My mom took me to the show. And so me and mom were at your show. And during very formative years,

I feel like I would hear your name all the time. And I always thought like, this is a guy who is a true

creative. It wasn't like I set out to be a string arranger. But I learned enough that when the

opportunity presented itself, I raised my hand and said,

I can do that.

And you've seen how God's been able to use the unique giftings you've had in different seasons in different ways.

Every marketing person wishes that they could just be in the business of marketing water.

If you do want to have a sustainable career in anything, it's not just skill and

ability, it's spirit too. If you go back to Bezalone, the creation of the temple, God's

requirement was skill, ability, and spirit. So you should aim your compass at greatness. And in the end,

you know, your story is that they had tremendous skill and ability, but they remained humble.

It's all the Matthew West podcast. He really hopes you like it.

I really hope you like it.

What's up, my friends? Welcome to another episode of the Matthew West podcast.

I'm your host, Matthew West. And as always, I really hope you like it.

I love having all different kinds of guests on the podcast, and whether it's musical guests or, I mean, authors, speakers, you name it.

We've had them athletes on the show, and I'm just a curious person, and I love getting to have unique conversations with unique

people who have a powerful testimony to tell because guess what? We all have a powerful story to tell.

This next guest on today's show is somebody who I actually grew up listening to his music

and he has had an incredible career in the music industry, not just

in Christian music, but all beyond that. He's won six Grammy Awards. He's been listed as one of

the top 500 most influential music producers in all of music. He's got a really cool story

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