Eventually everything fails me, but when I look at the sunset or the sky, I'm reminded what it's like to be alive. Jon Foreman More Quotes by Jon Foreman More Quotes From Jon Foreman I'm not really one to be on camera, I'd rather be writing songs. Jon Foreman cameras writing song I've never really had a desk job, but I've died one day at a time all over the place. Jon Foreman desks one-day-at-a-time jobs As far as when I'm writing a song, I think I'm writing first and foremost for myself. Jon Foreman writing song thinking Music is admitted under the skin without permission. Jon Foreman music-is skins permission Celebrity is a currency with an exchange rate almost as strong as anonymity. Jon Foreman rate currency strong There are certain songs that I like to listen to at certain times of the day. For example, first thing in the morning I love listening to "Flamenco Sketches" off of Miles Davis' Kind of Blue. Jon Foreman blue song morning For me, I want to create a environment for the songs to live in. So one song by itself only tells a piece of the story, but in the context of the album, more of the colors are revealed. Jon Foreman albums color song Music will always be judged by our subjective ears. Jon Foreman judged subjective ears If you're leaving your family behind, you better believe in what you're singing. Jon Foreman singing leaving believe I think despair and cynicism are two different things. On the flip side of hope is despair. Belief and doubt are the same thing, in that to believe something you have to actively doubt the opposite. And from my perspective, that's the deep end. You're dealing with the unknown; you're dealing with mystery. Jon Foreman opposites believe thinking Your faith is what you do daily, you can't separate your heart from your body and keep them both alive, they're almost the same thing. Jon Foreman alive body heart Surfing and music were incredible outlets for me when I was a kid. And there are some really tricky times when you're growing up and it's easy to make a wrong decision, even with a good family and community around you. Surfing and music kept me out of trouble. Jon Foreman growing-up community kids There are a lot of similarities between music and surfing. There's a rhythm to both of them and with sound waves and ocean waves, you see patterns, plus the breathing is all part of it. Jon Foreman breathing surfing ocean Switchfoot is a surfing term… To switch your feet means to take a new stance facing the opposite direction. It's about change and movement, a different way of approaching life and music. Jon Foreman feet opposites mean I think surfing and music are both places of release and self expression where there are no rules, and you can find a different form of freedom that you can't anywhere else. Jon Foreman expression self thinking I simply want the music to to find its way to open-minded people. Jon Foreman want people way I try to surf everyday or at least go for a walk on the beach if the waves are flat. The more I travel, the more I appreciate where I live and the ocean. Jon Foreman appreciate ocean beach I used to think that great art happened without argument, and maybe that’s not the case. Maybe the things that are most important in this life, you have to fight for. Jon Foreman fighting art thinking There are tears that shine like a smile, sobbing like a sunrise for the truth. Jon Foreman sunrise tears shining There’s nothing that you can sell me that can make me happy. Jon Foreman make-me-happy sells
