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

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" I went through those times in my life where I started to get bitter and angry, and you're like, 'Why am I even a Christian? I don't like any of these people that call themselves Christians.' That's when I had to go spend time with God, and He had to remind me I'm walking with Him and not these people. "

" 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. "

" We will not go out there and make negative music for selfish gain. "

" People are buying music from 12-year-olds. No one realizes they didn't create this. They didn't write this. They didn't make this. All they have to do is press play, and you have a band. "

" 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. "

" We were always just a hardcore band that came out and said what we believed in, but we also talked about the streets and the stuff that we were into and the struggles and everything we were going through. Once people found out we were Christian, it was always, 'Is that Christian music?' "

" 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. "

" It's a dying art to play live anymore and just play raw. Who cares if you make a mistake? That's punk rock. Just go out and go for it and make some noise. "

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

" '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. "

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

" Whoever is in charge of the artist will always have the upper hand. They act like it's the artists' world, but it's the other way around, so they're going to do whatever they want to do. "

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

" I'm a man of faith. "

" 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. "

" If you look at these bands like The Beatles, they did something that was new for that time, whether it was shocking or just a new direction that they were going. "

" We want to represent the things we believe. "

" Kanye West deceives many and will lead many people astray. "

" It's religion that killed our King, you know what I'm saying - that religious idea that has distorted the love of God, and now the world doesn't want it. They don't want religion. They want Jesus in their heart. They want Him. They just don't want the religion. "

" I'm a daddy first; I'm a husband, and I'm a lover of God and people. "

" We're all confused and have problems and struggles. "

" I'm really not the biggest metal fan as it is. I'm more of a hard-street-punk kind of kid, but I also loved hip hop and reggae music, so we have always sort of refused a street style that is something that we are used to. Something that makes us comfortable and sounds good to us. "

" Even before the mainstream knew about P.O.D., we were going for several years underground. For me, those were the times where it really was about the music and really about the fan base. "

" We never claimed to be a Christian band; we just were outspoken about our faith. It's not like we knew there was a scene. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "