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| �Hey Jason, looks like you need some makeup. HAHA just kidding!� �Our cars on the radio!� � We need to keep our focus. There are other bands that have worked harder and longer than us, and we can�t get cocky. Sure, there�s been a lot of hype but we can�t take this for granted.� �(joking) We get tons of food! Seeing how people respond to you�speaking the truth into people�s lives�(on the best of being in the spotlight). �It�s so loud and annoying� (on Jason singing hymns at 8 am.) �A guy names Phil Silas is a writer for out title cut, �The Promise,� and we were all trying to think of names for our group. We had considered �Blue,� �Daniel,� or �Rubicon.� We were like �We don�t want to be called Rubicon!�� �I want my cowboy hat� �James 3, it talks about the tongue, like how you can speak curses to someone with the same tongue you praise Lord with.� (on fav. verse) �We all grew up in Christian families, but there was a time in out lives where we asked ourselves why do we believe in this? We all went through different things.� �Yeah, we do. It�s really cool! Especially people that tell us stories, like what our music means to them, I totally remember it. There�s this one girl who makes the coolest Plus One t-shirts and she�s just made us a whole bunch of t-shirts and they�re really cool!� �It was grade 2 through high school. I went to a public school in 10th grade for a couple of months, but I decided to stay home and practice and write songs and so my music�� (on home schooling) �You know�I used to think �Is it my will to be in CCM music or God�s?� I think as long as you are obedient to him following what he said and trusting him� not worrying �bout the future, then things will work out for the good. The Bible says that He�ll give us our heart�s desire when we trust Him.� �God�s been using us to shine His light in dark places. An example of that is we were working with our choreographer in New York just recently and during a break one of the choreographers sat me down and said, �You know, man, you guys really believe what you�re singing about. I can just see it in the way you act.� He started asking me more questions. He was just curious about our faith and wanted to know more about what we believed in and it was the perfect opportunity to witness.� "I'm 22, (now 23..as we now), the oldest guy in this group. I went to church all my life. But there came a point that I asked, 'What is this all about? What do I really believe?' That's when I really started to form a relationship with God. As I thought about these things, It drew me closer to Him. My passion is to see kids and adults alike come closer to God" "That's my brother sitting right over there; let's ask him. "Hey[to brother], what do you think about it?" Brother: I think it's funny! [Laughter erupts in the room]" (on the siblings feelings of +1's faces being plastered on everything) "It's kind of weird. I was talking to Gabe, or somebody,the other day, about how it seems -- slowly on this tour I think -- I saw it evolve, like our audiences got bigger, and you don't really see it all the time. You know, the lights are dark, and the next thing you know, like a month later in the middle of your tour,you're like, "Whoa! There's a lot of people here!" And, it's like normal now, you know? And it's gradually happening. So I think we're starting to get used to it a little bit, but still it's crazy, because there's certain concerts that are crazier than others and more overwhelming, and you're like, "Wow! This is weird. Why are people acting like this?" Because we're just normal guys, you know?" "Three of us are pastor's kids. I'm not one of the pastor kids, but my parents are very heavily involved in my life. They keep me accountable, spiritually. It's the same with all the guys in this group. We're really close to our parents. I know we're away from our parents and people say you can always fake something, like how you're doing, when you're on the phone with your parents. Our manager, Mitchell Solaris, and Barry Landis are very involved in our lives. We have Bible studies with Barry Landis, who is the head honcho at Atlantic. He's really keeping us accountable. The other day, he said, "Guys, I know you're having fun, but let's make sure you're coming to the point in your concert where you're getting across what's in your heart and you're bringing the focus on Christ." "The same apartment -- three bedrooms. But it's not as bad as when we first came together. In San Francisco, it was a one-bedroom apartment. Then we moved to L.A., and it was a two-bedroom apartment. Now we're in a three-bedroom apartment. So we figure two more moves, and we'll be in a five-bedroom apartment. Everybody'll have their own room." ( on living arrangements) "At first when people would say something about the Backstreet Boys, we were hesitant to make a comparison. But now we�re like, If you want to compare us,go ahead. Yeah, we�re a boy band. But we�re a Christian group with a deeper message; we all play instruments, and we all write." "I want to run in the movie.I want it to be filled with action where i have to jump from one place to another, just like in "Mission Impossible", or maybe the other extreme, acting in a slow or still movie like "The sixth sense" " (on what kind of movie he'd like to be in) "I would think so. I like to think of myself as romantic but I don't come across as romantic all the time." (question: are you a romantic person?) "Yeah, I'm a good kisser! I haven't kissed a lot of girls but the ones I did, they usually say (adopts high pitch), "You are the best kisser I've ever kissed!" But I don't know if it's an emotional thing or that's the truth you know! (laughs)" (Question: Are you a good kisser?) "The Bible says not to have a hint of sexual immorality among yourselves. I say this in our concert every now and then. In today's culture everything about TV is based around sex. How do you weed it all out? Well, I think that comes from reading the Bible, having devotions with people and talking about where you're at. Accountability is everything!" (when asked to chat about sexual purity.) "I thought I would be like a Dog!" "There's a lot of worship songs christians sing in church that never say Jesus or God. Take for instance Draw me close to you, it never mentions Jesus at all yet you sense the person that wrote it loved God. I think our songs are like that. Plus, people know we're a christian group. If we do a secular event mainstream people will say 'Are you guys a christian group?" We just give off that vibe.' " "Single? OH singing! HaHa..How long have I been single..well! I�ve been singing since I was like a little kid. My mom used to direct a choir. I�m from Lakeland Florida..I don�t know if any of you know where that�s at. I used to go to Carpenters Home Church. But um my mom used to direct the little kids choir there and umm I sang pretty much 8-7 on." " It's a great song -- it's produced by David Foster, and it's a song that's kind of different from your normal love ballad out there, musically and lyrically. It's pretty much saying, "Girl, I love you so much that I'd take the last flight out." And, no one wants to take the last flight out, the red-eye flight. It means you'd do anything for her." (Question: your song "Last Flight Out" has become a staple on Christian music stations. what do you want people to know about this song?) " He's like the funniest guy in the group. He can impersonate anybody. We'll meet people who have things about them, and we'll all look to Gabe afterwards when we leave and he'll ... (don't worry, there's nothing weird about you so he won't be making fun of you). He's just really funny." (Question: How would you describe Gabe?) |
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