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now on Chatterbox, we're just lucky enough to
welcome back John Henry Harvey. John, welcome
back to Chatterbox. How are you, sir? Hello,
John. Oh, I'm doing fine. Thank you so much for
having me. This is a real honor. It's an honor
for us as well. It's great to have you back.
Great to have a catch -up with you. Great to
represent you, of course. But you know, it's...
So... What's been going on? You've been quite
busy. You've done lots of releases. So tell us
about what you've been doing since we last chatted
It's been pretty busy by the looks of it. Oh,
yeah, I'm staying real busy Right now. I'm busy
writing songs. I'm collaborating on a couple
of songs Getting ready to go into the recording
studio next week and laying down tracks Looking
forward to it. Is this singles or is this for
the the album that's planned for 2026? Well,
yeah, it'll be an album but I'll probably start
releasing them as singles I'm quite excited about
this album and I'll tell you why John because
there are a number of religious and Christian
radio stations in the UK. In fact, the number
is growing but in addition to that in the UK
there is a Christian album chart and if and it's
done by the official chart company the same people
that do the top hundred like our version of the
billboard so it's done officially through them
so I'm quite excited to get your album out and
I'm going to make sure that we know when the
album comes out I'm going to make sure that we
know which radio stations give the data and which
shops give the data to that chart so we will
do our best on it I can assure you make sure
it gets to the right places the right people
play it so I'm very excited with that album so
we can we do what we can with it of course I
have to and I can't thank you enough it's what
we do isn't it but you know we've got that chart
and hopefully next there'll be a Christian singles
chart there's not one yet not an official one
but hopefully there will be one They've done
the album chart now, so let's hope they go for
it. There's no reason why not, of course. Why
would you have one, not the other? So I reckon
it will come. Slight delay. It's only a slight
delay, I think. Tell us about some of the singles.
Some of the singles, yes. Well, they're all Christian
-oriented. What I'm writing now is about San
Padre Pio, which he's the patron saint of healing
and pain. I have a very good friend of mine in
New York, Charlotte Hoag, and she was best friends
with San Pedro's assistant, or San Pio's assistant,
and the assistant passed away about a month ago,
and before he passed away, my friend Charlotte
was visited by St. Pio, and he gave her instructions
to heal people. And that's what she's been doing
she's been blessing people with the oil. Son
Pio and she's brought several people out of comas
you save many lives it's just it's incredible
and every time she performs a miracle a pink
rose appears okay given me were on a video with
her one morning and she said. I've just put oil
on on your pictures look at your hands and tell
me if they're turning red and they did okay they
turned they turned a beautiful rose color red
and and uh she said now watch out you're gonna
find a pink rose somewhere well an hour later
I was taking the trash out and there was a pink
rose on my front steps oh just just there just
literally randomly there Yeah, it was a beautiful
moment. And so that's what one of my songs are
going to be about. St. Pius, he had a, what do
they call it? Stagnata, where he bore the injuries
on his hands and feet of where Jesus was nailed
to the cross. It's quite an interesting story
about him. So I'm writing one. One about him,
and I'm almost finished corroborating on one
about the seven days of creation, which is in
Genesis, and a few others. So I'm real excited
about them. And I don't really need that many
songs to get an album out because I've got quite
a few singles already, which I can include into
the album. Yeah, I would like... to hear or I'd
love if Jesus Never Tapped Out could be included
one way or another whether it be a different
version of it or whether it be something acoustic
or something really it doesn't matter it's the
same version I would love to see that within
the album I think that could help greatly as
well and I think it's a great song it will be
that that's still my all -time that's my all
-time favorite song That I have written it touched
my life so much it changed my life and Of course,
you have a really great video goes with it. I
believe it is changed other lives, too Also,
I mean I think the the the the Jen that the the
creation song from Genesis the seven days I think
that could be an amazing song. I I feel that's
one that could Get new fans and I think it's
one that could do quite well with us. You know,
with the correct airplay like we've done with
Eli, I think it could work very well. It's something
that everybody will know of and be aware of,
but putting that in a great song, that could
work really well. So let's fingers crossed for
that. I think another song that'll go really
well is the one that John sings about his daughter.
I think that should go in because that is an
amazing song. Very beautiful song. It is beautiful.
But then again, he will also, he's also, I know
it's very special to him and Kim as well, but...
Every time, sorry Don, I'm going to interrupt
you, sorry. Every time I hear that soul, I don't
know why this happens, I sit and I listen to
it, I'm in my own bubble, but I feel like, even
talking about it now, that someone's just literally
the cold shiver down the spine. Every time I
hear that soul. Brings a... kind of brings a
tear. It's a great effect. And of course, what
we must also remember, John, is also how it affected
the panel. You know, you have done well, but
the last song struggled for some reason. That
blew my mind. We're still getting people, it's
like getting the UK used to country music. Well,
they all know Dolly Parton and things, but lots
of different types of country they're not used
to in the UK. It's not as big as people think
it would be. So, of course, Christian and religious
songs is also something else. But the way that
we played the Angel song, of course, had a lot
of airplay. And I think the fact that the panel,
they gave it the 12 that week. One, it's because
they got used to hearing it, and when they knew
what it was about, and also, not only are the
lyrics really amazing, it's just a fantastic
song all round, quality -wise, just in every
way. I prefer that song, and I shouldn't say
it, and I'm so sorry, I prefer that song to Jesus
Never Tapped Out. I'm sorry, but that's my opinion.
I like them both in greatly different ways. Don't
be sorry, thank you. I want all my songs to be
special to people, you know, and I thank you
very much. Of course, of course. Some are more
relatable to others, you know, and that's the
beauty of music. Yes, yeah. You know, it doesn't
all happen to be about the same. I think with
Christian and religious musics, so a UK audience
that may be not, we're saying that aren't God
-fearing and not going to church we're saying,
so we're just saying an average person listening
to the radio, I think your songs are ideal because
it's not forceful, you're getting the message
across but it's for a beautiful song, you're
not forcing it down their throats but it's a
great song at the same time, it's quite uplifting.
uh and if it was forks for we wouldn't be able
to play it because i don't think that's fair
on people but i i do feel that they're the message
gets across in a really good way through a really
good song no so people then can make their own
decision can't they you know so that's how i
think they come over yeah it's uh yeah well thank
you so much flavor in rock and roll you know
I love contemporary music and NASA music that
I want to use for all of my songs I mean it's
what I grew up with you know I didn't grow up
with Christian you know I grew up with the Beatles
with the Rolling Stones the Kinks all that and
And and and I love I love that music so it's
like, you know Why not sing from my heart about
the message? I want to get across and and use
that music and I think that people relate they
relate to that it captures their interest and
then they can go back and You know listen little
lyrics. Well, yes quite and of course Jesus never
tapped out the video you got in YouTube is so
amazing it is like The Blues Brothers meet the
Lord. It is so well done. The way it's done,
the way you're done. It's incredible. I love
the Blues Brothers. Oh yeah, me too. It's perfect.
Thank you. I love 12 Bar Blues and I love the
Blues Brothers. That's my favorite movie of all
time. I've probably seen it a hundred times.
All the great musicians in there. I haven't seen
it. I still laugh. I still laugh like crazy.
In fact, Kim and I just watched it the other
night and it's just as funny. I never saw the
new one when they did it. To me, I just never
wanted to see the new one when they did it. You
know, the 2001, I didn't. I've never saw it so
but the original one yeah, and when I used to
run cinemas that did many late night Saturday
nights into the Sunday morning I can assure you
did many many one several times a year would
come around, you know Because it was a great
movie and they don't come dressed up. Of course
all the audience, you know, so there we go. So,
yeah, yeah, yeah, absolutely of course another
thing we want to do is with the Album is of course
we would like to get you and we spoke about it
briefly through messages and that is to get you
over here doing some concerts and of course it
could be on the back of the album and of course
we've got the the the chain of kings churches
massive churches that take thousands of people
there's one one in Hastings alone our town with
over a thousand i know quite a few people from
there and um it's basically yes and they're quite
sort of happy clappy and happy and they put on
concerts and then a whole chain of them. So you
can book up an artist to go round the churches,
if you know what I mean. So when the album comes
out, we get in touch and we work something out
with you and them and sort it all out. So there
is possibilities on the back of the album. I
would absolutely love that. Thank you, I'd love
that. It's all to do with timing, isn't it, and
things, and making the most out of things. I
mean, we could get you over to do a few concerts
now, but I think on the back of the album, that's
going to be so special and everything's going
to help each other, you know. And every track
on that album is going to be a Christian song,
so that would get... I mean, I really think the
church should get behind it as well, the King's
Church, you know. It's not particularly, it's
a thing of its own. It is more of a Cistrac type
church than it is a Catholic or a Church of England
or anything. But that's the ideal church to have
the concerts in, it really is. And if some others
want to do them, great. But I mean, there's like
a hundred of these churches in the UK, all part
of the chain, whatever you want to call it. There's
good options there. Yeah, we've got good options.
That is totally awesome. I love playing at churches.
This is massive, isn't it? They really get into
it. Yeah, they do them on a Saturday night, the
concerts and things. I mean, listen, they don't
just do Christian. I mean, they had an Abbot
tribute band and filled it out. I mean, they
have other stuff as well. Yeah, so they do concerts,
don't they? And open the church to people that
aren't members of congregation, so anyone can
go and buy a ticket and come in, you know. So,
yeah, there we go. Local food bank. Oh yes it's
the Hastings one and that's where the food bank
is for the people that are struggling so yeah
yeah that's all done for the same church there
we go so but like I said that's not one church
that's a whole load of them so you know but as
long as you can tell me when in advance you know
a good time in advance when you think the album
is coming out like what month it's coming out
Then we, cause with this sort of stuff, we need
to plan, don't we? And get everything just right,
John. So, uh, but yeah, there's always plans.
It just sometimes doesn't fall in place for a
while. That's all, you know, I know that well,
but, uh, yeah, I'll, I'll keep you posted as,
as to when it was coming out. Like I say, we're
getting ready to lay tracks next week. Hopefully
that'll take a couple of weeks and then another
week to mix and master. And I'm hoping in a couple
of months it'll all be ready. I'll get all my
singles together and the ones that I'm recording
now and put it into one album. Yeah, no, brilliant.
That keeps updating, absolutely. And Tutu present
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duo John, does Kim sing on any of your songs
at all? She's over here. She's got a hand on
her mouth. She's laughing. No, she doesn't sing,
but she has inspired so many of my songs. So
many. When her brother passed away, I wrote a
song as a tribute to him and of course her daughter
and God's pretty little girl. That was my wedding
vows to her. Lovely song. Yeah, she's my inspiration.
She sings in my heart on that. I love that. And
of course, she does play a major part with...
your concepts and everything else. She goes with
you. She probably drives you as well. No doubt
she does your bookings as well. But there you
go. But I know she's a big part. She does a lot
for me. We play at adult daycares and I go in
and I play old hymns and she ministers to the
people there while I play and perform. I made
the mistake of calling her my assistant once.
I thought she was going to knock me out with
my guitar. She goes, I'm not your assistant.
I'm your administrator. I'm your music director.
That's brilliant. If she's the boss, just let
her be whatever she wants to be. You're only
the singer, John, yeah? I remember you talking
about the daycare centre with Chris James. She
tells me what to do and I do it. That's the best
way. You make a great team. We heard your interview
with Chris James and we were very humbled to
hear that you go into these centers and sing
to these people. It's amazing. It was an amazing
interview. In fact, I managed to get a recording
of it, which I must send you and Chris Spearer.
I have actually got a recording of it. It's one
of the joys of my life to do that. A lot of these
people, they have dementia. And when they hear
me sing the old hymns that they don't even sing
anymore in the churches. Everything is modern.
So when they hear these old hymns it takes them
back. And I think it helps them a lot. They're
blessed and I'm certainly blessed and my wife
Kim is blessed. We've got an artist over here.
He had minor hits in the USA in the early 70s
called Tony Christie but he's been massive here.
And it's just the way to Amarillo. It might have
been a hit in America. I know he had some minor
ones on the billboard, but massive here. Now,
he's in his early 80s now and he's got diagnosed
with vascular dementia. However, his doctor said
to him, he said, you're in the ideal trade to
be big business because you're a singer and he's
still doing his... his farewell tour which is
five years in now but but basically it's what
you're saying about the singing because he's
uh he's in the entertainment business and he's
a singer so that his doctor said to him said
you're in the best trade business possible because
the singing and he remembers the words he does
he takes his son along you know with him but
i mean this guy has had number one hits he's
been one actually eight weeks we've won the songs
in uh in the last 20 years and you know really
big star here but yeah he was actually saying
on his chat box interview yeah it's uh his GP
his doctor told him that yeah definitely the
best best trade to be in for you know dementia
is to being as being a singer and so far bless
him It's working out for him. It really is. He's
going out on the stage. He's remembering all
the words. He may not go home and remember who
the next door neighbor is, but he can remember
all the words of those songs for the people going
to watch him. Amazing, isn't it? Incredible.
In fact, he's on his way to Australia, I think,
right now. That is amazing. Yeah. My father had
vascular dementia, but I was very, very lucky
with it because, yeah, I mean, he was born in
1927. We lost him. in 2022 but I was so lucky
with him because although he couldn't remember
what he had for lunch or what he'd done in the
previous year or even who the prime minister
was he could remember things that he did in the
1930s and the 1940s but he always remembered
who I was yeah and thank goodness for it because
how awful must it be because you see that person
it's a cruel wicked disease because it's almost
like the person there in front of you has passed
away because they're there yeah but they're not
there are they it's so so wicked so so lucky
so lucky what about his coffin that was coffee
yeah we did because he was a football referee
uh for many years and um he's coughing bless
him it was it wasn't what the answer was what
i chose and it was a white coffin but it was
black and white footballs just footballs all
around the coffin That's what he was. That was
wooden, but it was just caught. Because he was
a referee and loved football so much, so that's
what we did. So yeah, he thinks about things
like that. That's such a special story and I'm
very sorry for your loss. Yeah, but also he was,
thank you John, but we knew it was coming and
he was 94. But of course deep down when he was
getting his late 80s into 90, you hope they're
going to make it to 100, don't you? But no, it
wasn't to be. Sadly. There we go. But 94, yeah.
As they say, a good innings, but it is. You know,
a lot of people sadly, as you know, don't have,
you know, aren't lucky enough to go to old age,
so yeah. There we go, so yeah, we're glad to
have him. We were lucky to have him that late,
because he was in his early 40s when I was born.
So to think... I was in my 50s early 50s when
he passed and he was at 40 when I was born you
imagine that I was so lucky lucky to still had
him below my 50s so ungrateful really grateful
you know it was a long time to have him being
born so late if you know what I mean so yeah
very lucky John could you do me a favor involves
Kim I'd like him to give you a hug for on my
part and I want to say thank you so much when
I put the photograph of my late mum up on the
Facebook your comment meant the world to me and
I've kept I've screenshot that and I've kept
that so thank you so much that meant the world
seriously thank you Kim you're making me cry
Sorry, I was being honest, John. Sorry. No, don't
be sorry. Thank you. So, tell us about some of
the songs that you've done. I mean, when we first
chatted, I think it was like December 2024, I
guess. It was getting towards the end of the
year. And I'm trying to think what we had. Obviously,
Jesus never tapped out. We had God's pretty little
girl by then. I'm trying to think what else we
had that we were talking about. out of control.
I think you were just bringing out about the
time we spoke. Jesus, I'm in love with you. Jesus,
I'm in love with you. That's one that we haven't
talked about on Chatterbox. So tell us all about
that one. Wow. That's a very personal song about
my relationship with Jesus. I'm just so in love
with him. I wanted to make it a love song, and
that's what I did. I made it a love song. I had
the music. for a while a lot of times i'll have
the music first and then i'll come up with the
lyrics later and that that's one that jesus never
tapped out was like that too i had that jam for
a long time and then i came up with the lyric
lyrics for that but uh jesus i'm in love with
you is one of my very very favorite songs i remember
that real kind comment that you sent me on that
song it meant the world to me That's good. We'll
have to put that song in the interview, darling.
We are. You don't need to say it. Oh, sorry.
That's why I'm mentioning them soon, because
this is how we do chatterbox. After six years,
you're getting the hang of it now, are you? Well
done, dear. Well done, yay! Excellent, yeah.
Do I get a gold star? No, you get to edit it.
And Tutu present a radio show So here's Nick
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fly. Let's tell us a little bit about where angels
fly, of course. Tell us a little bit about that
one as well. Okay, where angels fly. Kim's daughter
was diagnosed with cancer when she was four years
old. Passed at 21, but they got rid of the cancer,
but she passed from the complications of medicine
and how they got rid of cancer. And Kim stayed
by that child's side like crazy. all day, all
night. Took her to all her appointments. Just
totally took care of her. Died in the hospital.
She was in our arms when she passed. I felt so
bad because little Sarah, that was, she was her
world. Sarah's favorite book was Peter Pan. Peter
Pan. There was a land called Never Never Land.
And Never Never Land was where children never
had to grow up. Then there was Wendy, who was
Peter Pan's best friend. She was like the go
-between between not having to grow up and being
an adult. And looking back on it, I realized
that Sarah wanted to stay in Never Never Land.
I can't say as I blame her. So that's where Rangels
Fly and Never Never Land came. So although it's
not really a Christian song per se, it comes
from a Christian heart. Yeah. A lot of people
would probably think it was, but yeah. Can I
ask, can I ask how old Sarah was when you first
got into, when she first got, was in your life,
John, how old was she? Well, when I came into
the picture, 17 or 18. You said once, you say
she's your daughter, but then you say, no, she's
Kim's daughter. But no, in reality, that's how
it is. So there's no need to say. She called
me daddy, so that's good enough for me. Exactly.
So you should always look upon her as your daughter.
That's all the proof that you needed for what
you just said. So they're the most amazing lyrics
ever, anywhere. It's such incredible lyrics,
John. And of course, you are in the final of
the Hit or Miss Season 4 and we can only wish
you the very, very best of luck. You are going
to do well in the final, but incredible though.
I'm wishing you the best. It's just an incredible
song. It deserves to win awards all over the
place. Not just a hit or miss final. It deserves
awards. It's like a masterpiece. I'm sure Lennon
and McCarthy must have had a song that is more
special than all the others to them and I'm sure
all the great writers have done. But to me, that's
good, really. That means the world to me, thank
you so much. John, what does your church folk
think of your music career and what you're doing?
They like it. Good. They like it quite a bit.
They allow me to come there and play, but it's
also a church... full of musicians. I mean, it's
incredible the amount of music that comes through
that church, but they have all taken to me quite
a bit. We've only got about six minutes left
because we don't have the Zoom Pro anymore. I
want to ask you a couple of questions. One is,
with Easter coming up, John, have you got an
Easter message for the Chatterbox listeners around
the world? What would you like to say to them?
Oh man, what I'd like to say to the world is
don't ever stop praying. Don't ever stop hoping
for peace, for love, for harmony, and for everybody
to get along. That's the main thing I can say.
And that Jesus died on the cross for the sinners.
He took everybody's sin. His blood cleanses everybody,
gives them grace. And you know, people say that
Jesus was killed. Jesus wasn't killed. Jesus
gave his life because he could have stopped it.
at any time but he gave his life and then on
the third day he rose again proving that he is
the one he is god he is there been a lot of gods
before him hercules zeus and just tons and tons
and none of them went all the way now jesus died
on the cross so he could be resurrected go all
the way to prove to the world and when he was
laying on that cross for six hours dying over
300 prophecies were fulfilled from the Bible.
It's incredible. That's how much He loved us
all. On Holy Thursday, when they had the Last
Supper, that's all about forgiveness. He washed
His disciples' feet, including Judas, to betray
Him. So, the message is to love everyone, to
forgive everyone, love God above all others,
and love each other. I'd like to ask, if there's
somebody at home by themselves and they've lost
somebody, they're in a pretty bad way, how can
you give them hope to start believing again?
What message have you got for them to get them
to, you know, totally not lose their way and
to get straight again and start believing again?
What would you say to them? Because there's going
to be somebody out there somewhere. Pray and
listen. If you're quiet... In your still moment,
listen, God will speak to you. He might not come
and talk like we're talking right now, but in
your quiet time, thankful for what you have.
That gets God's attention. You're thankful, praising.
Thank you, John. That's brilliant. Right, social
media. So how can people find you, John? I know
you've got a YouTube channel, John Henry Harvey.
So what's social media? I've got YouTube. I'm
on SoundCloud. I go through DistroKids, so I'm
on all the major platforms. And they can find
me on Facebook, John Henry Harvey. Send me a
friend request. I'll shoot you one back. I'm
reachable, you know, you can ask me questions
or anything you like. I love talking to my fans
and talking to anybody and everybody. So feel
free to reach out to me. That's brilliant. John,
thank you so much for your time. It's always
been. lovely to talk longer, but this is going
to be a great interview when it goes out. I know
it is. And I'm going to try and get it to go
out literally over Easter. And it was also nice
to meet Kim as well, wasn't it? Nice to meet
Kim, yeah. So in the meantime... Come here. Yeah,
say hi. Say bye. We say bye now. Are you still
on? Yeah, still on at the moment. See you later,
Kim. You take care. She wants to show you something.
Oh, how beautiful. That's nice. Could you hold
it up a bit? Up a little bit. That's Cheryl.
Yeah. Yeah. That's beautiful. Thank you so much.
Thank you. And yeah, absolutely beautiful. Anyway.
John Henry Harvey, thank you so much for coming
on Chatterbox. And we look forward to the next
time. We're looking forward to it. Well, we're
looking forward to seeing you in the Chatterbox.
Thank you, Nick and Sue. I tell you, you both
mean the world to me and I'm so proud to have
you as my friends. Likewise. You're a very good
friend of ours, John, so thank you. Thank you
so much and thank you for the messages of hope
for people at home. Thank you so much, John.
Take care, John. We'll speak to you soon. Take
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