Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature

someplace else and roar. ... I think the reason why people likebad music is because they're not exposed, in a positive way, togood music. And I don't think that Bach is necessarily goodand ‘Ice T’ [an immoral rapper] is necessarily bad. I'm notsure that those labels apply in music” (Rich Mullins,interview on radio station WETN, Wheaton College, April17, 1997).In the video series Music for Good or Evil we have exposedthe error of this myth.At the time of his death, Mullins was deeply influenced bythe pagan Native American culture. He claimed to havewatched the New Age Hollywood movie Dances with Wolves70 times, and CCM Magazine notes that “his fascination withNative American culture was legendary” (CCM Magazine,July 1998, p. 85). He had moved to a Navajo reservation in1996.ough we must reject Rich Mullins’ doctrinal stance, wecredit him for attempting to live up to his convictions. Hedisliked the gross commercialism that characterizesContemporary Christian Music, and he reportedly gave muchof the proceeds from his music to charities. A tribute album,Awesome God: A Tribute to Rich Mullins, was released inNovember 1998. On this album Mullins’ songs are covered byAmy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Jars of Clay, dc Talk’s KevinMax, Caedmon’s Call, Gary Chapman, ird Day, Chris Rice,Billy Crockett, Billy Sprague, Ashley Cleveland, and CarolynArends.Newsboyse Newsboys’ music “has run the gamut from punkishrock to a turn at rap and Euro-flavored techno pop.” eirfourth album, Not Ashamed (1992), sold 400,000 and receiveda Grammy nomination.In 1990 they signed with the Christian label Star Song, andin 1996 they signed with the secular label Virgin Records,236