SKILLET FRONTMAN HOPES BAND’S FAITH-FILLED SONGS ‘INSPIRE PEOPLE TO HAVE HOPE’

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    Posted by RB
    on February 08, 2012

    Cooper was 5 years old when he first saw the video of Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” on MTV at a while hanging out at a buddy’s house. His mom didn’t like it one bit. “I came home and sang it to my mom. She gave me a whipping for singing the devil’s music,” Cooper, 36, told the Columbus Dispatch. “I wasn’t allowed to listen to rock music for years.” That, of course, changed, and over time Cooper found himself drawn to Christian rock music, both for its rocking sound and faith-filled message.

    “It made me proud to have music that would stand up for my faith,” said Cooper, who really turned to Christian rock at age 14, after his mother passed away. “It reminded me that God wasn’t going to leave me and was going to protect me. I kind of decided at that point that if I ever got to play music, I would sing songs about my faith and hopefully inspire people to have hope.”

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on February 8, 2012 - 12:48pm

Cooper was 5 years old when he first saw the video of Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” on MTV at a while hanging out at a buddy’s house. His mom didn’t like it one bit. “I came home and sang it to my mom. She gave me a whipping for singing the devil’s music,” Cooper, 36, told the Columbus Dispatch. “I wasn’t allowed to listen to rock music for years.” That, of course, changed, and over time Cooper found himself drawn to Christian rock music, both for its rocking sound and faith-filled message.

“It made me proud to have music that would stand up for my faith,” said Cooper, who really turned to Christian rock at age 14, after his mother passed away. “It reminded me that God wasn’t going to leave me and was going to protect me. I kind of decided at that point that if I ever got to play music, I would sing songs about my faith and hopefully inspire people to have hope.”

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March 8, 2012 - 6:08pm — william 170
i'm trying start a band just like yalls i would the cd with i'm awak and i'm alive that song rocks like shit i live in mckenzie tennessee i wish yall could come just one time
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February 13, 2012 - 4:58pm — skilletjesusfreak
@smitty .. our God is an awesome God!! im glad he has blessed issac and i know that nothing is too hard for the Lord and i delcare in the name of Jesus Issac will be healed ! completely !!! i will be praying for him and your family.
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February 10, 2012 - 10:12pm — Cedar Prince
You know, I think its neat that the kind of music you make can be enjoyed by Christians and non-Christians alike. I love how you can sing about God and people, no matter what they believe in, will say, "Woah! Who played that!?! I wanna get that for my ipod! :)". I myself am a full fledged Christian, and glad that this music is bringing others closer to the Lord. I have heard many stories about how this (Skillet) changes the life of others. Keep at it!
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February 10, 2012 - 8:47am — smitty
This is a dad in Kansas City, MO of two die hard fans Noah age 12 and Ethan age 6, yes I said 6. We will be attending Winter Jam Friday the 17th at the Sprint Center, however we will be without the boys favorite cousin and Noah's best friend Issac. About 4 weeks ago after Issac and his 2 sisters where moved to KC after the split of there family he was playing in the yard of their new suburban Kansas City home when an out of control car left the residential street and struck Issac. He was rushed in critical condition to the best children's hospital in the KC area. As Issac laid in the intensive care unit in a deep coma with his brain swelling and the doctors saying he would die my boys, my daughter and hundreds of family and friends prayed day and night. My boys and Issac had loaded all of your Skillet albums on their ipods long ago and loved running around the house anytime they where able to get together with their cousin jamming Skillet, sometimes to the dismay of their sister and mother. So when tragedy struck my boys reverted back to jamming skillet and praying for Issac. As of a few days ago Issac woke up from a long coma and God has and is continuing to preform Miracles in Issacs body. Eventhough he has a long road to go it is incredible! Even though Issac has not been able to speak yet and has only been to stand on his legs a little with great help he is AWAKE AND ALIVE!! A few days ago while the boys where visiting Issac in his new room out of intensive care he had his ipod close to him and im not sure if he turned it on but Skillet was playing through the attached speakers and he drew the speaker closer to his ear and smiled at his cousin my son and his best friend! My boys, ME, and Issac have drawn strength from the biblical truth and extreme Hope from your music before, during and we will after this tragedy is over!! Thank you God and Thank you from the bottom of my heart Skillet!! You guys bring giant hope through God and Rock-n-roll!!
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February 8, 2012 - 7:44pm — WVPanhead
You guys rock! God has used Skillet more times than I can count to draw me closer to Him in my spiritual walk, and I thank you guys for what you do! You rocked at Winterjam in Charleston, West Virginia, last month, by the way! I loved the show, and so did the rest of my family! It really is a blessing to have a band that plays rock music with a Christian message! Keep rockin' out for Jesus! WVPanhead :D
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