Flyleaf Band

Flyleaf is an American rock band formed in Temple, Texas in 2000. They performed around the United States in 2003 until releasing their debut album, Flyleaf, in 2005. The band won an online poll on yahoo.com and was named Yahoo!'s Who's Next band of the month in March 2006. They were also named MTV's artist of the week on December 24, 2007.

All five members of the band are Christians. Their faith influences their music, but lead singer Lacey Mosley doesn't necessarily believe that makes Flyleaf a strictly Christian band. "We all share the same faith. And so when we deal with the whole 'Christian band thing,' we kind of think about something P.O.D. says, like, 'If you're a Christian, it affects everything in your life. So if you're a plumber, does that make you a Christian plumber?'" Mosley said. "I don't know the answer. We're a band, it's part of who we are, so it comes out in our music, and it's the fuel for what we do. And finding faith saved my life. So I'm not ashamed of it at all. And most of our albums reflects that.”

Bluefish TV interviewed Flyleaf at Six Flags over Texas in March 2008. Flyleaf headlined the concert with Family Force 5 and Hawk Nelson. After the concert, Bluefish producers went backstage to interview two of the five band members: vocalist, Lacey Mosley and guitarist, Sameer Bhattacharya for an upcoming youth Bible study.

Lacey shared about the early church and how the church made such an impact on culture then because they were countercultural. They lived so differently from everyone around them. Sameer mentioned how a lot of people have been burned by the church and that many Christians are confused about what it means to be a follower of Christ. Lacey stressed how we’re to reach out to those who have been hurt by the church by genuinely loving them. She explained how we really have to study what Jesus taught and did so we know how to make a difference.

Flyleaf is engaging with culture; loving on people and meeting them where they’re at. They really are a phenomenon. Not to mention that they write all of their lyrics.

The Bluefish TV interview with Flyleaf will be included in the upcoming Bible study for youth groups, the 2009 Youth Ministry Kit that will release August 1, 2008.