And that was a defining moment for me. As if it needs to be said, the frontman certainly didn't lessen his Jesus talk onstage — if anything, it might have even made his convictions that much stronger. Skillet and Cooper will get back to sharing their faith in cities across the United States this September and October when the act hit the road with Adelitas Way for a date tour.
Philip Trapp Published: July 1, Filed Under: John Cooper , Skillet. Categories: News , Rock. And my mom gave me the holiest butt whooping of all history for singing the devil's music. She just really believed that rock music was that evil, and it was created by the devil, and freaked out about rock music. Asked if his mother eventually came around and became more supportive of his interest in rock music, John said: "My mom actually passed away when I was So I would say around sixth grade, my mom got sick with cancer.
That is also when I first heard of Christian rock music. And I was complaining to my friend, 'There's no way I can ever bring this home. Why has this been held back from me?
And my mom was so mad. In fact, Christian rock music was worse than mainstream rock music because it was wolves in sheep's clothing. And she's, like, 'These people are serving the devil. And my mom was kind of on her deathbed for about a year — chemotherapy three times a week; she was going through all sorts of weird dialysis and everything; it was horrible. Signed to Atlantic Records, the band featuring Cooper's Kenosha-born wife Korey on guitar, and Kenosha-based drummer Jen Ledger has released 10 albums, three of them certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, and one certified double-platinum.
The band's also a big live draw, frequently headlining festivals and multi-bill arena tours. While Skillet never gets into politics in their music, Cooper is more outspoken through social media and his podcasts. In January, the music site Consequence of Sound reported that Cooper criticized Twitter's decision to ban President Donald Trump in the wake of the riots at the Capitol — although Cooper on his video podcast stressed that he didn't follow Trump on Twitter and was "not into it.
He also did video podcasts last summer related to the violence in Kenosha after Jacob Blake was shot in the back by Kenosha police officer Rusten Sheskey on Aug. Cardi B also commented on what happened in Kenosha, as one of the first celebrities to share a reaction on Instagram. I can't believe this is happening! Ironically, he stated at Road to Rise in Chicago that they are not related to the song; rather, to a bible verse.
John Cooper has stated on numerous occasions that he was born and raised in a very religious family. Everything was so lifeless. I know I'd read the Bible and be like I like the idea of living for Jesus , but I hate the idea of living for you. Cooper is married to Korey Cooper , the keyboardist, and guitarist for Skillet. Both have tattooed wedding rings on their fingers, instead of the traditional jewelry bands.
They have two children: Alexandria born in , and Xavier born in We were not going to do it. And then God spoke to us later, just showing that God can change our minds, right?
So then God starts speaking to me about kids, and I was like "Really? But we made a decision NOT to do it. It was a big shock, because we were really against that, but then again we didn't know that Skillet would be going this long. I didn't know that I'd be 35 and still doing this. Cooper is a huge fan of Dr Pepper , and can often be seen drinking it in numerous Skillet podcasts.
This happens so often that former Skillet guitarist Ben Kasica referred to him as a professional soda connoisseur in one podcast. In one podcast he made a comment that his pet peeves are bare feet and getting wet.
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