Former MISFITS frontman Michale Graves recently sat down with CCM Magazine for a powerful conversation about leaving the chaos behind, finding Jesus, and stepping into a new chapter of music and mission.

During the interview, Graves opened up about his early faith, his time with the MISFITS, the pain and loss that shaped his life, and the moment he surrendered to Jesus.

Speaking about how he became an artist singing about Jesus, Michale said: "Well, I was raised in a Catholic household, so I always knew God.

I had a relationship with Jesus for a good part of my life, really up until about my teenage years.

And I went to Catholic school, and once I was taken out of Catholic school, I got away from the Bible." Graves continued: "I spent some time in Arkansas with these people, and they took me to a cowboy church, and there was 'born again' stuff.

And I always thought, like, being born...

You hear 'born again Christian', and you just open the door and say, 'No, thank you.' But then somebody turned me on to Johnny Cash, and then I heard about this guy named Billy Graham." Michale added: "After the interviewer noted that Graves has an opportunity to 'open a door' and reach a non-Christian audience due to his success with the MISFITS, Michale concurred.

'I see a lot of people, I meet so many young people, so many people that are hurt and that are lost, and they just ...

And they don't have God.'" Graves previously talked about his faith this past March in an interview with When Words Fail, Music Speaks.

Michale said: "All along, especially when I was working with Damien Echols and making 'Illusions' and that part of my career, there was a lot of people that came from the Christian side of things that were — they didn't understand." Graves added: "When I go out into the world, I'm talking to kids that have — there's a lot — not now, a lot less now — but these kids, they look at you, like, 'What are you talking about?' So writing about these fallen worlds, the dark worlds, writing about demons, writing about angels..." Michale recently embarked on the "God Bless America Tour 2026", bringing a unique and deeply personal live experience to audiences across the country.

"These shows on my 'God Bless America Tour' will be an intimate, story-driven live experience that blends acoustic music, testimony, and storytelling," Graves previously said.

Michale is an internationally recognized artist who has been creating music and telling stories for over two decades.

Before his 20th birthday, he was recruited to be the lead singer and primary songwriter of the legendary punk band the MISFITS.