"When I’m honest, I look around and I’m surrounded by beauty and placating entertainment. There are a lot of things to dull the need. Sometimes for me, it’s when you step out and go to South Africa or India and you’re shown around and you begin to wake up and think, “Man, I’ve got a role to play, this is the most exciting time to be alive, there are so many incredible ways we can all join together and change the world.” Those are things that wake me up." - Jon Foreman

Causecast has spent the last several months conducting interviews with influential musicians, asking them about public service, causes they find important, and what role music can play in all of it.

Causecast Music Manager Brandon Deroche recently had the opportunity to speak with Jon Foreman of Switchfoot and Fiction Family to discuss Darfur, the idea of peace, and a strange conversation he once overheard in a bookstore.

Read the full interview at Causecast.org