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“I just kind of said from the beginning, 'I'm never going to be embarrassed about being a Christian.
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Seeing the lack of conviction from some of his musical peers encouraged Cooper and his band to make a declaration of faith that they are adhering to. We got you there and you should be proud of it.” “I would be like, 'Why are all the bands that I loved and supported crossing over? Why are they acting like they weren't a Christian band?' Remember where you came from. “There's a lot of Christian bands that cross over and whenever they're asked by secular outlets about their Christian music past, a lot of the Christian bands say, 'Oh no, we were never a Christian band.' As if people can't find out on Wikipedia,” Cooper said. The lead vocalist, bassist, and co-founder of Skillet said they have been advised many times by mainstream industry folks that they should quit talking about Jesus. For us, being willing to keep being ourselves was really important, so I think that authenticity is a big thing,” said Cooper, whose band just released their new album, Victorious. I'm not saying that means other people haven't been authentic or whatever, I don't really know. People that maybe don't believe quite in that, they always say, ‘So why have you guys been successful for 20 years?' I just think that the authenticity of Skillet has really worked. "God just decided to open certain doors, so in the end it's going to be about providence, I believe. In an interview with The Christian Post in August, Cooper shared his thoughts on the band's music crossing over into mainstream markets. The band’s ninth studio album, Unleashed, reached No. The award-winning Christian band has seen a massive crossover success with their breakout single “Monster” that remains “one of the most-streamed rock songs of all-time,” garnering 285 million global audio streams.