Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature

music. ey make no attempt to hide this fact and they haveno shame for it. When asked in interviews about theirmusical influences and their favorite music, invariably theylist a number of raunchy secular rock musicians. efollowing examples could be multiplied endlessly:FOURTH WATCH cites groups like U2, the Police,Genesis, Pete Townshend, and the Alarm as major influences.“M E M B E R S L I S T E N T O A G R E AT D E A L O FMAINSTREAM MUSIC, MAKING NO APOLOGIES FORIT, and they express a desire to play clubs and other nonchurchsettings” (CCM Magazine, April 1987, p. 19).RANDY STONEHILL “listens to all kinds of music,”including hard secular rock (Devlin Donaldson, “Rockin’Randy,” CCM Magazine, August 1983).PHIL KEAGGY performs an unholy combination ofsecular rock and Christian rock/folk, and those who listen tohis music are drawn toward worldly rock & roll. On his 1993Crimson and Blue album, for example, he pays “homage tothe Beatles” with several of the songs.When ASHLEY CLEVELAND was asked what music wason her stereo, she replied, “Living With Ghosts, Patty Griffin;What’s e Story Morning Glory, Oasis; Exile On Main Street,the Rolling Stones” (http://www.ashleycleveland.com/acfacts.htm). In her concerts, Ashley performs a very grittyrendition of the Rolling Stones hit “Gimme Shelter.”CAEDMON’S CALL said their greatest love in music issecular rock. ey mentioned Indigo Girls, Shawn Colvin,David Wilcox, e Police, Fishbone, 10,000 Maniacs(Lighthouse Electronic Magazine). e group oen performsBeatles music. Cliff Young said one of his favorites is the foulmouthedAlanis Morrisette. He mocked a preacher whowarns that Christian musicians should not listen to secularrock and said that he listens to secular rock & rollers because“they are being honest [about] struggles that they gothrough.”307