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A Dana Perino Podcast: Everything Will Be Okay

The Rhythm of Unconditional Love with Five For Fighting

A Dana Perino Podcast: Everything Will Be Okay

Fox News Radio

Society & Culture, Education, Self-improvement, Business, Books, Careers, Arts

4.24.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

This week, Dana is joined by Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and producer John Ondrasik, of "Five for Fighting." John discusses how 9/11 was a pivotal moment in his decision to use music as an expression of his feelings about the current state of the world. He also talks about how his latest single, "Blood On My Hands" was a direct response to his frustration with the Biden Administration's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Keep up with Dana on Twitter: @DanaPerino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

From the Fox News Podcast Network, I'm Dana Perino and everything will be okay.

0:16.8

Hello and welcome back. Last time I sat down with Sadie Robertson-Huff,

0:21.1

a New York Times bestselling author, speaker, influencer, and host of a great podcast,

0:26.7

whoa, that's good. And I would say that was a great conversation. I loved hearing from people

0:33.5

that had a chance to listen and were very inspired and charmed by her as I was.

0:39.6

This week I'm joined by a talented artist who, while writing chart-topping hits,

0:44.0

also uses his songs to express some opinions and frustrations.

0:48.1

Start thinking about what is meaningful to you and how you will measure your satisfaction

0:59.3

and success. What does that look and feel like when you picture it in your mind?

1:09.7

John Andrazek is a singer-songwriter and producer selling more than 2.5 million albums,

1:15.5

including the platinum selling America Town and the battle for everything.

1:19.8

Under the band name, Fyre Fighting, his Grammy-nominated song, Superman, it's not easy.

1:25.2

A worldwide hit single and it became an anthem for the heroes of 9-11 and John performed the

1:30.8

song at the concert for New York City. And I hear this song a lot on Peloton, believe it or not.

1:37.5

In addition to making music, John is making a difference. He performs for the USO and has keynote

1:42.8

speaking engagements across the globe. John, thanks for being with me today.

1:55.6

Thanks, Dana. Thanks for having me.

1:57.1

We start at the beginning if you don't mind. Tell everybody about your upbringing and where you

2:03.2

were born and how you were raised. Born in the San Fernando Valley, Valley Boy,

2:09.2

to middle-class family, my dad was actually at the time an astrophysicist worked for JPL,

2:16.7

to Jeff Poulson Laboratory in the 70s, kind of the glory days of space flight.

2:22.7

So that was quite cool seeing him bring home the pictures of the moons of Saturn and all the

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