I was reading the biography of a musician I like, and after they listed his "musical influences," which were some pretty prominent historical figures of music, here is what they continued to say...
Despite being his cherished mentors of music, none of these established  artists would make Garrels blink were he to meet them. “In a  media-saturated pop culture society where ‘stars’ are the royalty to be  worshipped or fawned over, I believe the true role of artists is to  serve others with their creations, “ Garrels says. “That means to draw  people to fullness of life through revelation, longing, breakthroughs,  simple beauty, and unpretentious truths. Artists help people see the  obvious, the heart of the matter, and from this regained perspective  people become more fully human. So much art these days has people  focusing on an unattainable fantasy, lusting over what they’ll never  have unless they take it by force or by way of money or libido. This is  all candy, and candy can’t make a man healthy.”
... He's a christian artist.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
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