Writer: Jessica Morris
Category: Interview
Title: Jon Foreman ‘My place in the world is to be honest’
Body:
There is not much to say about singer/songwriter Jon Foreman that hasn’t already been said. His fans adore him, lyrists wish they could pen the poetry he writes, and whether it is friend or member of the press, general consensus is that Foreman is a genuinely good guy. So where do you start when interviewing a man who has fronted Grammy award winning band Switchfoot for 18 years? By asking him about his upcoming solo project The Wonderlands, and how on earth came up with a song for every hour of the day. “It is kind of a crazy concept isn’t it?” Shares the San Diego native. “I’ve always had this thing were music was this location for me. It was this place I could go, whether it was …show more content…
“That freedom kind of allows me to write songs, instead of God and the legalism. Somewhere in there is a beautiful path.”
Aside from his faith, asking Foreman about his family and how he maintains solid relationships on the road gives us a glimpse into his thoughts on life. “I think, certainly my faith is a huge part of who I am. I think the western idea...is more of a platonic thought where we divide ourselves up into different things where we say, ‘Oh, now I’m a musician, now I’m a father, now I’m a friend, now I’m a husband.’ You never turn any of those things off. They’re always there.”
In light of this, he is constantly pushing himself to look beyond the compartmentalisation of a moment and seeks genuine relationships. “The biggest struggle that I face is balance, and how do I unplug from the machine, you know? We’re all trying to be efficient with our lives,” he shares. “It kind of takes away from your soul somehow... So, I think for me, finding time to have really un-efficient conversations and spending time pretending to be a dinosaur with my daughter; those are the things that help me remember what life really
Category: Interview
Title: Jon Foreman ‘My place in the world is to be honest’
Body:
There is not much to say about singer/songwriter Jon Foreman that hasn’t already been said. His fans adore him, lyrists wish they could pen the poetry he writes, and whether it is friend or member of the press, general consensus is that Foreman is a genuinely good guy. So where do you start when interviewing a man who has fronted Grammy award winning band Switchfoot for 18 years? By asking him about his upcoming solo project The Wonderlands, and how on earth came up with a song for every hour of the day. “It is kind of a crazy concept isn’t it?” Shares the San Diego native. “I’ve always had this thing were music was this location for me. It was this place I could go, whether it was …show more content…
“That freedom kind of allows me to write songs, instead of God and the legalism. Somewhere in there is a beautiful path.”
Aside from his faith, asking Foreman about his family and how he maintains solid relationships on the road gives us a glimpse into his thoughts on life. “I think, certainly my faith is a huge part of who I am. I think the western idea...is more of a platonic thought where we divide ourselves up into different things where we say, ‘Oh, now I’m a musician, now I’m a father, now I’m a friend, now I’m a husband.’ You never turn any of those things off. They’re always there.”
In light of this, he is constantly pushing himself to look beyond the compartmentalisation of a moment and seeks genuine relationships. “The biggest struggle that I face is balance, and how do I unplug from the machine, you know? We’re all trying to be efficient with our lives,” he shares. “It kind of takes away from your soul somehow... So, I think for me, finding time to have really un-efficient conversations and spending time pretending to be a dinosaur with my daughter; those are the things that help me remember what life really