"Our whole answer is, call us whatever you want. You can call us a Christian band, you can call us a rock and roll band. And we can go out on tour with this band, and we can go out on tour with that band. But we don't care. We're just doing what we do. We're having fun. We write about what we want to write about and, you know, most of the time, that's, you know, our hearts and our faith."He went on to discuss how one just has to go for faith, and how he compared it to jumping off a cliff in a song ("Life After Death and Taxes (Failure II)").{{cite web |url = http://www.ichthus.org/index.php?option=com_zoom&Itemid=46&page=view&catid=4&PageNo=1&key=1&hit=1 |title = Relient K Interview
I know that there have been some rumors and speculation about my future in Relient K. I suppose I should clear that up. The time has, in fact, come for me to leave the band. This has been a very difficult decision, but I know that this is the right one. Relient K has been a huge part of my life and I'm sure that it is going to take a long time to get used to not being a part of the band any more. I've had a lot of good times, met a lot of great people, and been able to go a lot of places. it's been a blessing and a pleasure to work with Matt, Matt, John, and Jon. Also, I want to thank everyone else who has been involved with the band, especially those who have been on the road with us. Our fans are amazing and I want to thank all of you for your support and enthusiasm.
I am moving on to new music projects, and I hope that I will still have all of your support. Come the first of the year I will be devoting most of my time to Gypsy Parade . Feel free to look us up and say hi. Until then I will playing with Relient K, so I've got a few more shows left in me. I suppose that this is my "farewell tour." hopefully I, and the rest of Relient K, will see you at one of them.
Thanks to all of you.
-Dave Douglas
"It's time to move on," according to Relient K's Matt Thiessen. "It's time for Christian music to bleed into everything."
Relient K's Thiessen sees it as a very good sign. "Bands don't have to go through the Christian music door," he says, "to express what they believe in through a song."
"That's what Christianity is all about," Thiessen adds. "C.S. Lewis wasn't about just writing to Christians to make them better. He was about writing books that everyone could read and expand their minds. That's what music is all about, too. long ago it was absurd that P.O.D. was doing Ozzfest or that Sixpence None the Richer was all over the radio. Then, all of a sudden, it's all changed."
!Release Date !Album !US Billboard Peak !RIAA Certification |- |April 25, 2000 |''Relient K'' | |Gold |- |August 25, 2001 |''The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek'' |#158 |Gold |- |March 11, 2003 |''Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do'' |#38 |Gold |- |November 2, 2004 |''Mmhmm'' |#15 |Gold |- |March 6, 2007 |''Five Score and Seven Years Ago'' |#6 | |- |October 23, 2007 |''Let it Snow, Baby... Let it Reindeer'' | | |
Only seven living things have ever been spotted within its borders. They are: Matt Thiessen, Dave Douglas, Jon Schneck, Matt Hoopes, and John Warne, as well as Merle the Squirrel and a mysterious talking tree.
Strange happenings occur within Woodland Forest, such as magically appearing cabbages, flying bassists, and people made of glass. It is not uncommon for weights to fall from the sky. The scientific nature behind these events has yet to be explained. Possibly they will be touched upon in later episodes.
Some new animation is said to be done for episode 2 and maybe even episode 3, as Matt Thiessen recently talked about it. He said he is done recording his voice for episode 2.