. There must be a ton of things have, the bigger your catalogue, the more
Awards he’s received, he also just became that happen behind the scenes before, during records you make… the harder it is to land
the first Worship artist to receive Pandora’s and after an album comes out. Can you take us the ship a little bit. You want to keep growing
Billionaire award for over one billion streams. through what walking in your shoes looks like, and moving forward and doing the best you
as well as any insights you’ve gathered on how can, so you maybe get a little more into the
to find balance in the busyness? weeds sometimes.
[Chris] Yeah, you know, there’s so much that That’s just one aspect, making a record is just
Not one to rest on his laurels, Chris’ latest album
Holy Roar has a companion book entitled Holy
Roar: 7 Words That Will Change the Way You
Worship which he co-authored with his Pastor one thing. You pour everything into it and the
Darren Whitehead. In March of 2019, Ps. songs just keep flowing, they just flow again.
Whitehead will be joining Chris, Tauren Wells, And that’s a really interesting thing because as
Pat Barrett, and Nicole Serrano on the Holy a songwriter, as someone who loves to write
Roar Tour. In the meantime, we’re excited to songs, it doesn’t ever stop. I’m always thinking
share the following interview with you! of songs even when I’m not in a season of
making an album. I’m always thinking about
[WM] Chris, first of all, thanks for joining us!
Associated Press // “Chris Tomlin’s Path From
Churches to Streaming”
November 2018
songs and working on songs so that when the
time comes to make a record and I feel like
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