Crowder is a genre bending , and not merely blending , artist of note . His touring shows are legendary , and he continues to feed the church and ask pertinent questions about our Christian walk , alongside providing a musicality that is second-to-none .
[ David Crowder ] How are you ? Man , it ’ s been too long .
[ Alex ] It has been a couple of years , hasn ’ t it ? Bruce sends his regrets . He said he wanted to mix things up and have me do this one because he said , “ The readers already know how much I love Crowder .”
[ Crowder ] Well , tell him “ hi ,” and tell him that my wife says hi as well . It ’ s been a while since I ’ ve seen that guy too .
[ WM ] Well , listen , so good to see you and to catch up a little bit today . I ’ ve never asked you this , but is there a pivotal recording or song that got you interested in music ?
[ Crowder ] Oh , there is not . I can ’ t pinpoint a moment . I always joke about the fact that I fell in love with music riding in the back of our Ford Thunderbird . My Dad had the eight- track player , and then rotation was Elvis , Willie , the Gaithers , and Olivia Newton John . And that ’ s everything I ’ ve done in music . It ’ s all my Dad ’ s fault . Blame the parents . ( laughing )
[ WM ] Well , that ’ s a good list . So , I ’ ve heard your new release , The EXILE . I honestly love it . Wonderful . The concept of us living in exile , that we ’ re strangers in a strange land , is a valuable truth for all of us to hold onto . And you also straddle genres and sonics like an Olympic hurdler ! 50 years ago , early artists that professed Christianity had some substance behind what they wrote and sang about , and this included social commentary . Tell us about The EXILE .
[ Crowder ] Well , we probably talked over the years , but I ’ m always working in threes because I figure if I ’ m signing a record contract for three albums , I ought to have something in mind for those three albums . It ’ s just how my head works . If I ’ m committing to something , I ’ d like to know what I ’ m going to be doing in the commitment period . So I ’ ve always been in threes and this three album arc , my sort of narrative arc , would be Promise , Exile , and Return . Okay , we got this little map to follow the Israelites on their journey . But that ’ s all of
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