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Friday, June 10, 2005 The Musician Interviewed I've been interviewed twice this week, once by Dan and Tom from the program Left Turn on Bird Street on KRBS 107.1 FM in Oroville, CA and WCRV in Cherry Ridge, PA, and the second by Shawn from Mihaven.com. Talk about diverse groups: Left Turn on Bird Street is decidedly on the political left, featuring news, interviews and serial adventures, while Mihaven.com focuses on Christian bands in Michigan (granted, I'm not a band and I'd run far, far away from the label of "Christian music"--ugh). The radio interview hasn't yet been posted on the website, but you can read my interview with Shawn. Some choice excerpts: "Hey, every Asian child seems to study piano or violin at some point." "Questioning God isn't wrong--he invites our questions, invites us to engage with him intellectually; doubt is healthy. The problem comes when we just passively doubt without seeking answers, without talking to God himself." "I hate shallow, cookie-cutter music--I want to make art that's honest, art that has passion, art that actually means something." "One important lesson I learned was that in a postmodern, disconnected culture, we need to reach out to others in community--it's so much more effective when we demonstrate God's love in our interactions.... And God has a huge heart for the poor and marginalized in the world--we as Christians need to be faithful to demonstrating love through serving them as well." "Maybe it's because I've played it the longest, but I've always been most connected with the piano. For me, home isn't necessarily a place or a group of people, it's a piano in a dark room." ^ Top | 11:36 PM | | | 
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