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GUITAR TALK WITH JEFFREY KUNDE continued from 16 mirror, which seems so contradictory to the [WM] Kim Walker-Smith is such a powerful ever-so serious face I see in your photos and and dynamic worship leader. Are there ever our last issue and he mentioned that you videos. We all do stuff like that, but it was great times where you are so blown away by what’s effectively raised him up at Bethel - that’s a to hear you admit to doing it! going on during a worship experience that you pretty awesome legacy! What tips do you have almost get lost in it and find it hard to play? for worship guitar players in terms of being [Jeffrey] I have a really deceiving stage face. missional about raising up the next generation? I get really serious and expressionless when [Jeffrey] Yes, absolutely! On stage, I try to I’m thinking hard about music. It’s probably remember that these are all of my best friends, [Jeffrey] It’s important to remember where my downfall as a musician. But anybody who and I try not to let myself be quite as taken you came from – we all have a “hero” story. The knows me knows that I’m really not that way aback by it all as I used to. But on this tour that only reason that I am here is because of those in person. I mean, who doesn’t love practicing we’re on right now, there’s a moment where people in my life. Everybody needs a hero and in front of the mirror? I could sit in front of the Kim and Chris and couple of the other leaders I never want to forget or be too big for that, I mirror and just look at myself playing guitar all do this acoustic intro to the evening. I watched want to remain accessible. That’s a core value day! (laughs). My SG has a really big dent in it it the first night of the tour, and I was just so for me, and I want to be someone who people from when I was fifteen. I was standing on top blown away by how amazing Kim and Chris aren’t afraid to come talk to or ask questions of my amp in my practice room with a CD going are. So, I just had a new “freak out” moment of. I want to be an approachable and likable and totally jamming out. I tried to do a guitar about Kim last week! I’ve never gotten used to human being. I want to be a teacher and a spin and throw it around my back, but I didn’t it, because both of them are rare talents. father. I want to help people when I can. know that people who do that use strap locks. I found out the hard way and my guitar went [WM] Thank you for taking the time to share [WM] In one of your books you talk about flying across the room. Luckily, it stayed in one with us today! practicing Mick Jagger moves in front of the piece but it has a huge dent in it now. WORSHIP MUSICIANS DESERVE OPTIONS THE KYSER QUICK-CHANGE. 20 COLORS, TAKE YOUR PICK. Guaranteed for life. www.kysermusical.com 100% MADE IN USA KYSER ® MUSICAL PRODUCTS 18 August 2017 WorshipMusician.com