I grew up in church my whole life. That meant I was supposed to only listen to church music. So I recorded music from U2, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Depeche Mode on cassettes and stashed them in my room. For a long time I just felt like all church music sounded the same… So I eventually stopped listening to it. There was always something about traditional hymns though…It wasn’t about the music, but about the words. I felt they had a message that pierced your heart and soul every time. All to say, I really enjoy going to church with my family and singing worship tunes…Especially when I connect to the words and really hear them speak into my soul. As a songwriter I have attempted to write worship music…but have felt unsuccessful. You would think growing up in church it would naturally come to me…Nope. But it’s on my list of things to attempt again… Don’t hate me though, but I am still not the greatest fan of alot of “church” music…but it’s a breath of fresh air for me when I hear something that connects…for me. I was introduced to the music of John Mark Mcmillan, living here in Nashville… Breath of fresh air.
John Mark McMillan – Skeleton Bones from john mark mcmillan on Vimeo.
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