Switchfoot was just a simple band from San Diego before it was pushed to the limelight when Nicholas Sparks' novel-turned-movie A Walk to Remember used four of their songs for its soundtrack.
Bassist Tim Foreman went on a trip down memory lane with Mashable and recalled how he and brother Jon, the band's vocalist started their music careers, and how it took a big jump with A Walk to Remember.
"Our band's trajectory up until that point had been slow and steady growth from one album to the next, and then that was definitely like jumping on a rocket ship," he said.
Tim shared that he and the band even attended the Hollywood premiere for the movie and described how it felt being on the red carpet with stars such as Mandy Moore and David Hasselhoff."It was such a surreal experience, and I think we were just kind of laughing the whole way. We couldn't believe that this little band from San Diego was doing this Hollywood thing," he said.
The band has only gotten more popular since then, but some of the songs used in the movie such as "Dare You to Move" and "Learning to Breathe" are still in high demand. Surprisingly, the band never gets tired of playing hit songs over and over again.
"We have a lot of songs to pull from now, and I think that's something that keeps it fresh for us, and I think we're fortunate that those 'hit songs' are songs that we're still very passionate about," shared Tim.
He said that those songs hold a lot of meaning for the band, and they consider them timeless songs that resonate with everybody no matter what period of life they are in.
During the interview, Tim also shared the value of living in the present. He said that people get so focused on their desired destination that they often miss the beauty of the journey.
"That's been my experience," he said. "I think as a band, as individuals, it's easy to focus on where you're headed — everyone has goals, and it's great to have goals — but what's happening right now is many times more important than that destination that may or may not be in the future."
