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Related: About this forumImprisoned As I Lay Dying singer claims Christian rock bands fake faith
Tim Lambesis, the As I Lay Dying frontman who was sentenced to six years in prison for conspiring to kill his estranged wife in May, has claimed that his band faked their faith in order to continue to appeal to Christian fans.
Speaking to Alternative Press in the days ahead of his sentencing, Lambesis described his obsession with the gym and steroids, as well as his views on philosophy and relationship with religion. Although often touring with a circle of Christian bands, the singer said that he and his bandmates gradually lost their faith, but did not express their atheism for fear of upsetting fans. "I actually wasnt the first guy in As I Lay Dying to stop being a Christian. In fact, I think I was the third," he said.
The two who remained kind of stopped talking about it, and then Im pretty sure they dropped it, too. We talked about whether to keep taking money from the Christian market. We had this bizarrely noble thing, like, Well, were not passing along any bad ideas. Were just singing about real life stuff. Those kids need to hear about real life, because they live in a bubble.
He also stated that he and his bandmates were not alone in their "cowardly" posturing, claiming that they toured with 'Christian bands' who did not subscribe to the faith at all: "In 12 years of touring with As I Lay Dying, I would say maybe one in 10 Christian bands we toured with were actually Christian bands."
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jun/23/as-i-lay-dying-singer-tim-lambesis-christian-rock-bands-fake-faith
Speaking to Alternative Press in the days ahead of his sentencing, Lambesis described his obsession with the gym and steroids, as well as his views on philosophy and relationship with religion. Although often touring with a circle of Christian bands, the singer said that he and his bandmates gradually lost their faith, but did not express their atheism for fear of upsetting fans. "I actually wasnt the first guy in As I Lay Dying to stop being a Christian. In fact, I think I was the third," he said.
The two who remained kind of stopped talking about it, and then Im pretty sure they dropped it, too. We talked about whether to keep taking money from the Christian market. We had this bizarrely noble thing, like, Well, were not passing along any bad ideas. Were just singing about real life stuff. Those kids need to hear about real life, because they live in a bubble.
He also stated that he and his bandmates were not alone in their "cowardly" posturing, claiming that they toured with 'Christian bands' who did not subscribe to the faith at all: "In 12 years of touring with As I Lay Dying, I would say maybe one in 10 Christian bands we toured with were actually Christian bands."
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jun/23/as-i-lay-dying-singer-tim-lambesis-christian-rock-bands-fake-faith
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Imprisoned As I Lay Dying singer claims Christian rock bands fake faith (Original Post)
SecularMotion
Jun 2014
OP
Wait, what? He took the feelings of his fans into consideration and for that he's a "dick"?
cleanhippie
Jun 2014
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Turbineguy
(37,365 posts)1. Their music
isn't anything to write home about either.
But it is an easy market to make money in given the credulity of the customer base.
rug
(82,333 posts)2. A true pillar of integrity.
the singer said that he and his bandmates gradually lost their faith, but did not express their atheism for fear of upsetting fans
cbayer
(146,218 posts)3. Ya think?? What a dick.
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)6. Wait, what? He took the feelings of his fans into consideration and for that he's a "dick"?
For someone who constantly calls for a more civil tone and mutual respect, what does calling someone a "dick" make you?
The list of applicable pejoratives would seem endless.
trotsky
(49,533 posts)4. I don't find that surprising at all.
It's damn tough making a living as a musician, let alone a mediocre one.
The Christian music market pretty much guarantees you audiences and album sales, and it doesn't matter if your songs are pretty bad.
rug
(82,333 posts)5. I'm sure he appreciates your sympathy and understanding.
Iggo
(47,565 posts)7. Well, duh.