Review Fix Exclusive: Q & A with Manafest

Review Fix chats with Canadian Christian Rock/Rapper Chris “Manafest” Greenwood, who discusses his new album, “Fighter,” as well as his hopes for the future and favorites tracks on the album.

Review Fix: What song on the new album do you feel best represents your style?

Manafest: “Throw it Away” and “Human.” My favorite two tracks on the record

Review Fix: How were they written? What was the creative process behind it?

Manafest: Human was started from an idea about not being perfect after getting in an argument with my wife. Adam and I started from scratch and left the studio with a good demo.

Throw it away was inspired from a friend who went through a divorce. I encourage listeners to hold on and not throw it away.

Review Fix: Some of your songs are rock and alternative and some are Christian rap. Which do you prefer more?

Manafest: I think all the songs are rock with elements of rap in them. I like a blend of both.

Review Fix: How do both appeal to you?

Manafest: There so interchangeable but sometimes i feel singing the chorus gets the message across better like in Human. However a chanted rap anthem can be awesome like in Bounce.

Review Fix: Considering how eclectic your tastes are, do you have any guilty pleasure favorites on your iPod your fans wouldn’t expect?

Manafest: A lot of business podcasts and Kenneth Copeland hymns.

Review Fix: Through three albums you’ve sold close to 200,000 records and played on four continents. Things haven’t always been easy, but you’ve been successful. What have you done in this new album to ensure your continued success?

Manafest: Always try to raise the bar. Never quit. Keep writing. Don’t ever settle and say its good enough. Today’s success is tomorrow’s mediocrity.

Review Fix: What do you think you need to do in order to be as successful as you want to be?

Manafest:
A dream, vision and a goal with the will power to see it through.

Review Fix:
What is your ultimate goal in music?

Manafest: (I’m) Living it out right now.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14262 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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