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“As far as when I'm writing a song, I think I'm writing first and foremost for myself.”

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Jon Foreman, born on October 22, 1976, is a talented singer known for his unique musical style and heartfelt voice. He has won the admiration of many fans with his music. more

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“If you pay attention to good critics, you have to listen to the bad. So you have to ignore them all really. You can't just cherry pick the glowing ones.”

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“There is a deeper portion of our being that we rarely allow others to see. Call it a soul maybe, this is the place that holds the most value. All else can drift but this. When this dies our body has no meaning.”

Soul Body Values Dies Deeper Portions

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“Life tears at us and scars us as children so we adopt facades and masks to hide this part of us, to keep this sacred part of ourselves from the pain.”

Children Pain Tears Sacred Mask Scar Facade

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“Music is admitted under the skin without permission.”

Music Is Skins Permission

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“Pain is a common emotion in many of my songs mainly because I often don't know other ways to express it adequately. In my songs I wrestle with the things that I don't understand.”

Knows Way Pain Song Common Emotion

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“I often use music as a handle for very emotionally explosive substances: love, sex, God, fear, doubt, politics, the economics of the soul - these are daunting thoughts in the back of my mind that I rarely visit without the safety gloves of song.”

Mind Soul Use Song Sex Doubt Economics Safety Handle Substance Gloves Of My Mind Explosives

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“Most of the time a spark of beauty or truth will start a fire of a song but fires rarely produce goodness on their own ... you need to control them and put them to work.”

Needs Song Fire Produce Goodness Sparks

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“Experience is all I have. I equate song-writing with archeology. Every day you dig. You dig into different places within yourself - even finding places that you've rarely been. And buried within the soil is song.”

Writing Different Song Findings Soil Buried Different Place Archeology

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“I am often tempted to think of success in terms that are defined by others: records sold, popularity gained, album reviews, etc. These are impossible demands, however, and they can never be satisfied. Letting finite others define our worth is a horrible way to live. Only the Infinite Other [God] has the authority to do this.”

Thinking Way Term Records Impossible Demand Authority Infinite Albums Satisfied Horrible Defined Etc Reviews Popularity Finite Tempted Way To Live

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