ICONIC Jan/Feb 2017 | Page 22

“ I ’ m living proof that it ’ s never too late to become what you ’ re supposed to be .”

“ I wanted to share my journey through the music on this album ,” Gokey explains . “ I have a story to tell to which I hope others will relate and I ’ ve realized that I have this gift of music through which to tell it . On Rise , I feel like I ’ ve really figured out how to connect my message with the music .” While most would argue that he made such a connection quite successfully on his preceding album , Hope in Font of Me , it doesn ’ t take long to realize that the message on this new project is decidedly a step forward . Hope is no longer in front of Danny . It is inside of him . “ Rise started with a question : What do I want to say ? Then , how do I want to say it ?” says Danny .

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