Back in March last year I mentioned a radio interview I’d conducted on 98.5 Sonshine FM with John James, former lead singer and co-founder of rock band The Newsboys.
The Newsboys began their life in Queensland, Australia, many years ago, they’ve sold millions of albums, been nominated for Grammies and played to sell out arena shows of up to 200 000 people in the U.S. and Europe.
John has an amazing story to tell of their meteoric rise to fame and the toll it took on his life and his marriage. He left the band in 1997 after becoming addicted to cocaine and battling depression and alcohol abuse.
Today John is very much a changed man. His relationship with his wife and children is restored and he spends his days telling young people about the turn around in his life.
Since my original post I’ve noticed an occasional visitor finding their way to this blog by searching for details on John James so I thought I’d put the interview online in case you’d like to hear what John had to say back then.
You can listen by clicking here or you can download the interview by right clicking here and then selecting where to save the mp3.
Posted by Rodney Olsen
Technorati Tags: Newsboys – Radio – John James – Sonshine FM
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We have always liked the Newsboys music in our home, especially the song, “Shine”
We often blasted our stereo out the back yard and every child in the neighborhood learned the words to “Shine”
However I am not surprised that negative things happened to this man, it seems there is a lot of negativity associated with “success”.
It’s good to know that things are better for him now.