What does 4:thirtyseven mean?
4:thirtyseven has several meanings. It all started about four years ago when my alarm went off at 4:37 am. It annoyed the crap out of me, but I pursued some meaning from it and landed in Luke 4:37. It read, "And His fame spread throughout every place in the surrounding region." My purpose has always been to share love with people. Not so much preaching or judging, just building relationships with people and turning strangers into family. This sounded like my purpose, to spread the love of Christ throughout every place in the surrounding regions.
Why do you have a band name when it's just you?
I'm a hardcore kind of person.
When are you playing around our town next?
Check the myspace page or the "Upcoming Shows" section.
Why doesn't your myspace page say "Christian"?
Jesus used the secular to reach a broken world. He spent more time in the bars than the churches. He spent His time with the prostitutes and drunkards. I think today we are often afraid to be involved in the world, maybe because of the reasonable fear that we will lose ourselves, or maybe for the sake of appearance- but Jesus wasn't afraid. I want my music to not only reach people who know who Jesus is, but people who don't understand His character. We are all brothers and sisters of mud and every one of us is trying to find meaning. As a Christian, I desire Truth above any doctrine or concept or wishful thinking. My music doesn't need a title to set it apart- it has a heart beat to do that.
Can I buy you a beer?
Corona, with lime.
Aren't you a pastor?
Yeah, a worship pastor. It means once a week usually, I play church music. I do this at Outcast Fellowship in Knoxville, TN. You can hang out with us and have some tea on any given Thursday night around 7 or Sunday morning when services begin at 10:37 AM. The address is 6402 Asheville Highway... this is an open invitation.
What do you listen to?
Manchester Orchestra, mewithoutYou, mountain goats, Joe Purdy, regina spektor, otis redding, coldplay, kate york, tyler lyle, and crowded house are some of my favorites to listen to. All time favorites are Collective Soul and Johnny Cash.
Why don't you have a band?
I'm solo.
You look kind of like Barry Gibb.
Shut up.
What size shoe do you wear?
15312
What is your favorite song ever made ever?
It is 500 Miles by The Proclaimers.
What is your favorite food ever?
Nobody.
Who is your best friend?
Probably the hamburgler.
What do you look foward to most in nineteen eighty three?
The birds.
How do you write songs?
It varies, truly. Sometimes I have a really great chord progression and I'll slap a melody over top of it then scratch out some words on a napkin. Other times, I'm bathing myself (this rarely happens.) and suddenly I'm singing a melody that I can't get out of my head for the next week or two. I've written a few killer songs this way. And also at shows sometimes I'll just kind of spontaneously combust into a song. The truth of the matter is that if I didn't write these songs, somebody else would. So, I'm nothing special in that respect. Music is nothing more than a medium to meet people and build relationships. I have a mighty big family and I like expanding it. All of the glory from all of this is God's. I am just a medium. And yes, that totally means I can talk to ghosts.
Who was your first kiss?
Your mom, actually. ROFL. No, but seriously... your mom.
I notice you use the word whore alot in your lyrics. Why?
I am a whore; an adulteress bride failing his Savior.
