sometimes known as the thinking person’s band this group is known for mixing
band this group is known for mixing
band this group is known for mixing faith and philosophy into their music hi
faith and philosophy into their music hi
faith and philosophy into their music hi my name is stephanie and welcome to
my name is stephanie and welcome to
my name is stephanie and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking to switchfoot hello hurricane has been
to switchfoot hello hurricane has been
to switchfoot hello hurricane has been described as a rebirth of sorts for you
described as a rebirth of sorts for you
described as a rebirth of sorts for you guys so I was wondering if you could
guys so I was wondering if you could
guys so I was wondering if you could tell me how and why exactly that is the
tell me how and why exactly that is the
tell me how and why exactly that is the process was really long for us the
process was really long for us the
process was really long for us the longest time we’ve ever spent making a
longest time we’ve ever spent making a
longest time we’ve ever spent making a record almost three years in the studio
record almost three years in the studio
record almost three years in the studio during that time we reported over 80
during that time we reported over 80
during that time we reported over 80 songs that’s a really productive period
songs that’s a really productive period
songs that’s a really productive period of time for us you know that’s almost
of time for us you know that’s almost
of time for us you know that’s almost for records where the material but then
for records where the material but then
for records where the material but then the overwhelming problem is how do you
the overwhelming problem is how do you
the overwhelming problem is how do you make one musical statement with all
make one musical statement with all
make one musical statement with all these different directions sonically and
these different directions sonically and
these different directions sonically and stylistically ultimately we chose the
stylistically ultimately we chose the
stylistically ultimately we chose the songs that meant the most to us that
songs that meant the most to us that
songs that meant the most to us that really moved us and that we want to be
really moved us and that we want to be
really moved us and that we want to be playing every night and you know we kept
playing every night and you know we kept
playing every night and you know we kept asking ourselves a question what do you
asking ourselves a question what do you
asking ourselves a question what do you want to die sing it
a lot of these songs are the songs that
a lot of these songs are the songs that were written kind of alone in a room
were written kind of alone in a room
were written kind of alone in a room struggling with the deep questions of
struggling with the deep questions of
struggling with the deep questions of life and the things that are what you
life and the things that are what you
life and the things that are what you wrestle with and they’re honest
wrestle with and they’re honest
wrestle with and they’re honest statements about life and experience
statements about life and experience
statements about life and experience life you know ultimately I think that’s
life you know ultimately I think that’s
life you know ultimately I think that’s what attracts people to music and what
what attracts people to music and what
what attracts people to music and what attracts us to fans we like is that
attracts us to fans we like is that
attracts us to fans we like is that honesty I think that’s an amazing thing
honesty I think that’s an amazing thing
honesty I think that’s an amazing thing about music that you can talk about
about music that you can talk about
about music that you can talk about deeper issues that maybe you wouldn’t
deeper issues that maybe you wouldn’t
deeper issues that maybe you wouldn’t even discuss openly in a conversation
even discuss openly in a conversation
even discuss openly in a conversation with your friends but somehow in a song
with your friends but somehow in a song
with your friends but somehow in a song it’s appropriate
I know that Switchfoot is also very much
I know that Switchfoot is also very much involved with humanitarian causes such
involved with humanitarian causes such
involved with humanitarian causes such as the one campaign Habitat for Humanity
as the one campaign Habitat for Humanity
as the one campaign Habitat for Humanity why is it important for you guys to use
why is it important for you guys to use
why is it important for you guys to use your status as musicians to promote
your status as musicians to promote
your status as musicians to promote awareness for causes and issues like
awareness for causes and issues like
awareness for causes and issues like this well I definitely think with our
this well I definitely think with our
this well I definitely think with our touring we we got to a place a few years
touring we we got to a place a few years
touring we we got to a place a few years ago we really wanted to make each tour
ago we really wanted to make each tour
ago we really wanted to make each tour have a more lasting impact in the
have a more lasting impact in the
have a more lasting impact in the communities that were in that’s actually
communities that were in that’s actually
communities that were in that’s actually how hello hurricane the concept for that
how hello hurricane the concept for that
how hello hurricane the concept for that title came about was one experience we
title came about was one experience we
title came about was one experience we had down after Hurricane Katrina we were
had down after Hurricane Katrina we were
had down after Hurricane Katrina we were able to go visit in Louisiana and work
able to go visit in Louisiana and work
able to go visit in Louisiana and work shoulder-to-shoulder with with people
shoulder-to-shoulder with with people
shoulder-to-shoulder with with people that had lost their homes in rebuilding
that had lost their homes in rebuilding
that had lost their homes in rebuilding and creating new homes for their
and creating new homes for their
and creating new homes for their families and that that story that
families and that that story that
families and that that story that inspired the hello hurricane title was a
inspired the hello hurricane title was a
inspired the hello hurricane title was a woman who had lost her leg in the
woman who had lost her leg in the
woman who had lost her leg in the evacuation after Katrina she said I left
evacuation after Katrina she said I left
evacuation after Katrina she said I left my house I walked out of my house in New
my house I walked out of my house in New
my house I walked out of my house in New Orleans on my own two feet I’m gonna
Orleans on my own two feet I’m gonna
Orleans on my own two feet I’m gonna walk into this new one you know and she
walk into this new one you know and she
walk into this new one you know and she had a prosthetic limb was learning to
had a prosthetic limb was learning to
had a prosthetic limb was learning to walk again and just an incredible image
walk again and just an incredible image
walk again and just an incredible image of facing the storms of life head-on
one of the things that this album
one of the things that this album embodies for us is hope when you’re in
embodies for us is hope when you’re in
embodies for us is hope when you’re in the middle of a storm how can you have
the middle of a storm how can you have
the middle of a storm how can you have hope hope is something you haven’t
hope hope is something you haven’t
hope hope is something you haven’t obtained yet it’s something that you
obtained yet it’s something that you
obtained yet it’s something that you look at your present circumstances and
look at your present circumstances and
look at your present circumstances and you say this is not the end you know
you say this is not the end you know
you say this is not the end you know there’s so much depravity in this world
there’s so much depravity in this world
there’s so much depravity in this world but we know that that’s not how it’s
but we know that that’s not how it’s
but we know that that’s not how it’s supposed to be thank you so much guys
supposed to be thank you so much guys
supposed to be thank you so much guys thanks thanks for having us
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