Melissa: I think it has a lot to do with making sure you're in the word everyday and staying focus. We feel very Blessed to sing in front of a great audience like we did tonight. There's three thousand people some nights then there's two hundred people. GOD is like remember why you're doing this. Greg has been challenging us lately to make sure we give excellence no matter who's out there. I love that, I think that's a great challenge. We realize why we do this and are thankful for the gifts that we have are from GOD. We take it for granted and he can take it away.
How does Avalon selects who sings what? Do all of you read the song lyrics and immediately know who will sing what verses or is there a selection process?
Jeremi: Well, Interesting enough I have not been involved in this process yet. But I have heard many stories, especially on the last album. Of course you know Avalon being of four members there's always a voting process. Most of the selection of solos and like who's going to sing what harmony is decided by the producer or the record label. So there's not a lot of internal decisions on that. If something would have come up and it would be .... Oh that's way too high or to low then there could be an evaluation. But it's definitely something that's not controlled by us.
Groups have to deal with each other personalities. So there's going to be diverse opinions and ideas on the project at hand. How do all of you bring everything together in a unified fashion?
Janna: I think it's kind of a democracy. We have to choose a song or a choice has to be made on an album cover. You have to concede sometimes and realize it's not just whether you're looking good and sounding good. You have three other people to consider.
Melissa: It's true. Twelve years you would think a group like this and with all the decisions it has made on who sings what and whatever. There would be a lot more drama than it has been.
Janna: You realize when one of you succeeds, all of you succeed. If one of you shines than that spreads the light on everybody, so it's a lot of giving and taking.
How does Avalon choose the songs for the tour?
Jeremi: Well choosing the songs for the tour is definitely a struggle, because God has Blessed Avalon with so many great tunes. So finding a way to incorporate the new album, which is ultimately why everyone is on tour. You want to get the word out, but find a way to not neglect the old. So there's a lot of melodies and a few songs fall by the way side. It's sad, but you can't do them all.
This was Jody McBrayer final album, how does it feel not touring with him?
Greg: It's sort of a weird situation, because we're sad to have Jody leave but on the same hand we're so thrilled with Jeremi and what he has brought to Avalon. Not just his incredible talent, his spirit and his dancing of course. His spirit matches the spirit of Avalon. We could have found somebody really talented and have a terrible spirit or find somebody who had a great spirit and really couldn't sing very well. We're glad we have both of those.
