an interview with
STEVE TAYLOR
S
teve Taylor has been in the
Christian music scene
since 1982. During that
time he has released 6 studio and 2
live albums. On his latest album
“Goliath” he worked alongside
Nashville recording artists John
Mark Painter (of Fleming & John),
Jimmy Abegg (formerly of California band, Vector), and Peter Furler
(ex-Newsboys vocalist) - together
they are collectively know as Steve
Taylor & The Perfect Foil.
Recently we got to ask Mr. Taylor
some questions…
52 > CHRISTIAN REVIEW
Christian Review (CR) - You have been in
the music industry since the early 1980's
(over 30 years!). How has it changed for
you over the years?
Steve Taylor (ST) - The “hanging with
your friends in the recording studio to
make music” part has changed very little. What happens afterwards is almost
unrecognizable, and that’s fine with
me. I prefer making music in 2014 to
1984.
CR - It's been 20+ years since you last released a studio album ("Squint" back in
1993). Was it exciting to be fronting a
musical project again? Did you find it at
all daunting with everything that has
changed in the music making process?
ST - It turns out I hadn’t completely
forgotten how. The long break was
good in that it made me appreciate
how much faster and easier this is than
making movies. And I’ve gotten to
where I can almost tolerate my singing
voice.
CR - How did Steve Taylor & The Perfect
Foil come together? Did you and the
other members know each other
beforehand, or did you first
meet/collaborate through this band?
ST - I can’t recall if the initial idea was
Peter Furler’s or mine, but it was
birthed from creative inertia — I’d spent
over three years trying to raise money
to make the “Blue Like Jazz” movie and
it wasn’t going well. Peter and I have