JOHN COOPER
Nov 20, 2018
4 minutes
photos by chino villatoro
words by tess adamakos
“I remember when I was getting signed by Lava Records, Jason Flom said, ‘What does it mean to be a Christian band?’ And I said, ‘Well you’ll never hear stories about Skillet not showing up to a concert because someone was too wasted,’” Cooper said.
“People always say, ‘You guys are always on time for interviews and dependable.’ And I’m not saying anybody that’s religious is punctual. I don’t mean that to say that, but for me, it’s been very much about keeping your life in order.”
Cooper said art can speak religiously to him, even if it wasn’t intended that way. The vice versa is how
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