AMERICANA + URBAN + WORSHIP = CROWDER
Interview by Bruce Adolph
[ Bruce Adolph for Worship Musician ] 15 years ago, when we published our first issue of Worship Musician magazine, you were on our cover!
[ David Crowder ]( laughter) That was the first one? No way!
[ WM ] Has it been more of a“ I can’ t believe it’ s been that long,” kind of a feeling, or more of a“ time flies when you’ re having fun,” feeling?
[ DC ] Well this explains everything! We peaked too soon! We started out 15 years ago on the cover, and now I’ ve been working my way back every since.( more laughter).
I can’ t believe it’ s been 15 years. I think that, along the way, every stage of this has felt crazy. It’ s so much more than a career, or a job. I get to do what I love, and talk about and think about Jesus all the time. And all the people that have been around me for all of those years are talking about Jesus too.
I remember when we first started at the church in Waco, TX. It was the first Sunday, and there were probably 200 people there in a room that seated 100. So there were people flowing out the side doors and some were even outside the building and looking in the windows. And I thought,“ This is crazy! I can’ t believe we get to make music and sing together with this many people. This is insane!”
And then it grew really quickly and we moved to a big theater downtown, and I thought,“ This is blowing my mind! I don’ t even understand. This is nuts!”
20 Jan � Feb 2017 WorshipMusician. com