“I simply type of began it to see what would occur.”
P.O.D. frontman Sonny Sandoval joined Loudwire Nights on Tuesday (Feb. 18) to debate the upcoming launch of his memoir, Son of Southtown: My Life Between Two Worlds. Take heed to the total dialog within the participant close to the tip of this text.
Because the title of the e book suggests, Sandoval writes about his life being a Christian and a rock star.
“As you type of learn via the e book, I by no means supposed to be in rock,” Sandoval instructed host Chuck Armstrong.
“I by no means supposed to do that for a dwelling. It simply wasn’t till I discovered my religion that I wished to be vocal about it. I wished the folks round me to know that I modified and that my love for Jesus, it isn’t what the world thinks, you recognize what I imply?”
Whether or not it is in his music or his memoir, for Sandoval, it is vital that those that are listening or studying perceive the place he is coming from when he talks about his love for Jesus.
“We have performed such a nasty job at portray the image of Jesus — and that is our personal fault,” he defined.
“We come off as we acquired all of it found out and that is not the case. That is not why we’ve got religion. We want it. We want a God and once I found Jesus, it was simply one thing I wished for my buddies and my neighborhood.”
Sandoval stated when he was requested to be in a band, he initially stated no as a result of it wasn’t what he wished to do.
“However I knew it was a solution to be vocal concerning the issues that I believed and it clearly took off to what it’s.”
As Sandoval talked about his life on the planet of rock and roll, he admitted it hasn’t all the time been simple to understand the thought of the afterlife that his beliefs promise.
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“However that is what religion is, you recognize,” he admitted.
“I believe it has been wrapped up in such a spiritual bubble that it is given folks such a nasty style … I am not preaching to anyone, but when there’s an afterlife, I wish to be on the correct aspect. That is all.”
What Else Did P.O.D.’s Sonny Sandoval Talk about on Loudwire Nights?
- What led him to write down Son of Southtown: “All of it type of occurred throughout COVID. All of us had a while on our arms, so I acquired some issues performed. I used to be in a position to document some solo songs and begin penning this e book.”
- Why he agrees with Serj Tankian that it is tougher to write down and launch a e book than an album: “Writing it, my intention was to be gracious as a result of there are lots of people within the e book that I do not wish to level fingers at. I do not wish to discuss down on anyone.”
- What it means to him to have buddies like Brian “Head” Welch and Jacoby Shaddix endorse Son of Southtown: “That is every thing. That has all the time been my coronary heart’s intent as a result of I like all these guys and I have been strolling with all these guys for thus lengthy.”
Take heed to the Full Interview within the Podcast Participant Under
Sonny Sandoval joined Loudwire Nights on Tuesday, Feb. 18; the present replays on-line right here, and you’ll tune in reside each weeknight at 7PM ET or on the Loudwire app; you can even see if the present is offered in your native radio station and hearken to interviews on-demand.
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