Blindside
On the surface, 2004 was a breakout year for Blindside. The hard rocking quartet was a staple on mainstream rock stations with their smash hit, “All Of Us.” Their album, About A Burning Fire, was solidly entrenched in the Billboard Top 200 for months, selling over 250,000 copies in this country alone. The group also had a wildly successful Summer tour with their close friends, P.O.D. Yet, to hear vocalist Christian Lindskog describe the whirlwind of activities that surrounded the band, you would think the group had been, well, blindsided.
“Sometimes,” replied the singer matter-of-factly, “the answers to prayers come to you in ways you would never expect. Some very good things did happen to our band in 2004. But on the other hand …”
Lindskog pauses and takes a deep breath. He finds himself reliving last year’s cycle of events that had every member of the band seriously thinking about the future of Blindside.
“Sometimes,” he said softly, “it seems as though God wants to take you to another place where things just seem to go wrong. You have to fight your way through the adversity to see the light. As a band, we’re starting to understand more and more, with each passing day, that God doesn’t care about material things.
“No matter who you are, your relationship with Him is always changing. I really believe God allows us to see success, so you can realize who He is, in the midst of all your triumphs. We all know that He could break this band up tomorrow, just to get to our hearts, because that’s what He really cares about.”
Blindside - Finish this feature by David Huff in the new HM Magazine. Available now, Issue can be found at select stores or for a reduced subscription rate.
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