From DRUGS to JESUS! PETRA Lead Singer John Schlitt + Single “Feel It” LIVE | Jukebox | Huckabee
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- John’s eight-year stint with legendary rock band, Head East, put him on the map in terms of his career-the band was celebrated for its raw energy and swagger. John’s career seemed set, but it all came to a distressing end in 1980 when he was let go by the band. The reason: John had an out-of-control drug and alcohol addiction. In 1986, he joined the Christian rock group Petra. This time, however, he was focused, and armed with a powerful message: Jesus Christ is alive and through Him we are to be victorious in His perfect plan for us. Twenty years late, John is a man who lives for Jesus and makes no bones about his faith. Catch his interview and performance here on Huckabee!
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Dude has been ROCKIN' for over 5-decades and still sounds amazing! 😎
You are a good man John Schlitt. I always loved Head East but couldn't be happier that you left that lifestyle behind.
My wife and I use to go to Church at the same Church in Nashville where John and his wife went. Great people! John often was an usher.
Wonderful still rocking for Jesus
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Which Church did they go to in Nashville??
The beyond belief era Petra needs to put out another album or at least a single with good old 80s synth and guitar solos.
At age 16, i sang Petra's songs and won a few talent contests. That was 34+ years ago
John Schlitt is the best male vocalist I have ever heard. I started listening to Head East at age 16 and ended up in the same church that John got saved at in Lincoln Illinois.
I interviewed him in the 6th grade, 1976-77, for the school newspaper, he was married to my brother's 2nd grade teacher.
I remember I met John Schlitt at a very tiny church, he put on a very small concert, maybe 80 people were present and I bought one of his cassette tapes and got his autograph on the Petraphonics cassette tape. He has a great voice!!
Wow. i’m the 80s, Petra along with many other great Christian bands while deployed n the Navy. a lot of guys would come up jamming and ask who they we’re. “It’s Christian Rock”. they went blank. at least one guy headed to DL in California shortly later during a Christian jubilee to watch Petra after i turned him in their music.
God can work in any great way He wants. music is just one of them ways 😊
He's also part of the Jay Sekulow Band
John you still have an amazing voice for Jesus! Love this song!👍
I know it's very late, you have a gift I don't have. I guess I'll put it straight up, you have a voice of angel
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One of the legends of Christian music.
One of the greatest singers of the Lord!
Agree
An absolute legend! So excellent at what he does, and yet so humble!
YOU DID GREAT JOHN!😄ALL FOR THE GLORY OF GOD!!!😄😄😄👍👍👍🕊🕊🕊🕊🙏🙏🙏💜💜💜
He still is!
Oh this is Great! John Schmitt sounds Amazing Mike Huckabee said it right John is a Fantastic Singer! The Song he Performed on here Blew Me Away I am Amazed his voice at the age is Incredible and Absolutely if there was a Real True RRHOF not the Rolling Stone Magazine Award Hall which Baffles me that it’s not called out for being pred. Very Unfair Organization . In 1977 I had emergency surgery and was diagnosed with a Muscle Nerve Disease I had to withdraw from my 9th grade year and I had to spend most of that year recovering the very first thing I got to go out and do my oldest Brother took me to my first concert I spent a lot of my time listening to Music I had Really Liked the Head East Albums and had some Favorite Songs we went to see Head East had really Good seats and Wow John Schmitt just was So Good and seeing the Band live like that was Awesome I have since been to almost 700 concerts I am Very Happy for John and Glad He found Jesus and giving his Gift! Another Singer I had lost track of John Elefante who replaced Steve Walsh for a few years in The Band Kansas and is a Great Singer I got to see him with Kansas I found an interview and he was talking about his work with Petra and John Schmitt. I Wish The Best for both Vocalists! Thank You for posting this!
Loved seeing Mike Huckabee up there jamming the bass!! Awesome! This made me smile!!
I still remember sharing his testimony in Nagaland india while we're on tour together it's such a blessing meeting personally he is a gem.
Love. The best modern christian song by Petra in the 90s
Sounds great !! Love it! God bless John Schlitt!!
Wow! Amazing! His voice hasn’t aged a bit! Good song,too.
Wow! John is the greatest vocalist!
All the way from Argentina. I grew up listening to Petra. He’s aging… his voice isn’t. Amazing talent.
You can tell he gave up all the drugs because he still has a great voice!! 👍👍🙏
Favorite Singer of all time!
Wow so cool. I grew up in Lincoln Il and Headeast played at our HS plus tons of other shows around Il. So glad John is still at it.
Ok, it has been a while since I've seen John, but there is NO mistaking that voice! It sounds just as pure as it did in 1986 on that first Petra album.
No solo un gran cantante. un gran hombre de Dios. Gracias x todo
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Saludos.tengo un lindo recuerdo de la gira por Costa Rica 🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷💯💯
Good for him!!!!!!
Still my favourite Petra album is jeckle & hyde. By far petra heaviest cd
We had the Flat as a pancake 8 track on the team bus in 1977…we rocked!
I enjoy Petra when I was teenager I wonder about him
Great interview and it is awesome to see someone in the industry he is in and use it to Glorify Jesus. God has honored his talent to draw in others who do not know the love of Jesus.
Petra put on a great show tonight in Temperance Mi April 12th 2024
I've seen Petra on a few occasions. Always the spirit-filled show in John is such a great front man.for Christ❤❤❤❤❤
Saludos desde chile ❤
I saw Head East in the early 80’s. One of the best concerts I’ve ever seen and I’ve seen a lot. Keep rocking John!
6 de mayo del 2000🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷
I love his album unfit for swine I'm 54 and I think I heard that album when I was 27 I've been listening to it ever since
Thank you 4Sharing!!!❤🎉 MuchLove!!!❤🎉
My only song that I heard of his is Fools God and I listen to it daily, awesome Christian song ,I love it and have also sent it to other people to listen to it awesome praise God!
Wow! That’s the best song I’ve heard John sing in a while. Killer lead guitar too!
My wife and I was so lucky to see Petra in person near us ! John sounded so beautiful and amazing in person just like in there videoZ’s
Beautiful 👍👍👍
One of my fav singer of all time
I had a chance to meet John Schlitt and Petra back in the day, when he had just joined the band. They were recording their first album with John at Pakaderm studios in California at the same time I was there recording a demo of three songs for another record label. Very nice guys. Those were fun times. Got the chance to hear their new stuff before it was released.
Just saw Petra live in Louisville KY about a month ago and it was an absolutely awesome show. Grew up listening to them and was so excited to have the chance to go.
john i have followed you from the begening of headeast. i live in Decatur Il. and have seen you everytime you were anywhere close you have always been a positive force in my life . keep doing what you do and gods love to you always
John's a really nice guy, too, with a great sense of humor! Had a chance to speak with him a few times. He's one of the most personable members of "Petra", though they're all great.
Amen John. Love you since 1986 with back to the street album. Head east was ok also.
What a great voice.!!
wow, sounds exactly the same as i remember from the Petra days
This Old School Shake Schlitt!!! The Best
John .. the legend
Nice praise the same❤❤❤
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If I'm not mistaken that's Scott Bernard on guitar. Long ago he went to my church in Lafayette, La. and moved away went on to great things including playing in Kenny Loggins' band. I love to see people singing for the glory of Jesus
ARLEN AND CINDY TSCHUDIN 💕 WE ARE PRAYER WARRIORS FOR OUR HEAVENLY FATHER 🙏 💕 GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL FAMILY
Nice interview and great song!!
One of the greatest Christian rock voices of all time. I remember Petra 30 years ago on the Beyond Belief Tour with Josh McDowell and he is still as good.
Jaciinda ❤❤❤❤
Great ,huck is rockin da bass on that one (he could have a career on bass )
True rock is diluted these days. Today's 'rockers' need to take lessons form people like John Schlitt.
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Sorry it’s called Fools Gold fantastic song
Have you heard DAN VASC Mr HUCKABY tHE best. HE replaced ELVIS as my favorite singer. LISTEN to his AMAZING GRACE
With his talking voice, you'd never think he could hit those high notes singing. Strange thing is, hitting those real high vocals while singing actually makes your voice lower tone in regular speech. I don't know the science behind it, but it even affects some females talking voice. John can hit those highs that's for sure. I like Petra band they have some good songs. Only one guy I know sounds similar to johns singing voice and that's Steve Perry from Journey.
I wonder if Mike has ever heard Greg X. Volz the Voice of RocK?
GREG X VOLZ IS THE LEAD SINGER OF PETRA. 🙏❤❤❤
Great to see and awesome sound!!! Funny how boring titled groups like Petra Praise and ACDC did have wives and families. Pity ACDC never went to a good church, bon scott would be alive like j schlitt - finding god takes support! Let's keep trying too, trusting by fruit(achievement
Head East was awesome, his work in Petra is amazing, but you have to listen to " Unfit for Swine " his solo album is unbelievable, he was doing stuff with the Jay Seducokul or something like that band too. I'm not sure what he is doing here but it is absolutely terrible 😢 Sorry John...
Should have stuck with drugs
Whaaat 😳🥴? Are you a nihilist? Jesus gave him something far, far better than any drug.........ETERNAL LIFE....and it began when he trusted Jesus. You should try Him......he’s far better than the Alcohol, Ecstasy, and Amhetamines I have tried-a longer high, NO WITHDRAWALS, and the long-term kicks are Heavenly 😍🤗✝️😇🙏
You should have read the BIBLE , lol