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" We were never Christian enough for the Christian world, but were always way too Christian for the rock world. "
Sonny Sandoval
World
Enough
Rock
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" 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. "
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" 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!' "
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" Music and video games go hand in hand. "
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" We're all confused and have problems and struggles. "
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" 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. "
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" We're not a typical Christian band. We've got dreadlocks and tattoos. "
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" I love rap, and I love the angst of hardcore music and punk rock. "
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" It is the power of God that keeps us rolling on. It's real good. When you know it to be real and true, that's when you have to share it with whoever will listen. "
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" Christian bookstores have banned our records, but we don't need them. "
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" We want to represent the things we believe. "
Sonny Sandoval
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" I could have continued to get into trouble, but I wanted to do something positive with myself - and music is the best way. "
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" When I joined this band, I never thought of myself as a singer. I just did whatever I could, which was rap. And then, over time, I've grown, and we've developed and tried different things. It all happened gradually and naturally. "
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" I go to the local record store to buy my albums. "
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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. "
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" 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. "
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Will
" We grew up on hip-hop, metal, and hard core, which... reflect a certain amount of the chaos and confusion that are part of daily life. "
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Hip-Hop
Daily Life
Daily
" 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. "
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" To me, Christianity was so conservative and stuffy, but for me, it was just a relationship with God. The Church relationship was just so stuffy. "
Sonny Sandoval
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" 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. "
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Before
" I love the nation of Israel. I love Jewish people. My King was Jewish, and I embrace that. "
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Love
Embrace
People
" 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. "
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People
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Come
" 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. "
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Our
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" 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. "
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" I was born into hip hop and reggae, and then I started listening to more hardcore and punk bands like Bad Brains and the Suicidal Tendencies; they opened up a whole new world for me. They had something to say, and I could relate to them. "
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" We realize all the struggles we have and all the things that catch our attention and our hearts - if we're not ready for it, it will take control of us. "
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" We're going out there whether it's Satan's personal party or not. We're going to sing our hearts out, and we're going to worship God, no matter where we are. "
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" It's always been my heart that God would save people through this crazy music somehow, someway, His way. "
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" 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?' "
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" My hope for young bands, honestly, is that they do it because they love it, they do it because it's real. "
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