Hillsong UnitedHey, this is pretty cool. I recently had the opportunity to interview Jonathon Douglass. You may know him as JD, one of the lead singers for Hillsong United. In honor of Perry’s visit this week with Hillsong’s Senior Pastor Brian Houston, I thought this might be the perfect time to share behind-the-scenes insights from a Hillsong insider.

TONY: For the three people left in the world that may not be familiar with your story, tell us about Hillsong United.

JD: Ok… We are a bunch of people who are totally passionate about serving God and his church. We have grown up in Hillsong Church (where we still all are really involved in serving) and just began to lead worship in our youth ministry. Our hearts were (and still are!) desperate to see God move in our youth group and he really did about 10 years ago and we started to write songs and God has really blessed what we do and now we get to share it with a whole lot more people than we ever thought!

TONY: Thanks for helping to bring rock music to worship. What artists have most shaped who you are as a musician?

JD: There have been many! I guess Coldplay and U2 are always the big ones. We all have different tastes in music but are pretty much open to be inspired by anything.

TONY: When the music stops, what grabs your time and attention?

JD: My family. Our church… Friends… I love the beach.

TONY: Your most recent project is called I Heart Revolution. What kind of revolution to you have in mind?

JD: Well it’s simple… the “I Heart” phrase is just another way of saying I love… I guess there are many things we hope are to happen from this project like people finding faith in Christ and recognizing the power of the local church but another main theme is were hoping we all move from being so self-centered and self-focused to live for others and be about loving our neighbor and using whatever we have in our hand to glorify God and help others… (that’s it in a nut shell)

TONY: The woman that cuts my hair is a big fan of Hillsong United and she’s going to Brooke Fraser’s concert next week. Do you think the person who cuts your hair would consider seeing me in concert?

JD: Well luckily the lady who cuts my hair is from church and she is a nice Christian lady so your chances would be higher than you think….

And there you go. You can learn more about Hillsong United’s I Heart Revolution by visiting their MySpace page.

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