»I certainly have a message as a Christian!«

Interview with U.S. prog-rock artist Neal Morse

(Deutsche Übersetzung hier...)

After turning his life to Christ and leaving the band Spock's Beard (he once co-founded) the solo output of Neal Morse did increase quickly. The release of several studio concept albums including some independent worship projects was accompanied with gigs in America and Europe leading to a special live DVD footage. His touring schedule also led him and his band over to Germany - where he's got some special roots. CCM-Rezis talked with him in an exclusive audio interview about that connection, his views of Christendom and his music of course.
(Some technical advise: the following audio files are in MP3 format you can access them in the streaming format by just clicking these *.m3u files. Make sure to have some common MP3 player installed on your computer like "Winamp" or such. If you want to download the files just save the link, open it with a text editor and save the URL you see then. That's all.)

The questions, David Decker of CCM-Rezis: We're really curious, how in the world do you release that much high quality albums in such a short amount of time?

The answers, Neal Morse: » Listen to audio filetime 0:27 min.

David Decker: I really don't know much about prog rock yet (sorry!)—how would you explain someone like me your music, what's it all about?

Neal Morse: » Listen to audio filetime 1:02 min.

David Decker: Your newest songs (album "? (Question Mark)", 2005) are based on the bible a lot—what means the bible for you today/ in this age?

Neal Morse: » Listen to audio filetime 0:57 min.

David Decker: Since you are a christian are you introduced in the christian music scene (think "Nashville")?—I've heard you've played with Rick Alitzer, any more connections?

Neal Morse: » Listen to audio filetime 0:50 min.

David Decker: Your independent worship album sounds really fresh. What has you inspired to do that project?

Neal Morse: » Listen to audio filetime 0:39 min.

David Decker: Are you familiar with that whole worship vibe (business!) in churches today? Or is that something you have an aversion with?

Neal Morse: » Listen to audio filetime 1:10 min.

David Decker: Some other topic: You were in Germany some times in the past and in this year to play some gigs. What do you think of the German culture? ...and what of German music (with German lyrics)?

Neal Morse: » Listen to audio filetime 1:20 min.

David Decker: It's a hot topic over here, what do you think about music culture connected with society and politics? Do you have any political message as a musician or as a christian?

Neal Morse: » Listen to audio filetime 1:26 min.

David Decker: What do you see as the purpose of the church today?

Neal Morse: » Listen to audio filetime 1:02 min.

David Decker: Some more intimate, what did God teach you in the last time?

Neal Morse: » Listen to audio filetime 2:02 min.

David Decker: Last question, do you have a special message for our readers or your German audience?

Neal Morse: » Listen to audio filetime 0:47 min.
God bless you!

David Decker: Thank you very much for answering!
God bless you and your family, your band with your music ministry!

Sincerely
~ David Decker for CCM-Rezis.

On a side note, special greetinx go out to Matthias Bölsing for making this interview happen. Thanx to Neal Morse for responding so quickly and directly!