ARTICLE: Switchfoot - Of God and Rock ‘n’ Roll

March 14th, 2007 | Articles | Source: CMWired.com (255)

Whatever you do, don’t call Switchfoot a Christian band. Just don’t do it. Despite the band’s early involvement in the Christian music scene. Despite its Christian-affiliated distributor. Despite its eight Dove Awards. The Christianity issue is the big sticking point with Switchfoot.

“For us, it’s a faith, not a genre”, singer Jon Foreman told the Boston Globe in 2004. “We’ve always been very open and honest about where the songs are coming from. For us, these songs are for everyone. Calling us ‘Christian rock’ tends to be a box that closes some people out and excludes them. And that’s not what we’re trying to do. Music has always opened my mind — and that’s what we want.” […read more]

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