The Festival of Faith and Music in Quotes
1. "So many times as artists we get, like, a block, right there in our minds. And it's like, move it out of the way! Sufjan Stevens recorded Michigan with 2 '57' microphones!" - Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond
2. "It's probably unrealistic, but we hope people are worshiping in, like, every moment..." - Matisyahu
3. "The glory of God is man fully alive." - St. Irenaeus, quoted by Gregory Wolfe
4. "Faith is not a shortcut." - Gregory Wolfe, editor of Image Journal
5. "Discernment is more than cuss words and violence, there is a lot of nuance... that's best done in community." - Brett McCracken, author of Hipster Christianity
6. "Our identity gets wrapped up in consumption, not in Christ." - Brett McCracken
7. "We did the math and this is the biggest show we've ever headlined." - The Civil Wars, see video above.
8. "That was the best show I've ever been to." - Bryan Chris referring to the The Civil Wars
9. "Lament danced and swayed beneath the watchful eyes of the crews." - Luke Powery on the origin of the Negro spirituals
10. "Not every song has a happy ending." - Just Pete of The Bored-Again Christian referring to how he would reform Christian music.
11. "Most listeners aren't interested in being discerning listeners. They want me to tell them 'Is Animal Collective going to sound good when I'm stoned at 2 AM?' - 'Yes.'" - Jessica Hopper, music critic in Chicago Tribune and Chicago Reader
12. "A live show is made better by the audience. A good audience makes a one-time experience, it makes the artist better. So let's put away our smart phones, just for the show. Then you can take them out and have a twit-gasm." - Ken Hefner, head of Calvin College Student Activities Office
13. "It's a choose your own adventure. Should I play a new Fiction Family song or marry the dragon?" - Jon Foreman of Switchfoot, Fiction Family and solo fame
14. "What I'm most proud of is that I was able to avoid any gender-specific pronouns!" - Vienna Tang
15. "What makes good art? It tells the truth and it is well-crafted. That is art." - Gregory Wolfe
Good times, good thoughts, good food, good music = fun weekend.
Heard any good quotes lately? Got any favorites stored away? Ever try to write a review of an event only using quotes?
2. "It's probably unrealistic, but we hope people are worshiping in, like, every moment..." - Matisyahu
3. "The glory of God is man fully alive." - St. Irenaeus, quoted by Gregory Wolfe
4. "Faith is not a shortcut." - Gregory Wolfe, editor of Image Journal
5. "Discernment is more than cuss words and violence, there is a lot of nuance... that's best done in community." - Brett McCracken, author of Hipster Christianity
6. "Our identity gets wrapped up in consumption, not in Christ." - Brett McCracken
7. "We did the math and this is the biggest show we've ever headlined." - The Civil Wars, see video above.
8. "That was the best show I've ever been to." - Bryan Chris referring to the The Civil Wars
9. "Lament danced and swayed beneath the watchful eyes of the crews." - Luke Powery on the origin of the Negro spirituals
10. "Not every song has a happy ending." - Just Pete of The Bored-Again Christian referring to how he would reform Christian music.
11. "Most listeners aren't interested in being discerning listeners. They want me to tell them 'Is Animal Collective going to sound good when I'm stoned at 2 AM?' - 'Yes.'" - Jessica Hopper, music critic in Chicago Tribune and Chicago Reader
12. "A live show is made better by the audience. A good audience makes a one-time experience, it makes the artist better. So let's put away our smart phones, just for the show. Then you can take them out and have a twit-gasm." - Ken Hefner, head of Calvin College Student Activities Office
13. "It's a choose your own adventure. Should I play a new Fiction Family song or marry the dragon?" - Jon Foreman of Switchfoot, Fiction Family and solo fame
14. "What I'm most proud of is that I was able to avoid any gender-specific pronouns!" - Vienna Tang
15. "What makes good art? It tells the truth and it is well-crafted. That is art." - Gregory Wolfe
Good times, good thoughts, good food, good music = fun weekend.
Heard any good quotes lately? Got any favorites stored away? Ever try to write a review of an event only using quotes?
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