Jon Schaffer sat down with It Is Later Than You Think, the podcast of Trafalgar, Indiana’s Cornerstone Church, for his first interview since his arrest for his involvement in the January 6, 2021 riots at the U.S. Capitol.
Description: In this interview, Jon Schaffer (Iced Earth, Sons Of Liberty, Schaffer/Barlow Project, Demons & Wizards) tells his story. This interview covers Jon’s origin story all the way through his presidential pardon from President Donald Trump. Jon tells us what really happened on January 6th in Washington DC, about his time in solitary confinement, and what happened to him during this time.
Towards the end of the interview, Schaffer is asked what’s next for him, to which he replies, “There’s a few releases that I’ve got up my sleeve that we’re gonna be working on. In terms of new material, I’m gonna give that a little bit of time. I need to know that there’s clear artistic direction and not something that’s manufactured by me. Because I’ve done enough records in my career to know some of ’em were wedged into schedules because tours on either side and you’re kind of forced into a writing mode because of schedule pressures and other commitments. And sometimes working under pressure is really great, and other times you’re going through the motions. And so whatever I would do going forward, I only wanna do something that’s gonna be great. I don’t want anything to be forced. And I want it to glorify God. And I think there’s just so much, from a creative standpoint. There’s actually been some biblical stuff throughout my catalog anyway, but from the eyes of a Christian now, like man, there’s so much inspiration there that hopefully would have a good effect on people. So I hope that comes back to me. I hope that it’s, like, ‘Okay, it’s time. Activate.’ But I don’t know.”
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Description: In this interview, Jon Schaffer (Iced Earth, Sons Of Liberty, Schaffer/Barlow Project, Demons & Wizards) tells his story. This interview covers Jon’s origin story all the way through his presidential pardon from President Donald Trump. Jon tells us what really happened on January 6th in Washington DC, about his time in solitary confinement, and what happened to him during this time.
Towards the end of the interview, Schaffer is asked what’s next for him, to which he replies, “There’s a few releases that I’ve got up my sleeve that we’re gonna be working on. In terms of new material, I’m gonna give that a little bit of time. I need to know that there’s clear artistic direction and not something that’s manufactured by me. Because I’ve done enough records in my career to know some of ’em were wedged into schedules because tours on either side and you’re kind of forced into a writing mode because of schedule pressures and other commitments. And sometimes working under pressure is really great, and other times you’re going through the motions. And so whatever I would do going forward, I only wanna do something that’s gonna be great. I don’t want anything to be forced. And I want it to glorify God. And I think there’s just so much, from a creative standpoint. There’s actually been some biblical stuff throughout my catalog anyway, but from the eyes of a Christian now, like man, there’s so much inspiration there that hopefully would have a good effect on people. So I hope that comes back to me. I hope that it’s, like, ‘Okay, it’s time. Activate.’ But I don’t know.”
The post JON SCHAFFER Grants First Interview Since U.S. Capitol Riot Arrest, Talks Plans For New Music – “I Don’t Want Anything To Be Forced… And I Want It To Glorify God”; Video appeared first on BraveWords - Where Music Lives.
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