We need worship for our spirit, fellowship for our soul and committed subservience for our body.

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Larry David Normanwas an American musician, singer, songwriter, record label owner, and record producer. He is considered to be one of the pioneers of Christian rock music and released more than 100 albums.

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We need worship for our spirit, fellowship for our soul and committed subservience for our body.

Larry Norman

American musician

I feel that Christian music is a subculture directed towards the Christians. It’s not really being exposed to non-Christians and it’s not really created for non-Christians, so non-Christians almost never hear any of this music.

Larry Norman

American musician

Only in a concert situation do I have access to people directly to preach to them, and I don’t believe that the bigger your platform is, the more people will pay attention.

Larry Norman

American musician

I want to encourage other people to try to discover who they are, not to try to fit into some superficial prototype of what they think a Christian should be, but to discover who they really are.

Larry Norman

American musician

I’m only here on Earth to serve God. I never had a career. I don’t care about commercialism. I have a ministry and I’ll fight for the ministry.

Larry Norman

American musician

Gospel songs to me are about the mansion in the sky, and washed in the blood of Christ’s crimson blood, songs that are filled with biblical wording that’s no longer understood by a lot of people.

Larry Norman

American musician

I know I stand visibly onstage, but my function is still unseen, because I rarely see the immediate results of what I am saying or doing or writing.

Larry Norman

American musician

I’m fishing for men with a certain kind of bait, and the bait that I am offering is not a candy; it’s a very specific thing that I’m offering, which is a deep gospel and a deep conversion.

Larry Norman

American musician

Art is more engaging that propaganda.

Larry Norman

American musician

Life is God’s art.

Larry Norman

American musician

Jesus got me through the slums without getting murdered. I just walked with him as though he were really there and not a spirit just floating around.

Larry Norman

American musician