{"id":1219,"date":"2012-09-11T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2012-09-11T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/wholenotes\/?p=1219"},"modified":"2012-09-04T00:01:39","modified_gmt":"2012-09-04T04:01:39","slug":"whole-notes-flashback-sonny-sandoval-talks-about-911s-impact-on-p-o-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/wholenotes\/2012\/09\/whole-notes-flashback-sonny-sandoval-talks-about-911s-impact-on-p-o-d.html","title":{"rendered":"Whole Notes Flashback: Sonny Sandoval talks about 9\/11’s impact on P.O.D."},"content":{"rendered":"

Today marks the 11th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Last year, Whole Notes released this story about how 9\/11 personally impacted P.O.D., and how the band’s album Satellite <\/em>(and more specifically the song “Alive”) inspired the country during this difficult time. Here’s a flashback to that interview:<\/p>\n

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011 – – September 11, 2001 was supposed to be the biggest day of P.O.D.\u2019s career. After grinding it out on the road for nearly a decade\u2014playing tiny clubs, churches, storefront youth groups, and (trust me on this one) Wal-Mart parking lots\u2014it was finally time for the breakout album that would change everything.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Even before its release, Satellite<\/em> had already yielded the mega hit \u201cAlive\u201d and was expected to be a Christian crossover success like nothing the music industry had ever seen. P.O.D., would go on to sell over three million copies of Satellite i<\/em>n the U.S., alone and become an international touring phenomenon.<\/p>\n

But not before the hard rock band would be forced to stop in its tracks along with the rest of the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt that point, we had worked so hard and we were excited about the record,\u201d Sandoval recalls. \u201cWe did a Midnight signing in our hometown of San Diego. We were going to play a big show up in L.A., that day. So we had all these plans but I woke up that morning to a phone call from my mother-in-law (saying), \u201cTurn on the TV.\u201d I turned it on and at that point, nothing else mattered.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sandoval, like millions of Americans, vicariously experienced the horror that is now etched in the English lexicon as \u201c9\/11.\u201d The sight of two planes crashing into the World Trade Center towers in Manhattan followed by the reports of a plane crashing into the Pentagon and another plane crashing in a Pennsylvania field (averted away from Washington D.C., by its brave passengers) took precedent for the next several days and weeks.<\/p>\n

The same certainly held true for Sandoval who says it was a time of intense spiritual reflection.<\/p>\n

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Sonny Sandoval (second from left) and P.O.D.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t about music,\u201d he says. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t care less about P.O.D. It was about what was happening to our world. We kind of kept that same mentality going through it. I just wanted to be home with my family. I wanted to get on my hands and knees and make sure I was right with God. \u2018What\u2019s going on Lord?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

As life slowly got back to some semblance of normal, P.O.D., found itself in a unique position. The media had caught on to the irony of the band\u2019s now infamous release date but was also interested in how many people were being inspired by the positive rock anthem \u201cAlive.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was one of those few songs that, before 9\/11, was positive,\u201d Sandoval says. \u201cIt was uplifting. It offered hope. At the time, all of the sudden people didn\u2019t care about the sex, drugs and rock and roll industry or Hollywood. Everybody was looking to the meaning of life and searching for God in those desperate times.\u201d<\/p>\n

And according to Sandoval, it was the aftermath of an American tragedy that allowed them to stand out even more so in an environment that had previously been littered with anti-faith messages.<\/p>\n

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Sonny Sandoval (second from right) and P.O.D.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cA lot of bands kind of jumped on that (positive) bandwagon,\u201d Sandoval says. \u201cThe Slipknots of the world weren\u2019t selling records because their music was negative. We were just honored to have a voice at that time.\u201d<\/p>\n

While P.O.D., has yet to duplicate Satellite\u2019s<\/em> commercial success, there\u2019s no question the band has remained a positive force within the rock scene. It\u2019s that opportunity to tell a unique audience about their faith in Christ that keeps Sandoval and his band mates moving forward some 20 years after they first came together as a hardcore garage band.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what inspires us,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s the power of God that keeps us rolling on. When you know it to be real and true, that\u2019s when you have to share it with whoever will listen.”<\/p>\n

Read the full transcript of our interview with Sandoval by clicking on these links:<\/em><\/p>\n

P.O.D. interview Part One<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

P.O.D. interview Part Two<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

And you can keep up with the latest P.O.D., news by visiting the band\u2019s official website HERE<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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