[WM] I’d like to take a moment to talk about that really hit me when I was sixteen, had just the writing, even though mine’s definitely not as
the Studio East YouTube video you did. First moved to America and was just starting to live heavy, I also really followed her in vocals, like
of all, your voice sounds amazing, you’re for Jesus, was when I heard the self-titled Flyleaf when I would work with Korey and she was
clearly no ‘Autotune wonder’. In the video album. I remember hearing it and thinking it teaching me how to sing better. We’d often
you mentioned that you didn’t want your disc was the coolest thing I had ever heard in my listen to Lacey and be like, “Well, how does
to be a “Skillet B” and that you have a unique life. I wasn’t aware that they were a Christian Lacey pronounce this?” So often whenever I
set of influences that include Linkin Park and band when I heard it, and when I found out that can’t quite reach a note or I want something
Evanescence, as well as stuff your Dad turned they were I was so moved and impressed by it. to sound less British or just sound way cooler
you on to like The Beatles and Queen. Ironically, It’s like you can feel the presence of God when I’ll think, “How does Lacey do it?” I’m just such
those bands bookmark your British roots and you listen to it. You don’t know that’s what it is, a fan, I think she’s amazing and the more I can
American experience if you will. Can you tell you just know that your heart is stirring. When sound like her the better (laughs)!
us about some of your favorite artists and I was writing for the Ledger project I’d often songs, as well as how they influenced you as a think, “How can I say this in a way that non- [WM] You really hit on one of my favorite
musician and songwriter? Christians will enjoy listening to it, relate to it, things about what you and Skillet do – bring
and feel this?” while at the same time basically your walk with Jesus to heavy music. Can you
just be singing about the Lord and about my tell us how you view the mantle that is on what
journey with Him. So I wanted to kind of have you do?
that same feeling that Flyleaf creates where
everybody is welcome, and everybody can join [Jen] I think what people don’t understand
in and feel this hope. and what I’d love to share is that you’re
never going to find more sold out people for
“Not Dead Yet” //
Ledger Unplugged @ Studio East Maybe some of you don’t know what this hope the Gospel. John and Korey Cooper have led
is that’s I’m singing about, but for those of you this thing for twenty years and God has been
[Jen] You’ve already mentioned many of the that do know, you’re right here with me. Not moving through them in such spectacular
influences from my teenage years. Something only did I take a page out of Lacey’s book for ways. On top of it, off stage their lives are
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