My First Five (Marcus): Tears for Fears - Sowing The Seeds of Love

This was the first secular record I ever bought, and the first to get me into a lot of trouble. I was sixteen and I already had one foot out the church door. I had gone to visit my father in Florida, where I discovered “Songs From the Big Chair”, which I blasted over and over again until my head hurt. By the time I got back, the new record had come out, so I went and bought it. It didn’t give me the rush that songs like “Shout” and “Head Over Heals” had, but it WASN’T Christian and it was ALL MINE. It was quickly found and taken away (and eventually returned). I still dig this record.



So there you have it. I was weaned on Christian rock. And yeah, it was fucking horrible sometimes, but not always. These days it’s more of a mind-fuck than anything, because I still love some of this music, but I deeply hate what it represents.

Ultimately, I don’t give a shit. I do what I do.  I say what I say.

Now go burn down a church or something.