Jennifer Knapp Goes Back to Kansas

There’s nothing like a relaxed, sit-down conversation –
especially when discussing complicated things like faith, love,
and art. True Tunes is committed to long-form dialogue in a world
that is increasingly (and tragically) defined and governed by
social media metrics and pithy one-liners. This conversation with
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Jennifer Knapp may be our
longest yet – but we wouldn’t have it any other way.


 


Knapp has come a long way since her debut LP, Kansas, was
certified Gold 25 years ago. She followed that with two more
critically acclaimed and commercially successful LPs in the
Christian music market and earned increased respect and
opportunities to share her craft on mainstream stages. She
gathered two Grammy nominations and sold a million albums in
three years, but things were not well behind the scenes. In 2002,
after fulfilling her contractual obligations, Jennifer dropped
out of the scene, disconnected from the industry, and moved to
Australia. After an eight-year hiatus and coming out as gay,
Knapp returned in 2010.


 


Jennifer recently revisited her debut, re-recording Kansas with
producer Steve Hindalong to celebrate its 25th anniversary. On
this episode of the podcast, Knapp visits John and Michelle
Thompson in their East Nashville home to talk about her journey,
her faith, and what it has been like to go back to Kansas. We’ll
also hear a bit from Hindalong about how the project came
together.


 


Find the full song list and more at TrueTunes.com/Knapp


 


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