COBY JAMES: Shaking Off the Shackles

Coby James is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and part of one of Nashville’s most successful record labels, Centricity Music. On today’s episode, Coby and John talk about Coby’s relatively young but amazing career. They discuss Coby’s favorite superheroes, both in real life and in the Marvel Comics universe. Coby shares his biggest influences from the world of music. John asks about the uncertainty a 20-year old faces in these times and the episode concludes with Coby performing an acoustic version of the classic Mary Mary song ‘Shackles.’ HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL GET ON TODAY’S EPISODE 03:18 How Coby has “studied” John Mayer 05:01 Who is Coby’s favorite superhero and why 07:13 An out-of-body experience that Coby had on-stage 11:59 Who would Coby be if his music skills were taken away 14:00 What does the world look like to a 20-year-old right now 20:40 Coby shares what his experience was, as a kid, with Christ 24:52 John and Coby discuss about Coby’s song ‘Happier’ 32:13 What would Coby want his audience to take away from his songs 38: 46 Coby James performs ‘Shackles’ WE HOPE THIS SONGWRITING TIP HELPS YOU Coby says, “Vulnerability is the key to getting emotion. Being open and real about it all.” CONNECT WITH COBY JAMES Website - https://cobyjames.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cobyjamesmusic/ Facebook -  https://www.facebook.com/cobyjamesmusic YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRxkB41rHYmUwLdM0UWZbJQ SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/cobyjamesmusic CONNECT WITH NASHVILLE CHRISTIAN SONGWRITERS Nashville Christian Songwriters - www.nashvillechristiansongwriters.com  Kingdom Songwriter Academy - www.kingdomsongwritersacademy.com   Facebook - www.facebook.com/nashvillechristiansongwriters/  Instagram - www.instagram.com/nashvillechristiansongwriters/  Twitter - twitter.com/NCSsongwriters  SUBSCRIBE TO THE SONG REVOLUTION PODCAST Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/song-revolution-with-john-chisum/id1220274942 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6uIIh5kJrEjP6oxmJDKqHP If you liked this episode, please don’t forget to tune in, subscribe, and share this podcast! ABOUT THE SONG REVOLUTION PODCAST The Song Revolution Podcast exists to empower you through valuable songwriting insights, inspiration, and interviews with some of the greatest songwriters, producers, arrangers, artists, and creatives in the industry and beyond. Find out more at nashvillechristiansongwriters.co