Chatting with Third Day
I wanted to share this great interview the Cleveland Plain Dealer conducted with Third Day. As many of you know, Third Day is one of the bands hitting the road with ONE’s Music Builds Tour this year along with Switchfoot, Jars of Clay, and Robert Randolph and the Family Band. Find out when the Music Builds Tour is coming to your town here and remember to check back for more updates!
Excerpt below, full interview here
Q: The Music Builds Tour isn’t just about entertainment. How important is the philanthropic aspect?
A: All the bands feel like we have this platform we’ve been given. There’s a responsibility in that.
There was a famous sports star in the past 10 years, probably 15 years now. He said he didn’t want to be put on a pedestal. He didn’t want anyone to be affected by what he said or did. He just wanted to play sports, and that was the end of it.
But for us, we really welcome that platform. We welcome those questions [from] our fans, of what’s important to you and what interests you in the world.
For us to be able to have a small part in encouraging people . . . to do something about their faith and to do something about the position we’ve all been put in to help others is a key component of life.
-Chris Scott
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December 17, 2008 at 12:19 pm
It is amazing how all of these “christian” bands are supporting this….where is the gospel in all of this?