A New Calling..Artists Who Found Religion

Is that new?

From wikipedia:

Gilmour has stated in interviews that he does not believe in an afterlife and that he is an atheist.

 

Is the Pope now tearing up her picture? [SNL reference]

 

Jimmy Webb (apparently).

Glen Campbell (kept losing God, then finding Him/Her again).

 

Danny Thompson - Islam. Jimmy Cliff also converted to Islam but seems to have given up on religion for the moment.

 

Fascinating thread. Keep it up.

 

since On An Island I believe
His wife collaborates on lyrics
I can't recall where but I did see an interview with them on his houseboat

 

"Blind" Gary Davis
Robert "Tim" Wilkins

 

Damo Suzuki (Can) - Jehovah's Witness

 

Phil Keaggy: originally in Glass Harp ("As a Decca Records artist, the band began to open for such bands as The Kinks, Iron Butterfly, Yes, Traffic, Grand Funk Railroad and Chicago.")(per wiki)

 

Caleb Quaye, Elton John's first guitarist

 

Blackie Lawless of W.A.S.P. has been "born again" for a few years now.
I guess that means you won't hear "Animal (I F*** Like a Beast)" at his gigs anymore.

 

Mase became a pastor

 

Denise Matthews, once the star of Vanity 6, left her music career to become an evangelist.

 

Jeremy Spenser joined the Children of God cult. Peter Green also converted from Judaism to some form of messianic Christianity during his breakdown.

 

One of the former James Gang members is a member of some "Christian" group with a nasty misogynistic streak. Can't remember who, though.

Edit: Not sure if that was Glen Schwartz, who was actually in Pacific Gas and Electric longer than he was in James Gang.

 

...and isn’t anymore. He divorced his wife and his ministry is no more. He’s back in music now.

Ed

 

Crazier than that, he allegedly threw his jewelry into the ocean.

 

Perhaps that's Glenn Schwartz, who was apparently in something called the All Saved Freak Band, which grew out of some commune. I just found it through Google, I've never heard of them before.

 

Some lobster's lookin' fine now, though.

 

Sam the Sham became a minister, with a prison ministry, if I recall correctly. Not sure if he still does the oldies circuit as well.

 

Charlie Daniels either dropped or changed a lot of his songs after he became "born again." He didn't stop gigging, though. He's one of those artists that I would have enjoyed seeing before they found religion, but wouldn't go to now if it was free.

 

sorry for the miss quote

so Kirwin was the one who roamed the streets homeless

 

Yes. Only god I've heard of him worshiping was Bacchus.