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Larry Norman

Larry Norman Books

Musician

Larry Norman was an American musician known for his unique musical style and Christian-themed lyrics. Born on April 8, 1947, and passing away on February 24, 2008, Norman's musical career spanned various genres, including rock, folk, and gospel music, profoundly influencing later Christian music.

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“Outside of Christ, my songs have no value”

Values Song Christ

Author:Larry Norman

“All music written by a Christian should be as integrated as everything else done by a Christian.”

Should Done Christian Written Integrated

Author:Larry Norman

“I think we should all be servants. To be really great in God's eyes is to be least among each other and serve each other.”

Thinking Should Eye Servant Really Great

Author:Larry Norman

“My music was too religious for the rock and roll stores and too rock and roll for the religious stores.”

Religious Rocks Stores Rock And Roll

Author:Larry Norman

“I don't know how people can easily remain Christian if they get no fellowship. They may be able to do it intellectually, but part of the body of man is composed of spirit and parts of soul and of flesh.”

People Ifs Knows Men May Soul Body Able Christian Spirit Know How Flesh Fellowship Parts Of The Body

Author:Larry Norman

“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.”

Feels Christian Music Is Exposed Christian Living Subculture Christian Music

Author:Larry Norman

“I wonder who would lead us if none of us would vote.”

Ifs Wonder Vote

Author:Larry Norman

“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.”

Men Kind Certain Conversion Fishing Offering Candy Bait

Author:Larry Norman

“I never sent promotional copies to Christian radio stations in my life. It's not what I'm interested in.”

Christian Radio Stations Copies Radio Stations

Author:Larry Norman

“I don't see the point in being a star - it takes a lot of energy to carry yourself off as being more perfect than somebody else. I'd rather just be available with all my weaknesses.”

Energy Stars Perfect Weakness Available

Author:Larry Norman

“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.”

People Believe Pay Attention Situation Bigger Don't Believe Access Pay Attention Concerts Platforms

Author:Larry Norman

“I love God and I follow Jesus but I just don't have much affinity for the organized folderol of the churches in the Western World.”

World Jesus Church Western God Love Organized Affinity Western World I Love God

Author:Larry Norman

“Don't ask me for answers, I've only got one. That a man leaves the darkness, when he follows the Son.”

Men Asks Answers Darkness Son Ask Me

Author:Larry Norman

“I don't live my life as a Christian with trepidation, feeling that perhaps I've failed to give the best gospel possible on each occasion, but realising that God's taking care of a lot through his Holy Spirit.”

Giving Feelings Care Christian Spirit Holy Occasions Holy Spirit Realising Living My Life Trepidation

Author:Larry Norman

“Apparently God makes us all different. Some of us are happy to respond to His individual touch on our lives by remaining individuals, and others of us are intimidated or frightened into trying to become like each other so that we have company, so that we don't feel so lonely.”

Feels Trying Different Individual Company Our Lives Lonely Live By Frightened Intimidated So Lonely

Author:Larry Norman

“I can't improve on how the Bible expresses itself, so I don't even try.”

Author:Larry Norman

“I never felt part of the Christian industry.”

Christian Felt Industry

Author:Larry Norman

“Look deep inside, and when you locate the sadness, give it a vacation, and focus on the simple things.”

Giving Looks Simple Focus Sadness Vacation Simple Things Deep Inside

Author:Larry Norman

“If they aren't going to advance God's kingdom, I don't care to help them advance their kingdom.”

Ifs Helping Care Don't Care Kingdoms I Don't Care

Author:Larry Norman

“Christians don't seem to be as aware of, or as sensitive to, the dire state of humanity as they are about the pleasant growth of their Christian walk.”

States Seems Christian Humanity Growth Walks Sensitive Pleasant

Author:Larry Norman

“The Beatles said 'all you need is love,' then they broke up.”

Needs Said Broke Broke Up Love Is All You Need

Author:Larry Norman

“The churches weren't going to accept me looking like a street person with long hair and faded jeans. They did not like the music I was recording. And I had no desire to preach the gospel to the converted.”

Persons Long Desire Church Accepting Streets Hair Jeans Faded Long Hair Accept Me

Author:Larry Norman

“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.”

Care Earth Fighting Careers Don't Care I Don't Care Ministry Serving God Commercialism

Author:Larry Norman

“Art is more engaging that propaganda.”

Art Art Is Propaganda Engaging

Author:Larry Norman

“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.”

Knows Writing Stills Results Function Unseen

Author:Larry Norman

“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.”

People Song Christ Blood Sky Understood Filled Biblical Mansions Crimson Wording Gospel Songs

Author:Larry Norman

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

Needs Soul Body Spirit Worship Committed Fellowship Subservience Fellowship With God

Author:Larry Norman

“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.”

People Thinking Want Should Trying Christian Fit Superficial Prototype

Author:Larry Norman

“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.”

Spirit Jesus Floating Slums

Author:Larry Norman

About the Author

Born: April 8, 1947
Died: February 24, 2008
Known for: Musician
Quotes: 29

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