The song can be a little bit more of the mystery and leave the whole thing open ended. But there's something really gratifying about saying exactly what you mean.
Jon ForemanI think of myself as more of a lover rather than a fighter, but sometimes you have to fight for what you love.
Jon ForemanFor me, even if I'm not a fan of the band in general or maybe it's not the style of music I want to put on for my daughter and me when we're waking up in the morning, there's always something that I can learn from it. And I think those are the things that are surprising.
Jon ForemanFor me songs are born out of the gray space, the things I don't fully understand, the things that I can't put in my pocket.
Jon ForemanI think that weโre a culture that runs away from death, for good reason. Nobody really wants to think about the fact that weโre going to be lifeless food for worms in a coffin someday. But at the same time, I feel like knowing that youโre going to die can be an incredibly rewarding, powerful knowledge. It inspires us to live in ways that we wouldnโt if we were ignorant. I feel like that has inspired me to care about every breath. For me itโs not a morbid curiosity, itโs just wanting to make sure that every moment I have here on the Earth while I am breathing is accounted for.
Jon Foreman