Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" Christian bookstores have banned our records, but we don't need them. "

Related Quotes:

" I grew up in Imperial Beach, surfing and going to the beach - my son plays baseball at the park. "

" We are all negative people, born negative people, so we concentrate on the good things in life, and that's what makes us smile. "

" We were never Christian enough for the Christian world, but were always way too Christian for the rock world. "

" With rock n' roll and touring comes a lot of good and bad decisions. These guys who are 21, they're out there, and they're not indestructible. The history of rock n' roll tells us, and so a lot of these guys are on this road to destruction. "

" When you become a Christian, all of a sudden you start to live on this rapture mentality, like tomorrow the world's going to end. You live in that frenzy. We come from the streets, so the mentality was like, 'Yo, dude, what's up? You're not going to tell me I'm not down with God. What's up!' "

" Music and video games go hand in hand. "

" Some bands sound like one song the whole album through. We've been all over the place because we are punk, hardcore, rock n' roll, metal, reggae - and I think sometimes it might be too much diversity, and kids are lost. "

" I'm a born-again Christian - if everybody can agree what that means. I believe in Jesus. I believe that He died for my sins. "

" P.O.D. kind of built that brand name. We came out and have been open about our faith. We've always been a positive band in a world that's pretty crazy and wild. "

" I go to the local record store to buy my albums. "

" 'The Awakening' is meant to be listened to in its entirety. Every song ultimately explores a character dealing with life, making mistakes, fighting, trying. But we also live in a singles-type world, and it works on that level, too. "

" It's always been my heart that God would save people through this crazy music somehow, someway, His way. "

" All we know how to do is write music and love God. "

" We have people on the road with us - our wives, our families and pastors. We come alongside each other, and we're always in prayer. "

" I remember hearing, back in the day, so-and-so got a deal, and bands are spending the money. Some of them live in the old days, where money is coming in and budgets are endless, but bands have to pay that back. Some bands just don't realize that. "

" I became a Christian when I was 19, and it wasn't like I was raised with the church. "

" I was never growing up saying, 'Dude, I want to sing in a band.' "

" I could have continued to get into trouble, but I wanted to do something positive with myself - and music is the best way. "

" To know that so many people have our backs and support us is an awesome thing. You need people saying, 'Hey man, I'm with you all the way.' "

" We don't tell you what to think or believe in. That's not our job. We're rock musicians. Our job is to rock. "

" We don't need a resume to come to God. It's not our good deeds. We come broken, and we need a savior. "

" I'm trying to make sure that for myself and for my family, I'm staying as close to the heart of God that I possibly can. "

" When we first started playing shows, we were all 17. Everybody started somewhere. There were guys throwing shows in condemned houses and backyards just for the love of music and for the love of what bands were standing for. "

" I think we've connected with our fan base on more than just a rock n' roll level. We really do care about our fans who come out. We have love for people, and we're just trying to spread that good message. "

" Jah, for me, is just short for Jehovah. It's a short name for God. "

" At every Ozzfest show, there's horns and devils somewhere; there's some kind of darkness somewhere. But the thing is, this is a stage, homey, and those fools are entertainers. And you know what, it shows! It's fake. "

" I'm the dirtiest of the dirty. I mess up all the time. I suck as a Christian. I can't stand religion. But I love Jesus, and I'm trying. "

" When we first started, I didn't know there was Christian rock or Christian music. I just thought we were a rock band that stuck to our convictions... Like every other hardcore band out there sang or screamed what they thought, we did the same thing. "

" God is love. "

" There is... a greater sense of divine purpose when we're playing at all-Christian rock shows. In clubs or bars, we know that the audience primarily came to see a show, so we try not to get preachy and instead let the music do most of the talking. "