Ep 1425 | Jase’s Bizarre Michael Jackson Encounter Leaves Matthew West Speechless
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
I am unashamed. What about you?
Welcome back to Unashamed. You
know,
it's
going to be good
when you can't like
rein in the conversation and start the
conversation.
What bizarre Michael Jackson encounter left Matthew West speechless?
This is the Nashville edition. And anytime we're in Nashville, we run into people that we love and have always wanted to meet and have a conversation with. And Matthew West is one
of
those. I think we've all met you at some point in some green room someplace or an event, but we've never had a proper conversation.
Well, I'm a fan. I'm a fan of your podcast, and I've been wanting to be on this show ever since I learned the name of the podcast because I was like, okay, we got something in common. I had a song called Unashamed that came out. And it is a good song.
How did Matthew’s “rock‑star” career advice shape his identity as a Christian artist?
And I was like, oh,
man,
I got to get on the Unashamed podcast. We were going to sue you. You were going to sue me? Yeah, because you took the name Unashamed. We thought you got that from our podcast.
What did Matthew learn while touring with Willie Robertson and why was it humbling?
I wondered when I heard from your attorney, Bart Durham – I was like, uh-oh, I'm in trouble.
Well, that would have been cool if we could have used that as the intro to the show. How do we not
connect
on
that?
Zach's
too
tight.
If it costs any money,
it's never going to happen for us. I was going to charge
you big
bucks for it, for
sure. He just raised children who are musicians, and then he just uses all their stuff.
Oh, is that what
it
was? He raised kids
just to get the music.
He's got a little
musical sweatshop
in the house.
How did Matthew’s songwriting career evolve from college campuses to major collaborations?
They live here, and so I want to be like that. I watched the Michael movie, Michael Jackson.
Oh, yeah, yeah.
And I want to be that dad.
Oh, no, you don't want to be that dad. Yeah, I was just getting filthy rich. The dad got sued,
didn't he? I don't want to go that far.
Why do unanswered prayers matter and how did they inspire the book Don’t Stop Praying?
I
just
want
to get rich, and then I'll back out. You
guys take it now. You got it from here.
Well, in the industry, they'll call that a momager, where the mom's just too overbearing. So a dadager or something like that that's just pulling all the strings behind the scenes. Yeah, I'll
walk away when I feel financially secure. I'll walk away. Take care of your dad. Go play a
show. Well, and we... This is the first time since we're doing the podcast down in this area.
What is the message behind Matthew’s new album Jesus Is King?
And the rooftop where our building is looks just like the one you recorded the Unashamed video.
Yeah, but it was
closer to the stadium because that was in the background.
But it
looked like one of these little buildings with the little rooftop.
That's what it was. That's what we did. We shot the video. We thought, what would be a cool visual for shouting from the rooftops
what
you believe
in a
bold statement of faith? And we thought, well, let's keep it simple, stupid.
How did the hosts develop the “Eager Sunday” concept and pitch a new song?
Let's actually go to a rooftop.
So
it was actually really cool because there's all these, I mean, Nashville, I mean, you're coming and seeing the new Nashville, which is just blown up and it's bars and clubs everywhere. And so it was really fun to sing that song on the rooftop of a building, looking down on Broadway while Lord knows what's going on down there and singing, I'm unashamed of the
gospel
of Jesus Christ. So yeah. Anyways, but in all seriousness, ever since I knew the name of your podcast and I was like, oh, this would be a fun conversation, talk about faith. And so I'm excited to be here, man.
Oh, yeah. I feel I'm behind because the first thing I'm going to do after this podcast is go pull that up and listen to it. There you go. It's an awesome podcast. I didn't realize there was a movie about Michael Jackson that was out. And why would you go? I mean, why would you go?
I didn't go to it. I rented it. I don't go to the movies very often. I just rented it. Okay. So now that we've caught up. He's getting all caught up on current events. Do you know who Michael Jackson is?
Yeah, I do. I went to a Michael Jackson concert. I talked about it on a podcast
somewhere. He's judging me for watching the movie. Yeah, you went to the show.
No, I went to a show, but it was the Spanish version of Michael Jackson. I was in Mexico.
Oh, I was with
you. Were you there? Yeah,
I was there. What do you
mean,
like a
cover band? This guy, we said, I said, Michael Jackson, I've heard of him.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:13
2
What bizarre Michael Jackson encounter left Matthew West speechless?
0:13–0:40
3
How did Matthew’s “rock‑star” career advice shape his identity as a Christian artist?
0:40–0:48
4
What did Matthew learn while touring with Willie Robertson and why was it humbling?
0:48–1:15
5
How did Matthew’s songwriting career evolve from college campuses to major collaborations?
1:15–1:28
6
Why do unanswered prayers matter and how did they inspire the book Don’t Stop Praying?
1:28–1:53
7
What is the message behind Matthew’s new album Jesus Is King?
1:53–2:17
8
How did the hosts develop the “Eager Sunday” concept and pitch a new song?
2:17–58:13
Speakers
4 identifiedMore from Unashamed with the Robertson Family
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