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| Stellar Kart: Heart of the Artist |
By Scott Osterbind
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On your new album, Expect The Impossible, the song “Innocent” was written from what point of view?
Adam:We want to be different from the world; to be set apart. That is summed up in a word, “innocent.” We don’t need all the things that create temporary happiness. Innocence stays away from all of that. This song also talks about how God can restore your purity. It says “Buried underneath this avalanche you are my hope my second chance.”
“Jesus Loves You” seems pretty, umm, blatant. How did that song come about?
Adam:We were talking about doing a song that basically says “Jesus loves you” and we asked ourselves, “How many different ways can we say ‘Jesus loves you’?” Then we thought, “Why don’t we just come out and say it?” A lot of people are just dancing around the subject, trying to be too cool and trying to make sure that everyone thinks they are okay. We said, “Forget that! We’re gonna come out and say it because it is the way we feel and we want the world to hear it! That’s what the song says so why don’t we just call it ‘Jesus Loves You’?”
Ian Eskelin (producer):I commend Stellar Kart for recording that song. The reason “Jesus Loves You” hasn’t been written by others is that people are too scared of it. They are afraid it will be too cheesy or be too this or that. The angle of the song that I love is that everybody who’s a Christian knows somebody who, for some reason or other, does not get the simple concept that Jesus Christ can save his or her life. At that point there is nothing else to say except, “Jesus loves you and I’ll pray for you.”
Adam:“Jesus Loves You” was really fun to record because it kept getting bigger and bigger and more epic. We kept fixing the lyrics all the way up to the last second that we were singing it. We just wanted it to be exactly right and it came out awesome. I think it’s great.
When you talk to youth what is the main subject that comes up?
Adam:Jordan and I were talking one day about some song topic ideas and he was saying that a lot of people have been talking to him about finding that special someone. Kids in relationships are having an even harder time than we did. In our culture everything is to the extreme— so they go way too far, then when they end the relationship their hearts are broken. So Jordan’s song idea was called, “The Right One.” It’s about reserving your self, your love, and your heart until you meet that special person with whom you want to spend the rest of your life.
How do you encourage youth to hear from God?
Adam:We have a song called “Letters” that came from a line Jordan wrote that says there is love in every letter. He was talking about love letters, but I took it and ran with it. God talks to us through His Word—there is love in every letter in the Word. We wrote this love song back to God to thank God for His Word.
What is your hope for your fellow youth workers?
Adam:The reason that we have loved working with interlínc is to give youth leaders a resource to give to their kids—something that is cool and fun, and is able to get into kids’ hands for them to give to their friends and to get them excited about what is going on in their youth group. We give kids something that can be a common ground with their friends that may not go to church. We want to be that good resource.
What are the coolest experiences while you’re on the road?
Brian: Actually playing the songs live. On the last record we had the song, “Me And Jesus” that touched a lot of the kids. They would come to the merchandise table after the concert and tell their stories of how that song changed their lives. I hope that with this record we will see even more lives being touched, more lives being
changed, and more kids telling us their stories. That’s what makes it all worth it.
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