November 2, 2005

Nickel Creek's Chris Thile on Faith

(Filed under: Spirituality)

"We are tempted to distance ourselves from the things that are truly powerful and beautiful in life. Faith is certainly one of those things. Faith is huge, and so are friendships and our family relationships. ... Anything that is truly worthwhile is both powerful and dangerous at the same time. Anything that is truly beautiful and lovely can also turn twisted and ugly. But we can't hide from all of that. That's what is real."

-Nickel Creek mandolinist Chris Thile (Source: On Religion, Oct. 19, 2005)

Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 9:30 AM

Nickel Creek's Sean Watkins on the Christian Music Mafia

(Filed under: Spirituality)

"I'm so sick of sugar-coated songs from the Christian perspective. One of the most comforting and inspiring lines to me is from the last chorus of 'Come Thou Fount' where it says, 'Prone to wander, Lord I feel it. Prone to leave the God I love.' Not many un-watered-down songs make it through the filter of the Christian music industry mafia these days."

-Nickel Creek guitarist Sean Watkins (Source: On Religion, Oct. 19, 2005, as quoted from Sean's online journal)

Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at 9:22 AM | Comments (2)