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Band Name:	Switchfoot
Genre:	Rock
Web Site:	musichristian.com/sys/product.php?PRODUCT=578018
Home Town:	San Diego, CA
Label Type:	Major
Record Label:	Credential/Lowercase People
About Me:	Howdy, my name is jon. I play guitar and sing in a San Diego band called Switchfoot. We started out as a three piece: Tim (my brother) playing the bass, Chad, (my college buddy) playing the drums, and myself writing the tunes. Our first record came out the week after my brother graduated from high school. We called it: The Legend of Chin, naming it after my best friend. Willis. We traveled around that summer and went back to school in the fall. A few years later we put out a record called New Way to be Human and I dropped out of college. We decided to really give music a go and started touring a bit more seriously. \r\n \r\nAfter that, we put out a record called Learning to Breathe. My friend jerome called and told me he had just quit his day job. Our band had been playing shows with jerome\'s old band for years so we joined forces with jerome and now he plays the keyboards and guitars with us every night. We made a record called The Beautiful Letdown a few years later. Then our friend Drew\'s band broke up. He plays the guitar in our band now. Then we made a record called Nothing is Sound and decided a five piece was enough to accomplish what we wanted to do live. So we decided not to enlist any more of our friends for help on stage. \r\n \r\nAnd now, a few tips on making your own band\'s t-shirts in between gigs: hotel hairdryers help the fabric paint dry faster, three ring binders and a razor blade are all you need for a stencil, sponges work best for applying the ink. I think we like doing things ourselves because no one cares about the music more than we do. We\'ve stuffed our own CD cases, We\'ve done the sixteen hour drives. I feel that we\'ve paid our dues on the road as much as anyone. But still, we never really fit in with the "cooler than thou" hipsters. I suppose it\'s a matter of course: we\'ve always wanted to make music for everyone, not just for the scene. We\'ve tried our best to live out the idea that it\'s better to be honest than momentarily cool. \r\n \r\nAnd so this past summer when we set out to record a new record, we tried to put all pressures and expectations aside and focus on the music. We wanted to make a record that was honest. A record that didn\'t trip on itself. A record that represented everything that we first fell in love with about music. We tried to forget about theory and pitch and timing and focus on feeling. As a result, I think that Oh! Gravity is the most honest thing we\'ve ever done. I am so proud of these tunes and hope that they resonate with you like they do for us. \r\n \r\nIn closing, I am so grateful for the gifts that I\'ve been given. Near the top of the list would be the camaraderie that we have with each other on the road. Besides the fact that my brother\'s in the band, it really does feel a family out there on tour. I know it\'s not the cocky rock and roll thing to say, but I am so proud to be making music with these guys every night. I feel so privileged to be able to play these songs with them. I love screaming these songs out with them. And I have a deep respect for everyone who comes every night. We have always tried to break down the wall between the stage and the audience. I feel like I\'ve done my job if we leave the stage while everyone in the club is still singing. Communication has always been the goal. You see, I want to sing a song that will continue long after we\'re gone. \r\n \r\nSo thanks for reading. Thanks for singing along. Thanks for making theses songs your own.
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M.E.I who knows posted a comment. (Feb 04, 2010 at 12:52 PM)
“I cannot find the words to say that would express my greatfulness to your band. So here I will say thank you and keep rockin' for Jesus. You have given me many an opportunity to preach the Gospel to the lost because of our simularity of enjoying the same band. thanks guys for your example...”
Joshua Maher posted a comment. (Feb 03, 2010 at 11:23 PM)
“well, good singing, but, thats all i gotta say...”
Ljiljana Grsic posted a comment. (Jan 24, 2010 at 11:28 AM)
“i love when you sing , looks nice to me and make me nice feeling, my soul run out of babilon, let run together”
Katy Kendall posted a comment. (Jan 20, 2010 at 12:40 PM)
“I love and appreciate the boys of Switchfoot. Stay true to your hearts. A rare find in todays music.”
G T posted a comment. (Jan 07, 2010 at 05:25 AM)
“If they take this and spruce it up in the studio, it should be on their next album...which is overdue! :)”
Brooklynn Bitner posted a comment. (Jan 06, 2010 at 04:13 PM)
“Oh man! Your finally coming to Saskatoon! My boyfriend got me tickets fir christmas, and i can hardly wait!
See you on the 17th!”
Gerald Guillermo posted a comment. (Jan 01, 2010 at 09:51 AM)
“wow, I always love your album Awesome! I have your album Beautiful Let Down and it is Kicking AWESOME! Your songs always gives meaning on a new perspective about LIFE. thanks for sharing your Talent! More to Go Guys!”
andrew ross posted a comment. (Dec 13, 2009 at 06:44 PM)
“Awsome music I like your loud but not rowdy sound on 'Hello Hurricane'”
M.E.I who knows posted a comment. (Nov 30, 2009 at 01:43 PM)
“Your new album is sweet! I like it all it is hard to choose my fav. Actually it is hard to choose and fav out of your eight cds I love them all. My little brother who is 3 loves you guys too he starts bobbing his head evry time he hears you. Thanks for reaching out to the next generation with your songs. You are an inspiration to me and my band. Kepp spreading good news.”
JUAN CARLOS HERNANDEZ posted a comment. (Nov 26, 2009 at 07:57 PM)
“SWITCHFOOT WAS IN GUATEMALA, AND A LIKE HIS SONGS SPECIALY THIS IS HOME,”