A Conversation with Steve Taylor

WJTL's Fred McNaughton had the opportunity to sit down with Steve Taylor. Hosted at the Trust in Lancaster City, Fred talked with Steve on his start in the music industry, his opinions on the Christian entertainment industry, how Christians can produce higher quality pieces of art, and how to engage in an multimedia entertainment culture.

[FriarScot]

in the '80s and '90s, the two Taylors kept me going … Steve Taylor and Terry Scott Taylor … thanks

[manuelaredding]

your music gives great glory to God, so it is worshipful! You are REAL, and those kind of people that critizise your music are fake

[sseltrekab]

got to work the "I Predict:1990" tour videotaped concert in Colorado Springs at Palmer High School through Road Home Productions...it was really cool to go into the band room and see them rehearse before the concert...

[ErikArneson]

Fred and Steve, I love this interview more every time I listen. Thank you.

[rivermorrison]

Christian music was really good. A great sign of how good music is is how well it aged, and you go back and listen to groups like Petra, Newsboys, they were up there with any secular band.

[ComedianBobFarrell]

My favorite artist. This is awesome stuff.

[JWCFB]

I love Steve and I really loved this video. Thank you for posting this.

[shannontolley]

totally forgot that I asked him a question and realized that I talk way too fast when I get nervous lol.

[donmcc]

When I was young a knew everything that was wrong with the church, I hung on every word. But, now that I'm older, I find that I don't know as much as I used to, and think some of Steve's songs were a little too judgy.

[manp]

I loved Steve Taylor's quirky artistic album covers and music videos. In particular, Melt Down at Madam Tussauds. I liked all the colors and the aesthetics. I am not sure what the message or story was about the meltdown.. just being that something happened at the wax museum where there was a technical problem that caused the temperature to go high and the melting of all the wax figures. I think it reminds me of the horror film at a wax museum where the wax figures melt. Do any of you have other ideas about what message or story was telling besides that?

[aprilcherpaw]

Steve, Yer awesome, I was a Christian but had to leave the sheeple, they shunned me because I was mad at God, I have MS and arthritis and some rare form of Myofascial Pain Syndrome. Very few Christians are involved in Love In Action. "The love of most will grow cold." Yup, there you go, thanx god!!

[KenH]

Dang it this isn’t the Kurzgesagt Steve Taylor.

[rivermorrison]

The host looks like Bob Sagot and sounds like Chrispin Glover.

[rubinsanchez]

I've met Steve Taylor before and saw him live at knots berry farm Years ago, it was awesome. I've seen him at Disneyland with his wife and a group of 20something's we t up to him and we're fans of his music, I don't know why I was surprised but he was very nice and respectful as I had seen him before and thought wow, even though he was there just on regular day not for business he still remains a super cool guy and his wife was awesome to. I've seen some of her art and I like it. I was always into real hip Hop not the stuff of today and into like system of the down, stuff like that. But I really like his music even though I was and still am into real hip Hop not the stuff of today and other music like system of the down and tiger army etc. Another thing is I used to like Coldplay too but after their second album I think I was like OK I'm done with this band, lol it's funny he says that. Can't wait for his next album.

[GeneSavage]

IRONY: I quoted his lyric about "...only drink milk from a Christian cow..." to help explain my desire to vote for Trump.

I'm disappointed to think Steve Taylor would rather not hang out with me.

[RockitD]

I got to see Steve twice in concert - Jubilation '84 at Knott's Berry Farm and opening for Petra in '85 for the "Beat the System" tour. I got to meet him briefly at the album release party for "I Predict 1990". I loved his satire and writing through his stuff with the Newsboys. I hate that he wasn't able to put out my boys L.A. Symphony because of Squint going out of business...

[stephensdygert]

Steve Taylor the mini ep "clone" record is a masterpiece. The Meltdown album is one of the greatest records of all time, by anybody. The Fritz album is a solid record. "I Predict" is good. Squint is good. The "Liver" live album is excellent. It had a "METAL" kind of sound and production. Personally I don't care for the "Perfect foil" stuff. Chargall Chivall had its moments. I would like to see Steve Taylor do a heavier rock oriented album, with a message from the Meltdown era. Steve Taylor has written some of the greatest profound lyrics in the history of music. Comparable to anyone in history! I might add the Comedian song from perfect foil sessions is the best song on the record. I still don't like the band or the sound.

[tomdartt]

Great video with two great guys. Too bad the guy with the golden on the roving mic is invisible.

[ancientlight]

I heard Steve opened a cloak repair shop.

[JenniferSueLou]

I don't like that Coldplay song either. I know what he means. It feels lazy, you need to make the lyrics slap and flow to the specific melody. I do like Coldplay but not that song, I think I know what he means.