Rudy, Kevin Prosch and the Black Peppercorns, Dean Karnazes, Sting, Rich Mullins, Cat Stevens, CH Spurgeon, John Bunyan, Beverly Bradley, Madeleine L' Engle, Pilgrim's Progress, Paul Simon, Tommy Brown, Travis, Matt Ewald, Vinyard, Integrity, Tom Petty, Radiohead, Ryan Johnson, Sam Phillips, Josh Randolph, Ehan Johns, Tom Dowd, Gileah, Once, Counting Crows, Willie Nelson, Allen Salmon, Surfing alone, Night Running, Weezer!
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"If you’ve been waiting for the next fresh take on the Christian music scene, you won’t want to miss Chris Taylor’s Take Me Anywhere." --CMCentral.com
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Chris Taylor has an interesting way of describing his (and perhaps everyone’s) earthly nature in relation to spiritual matters.
“I wasn’t looking for God ever,” he says. “I started going the other direction at birth.”
That doesn’t mean the 27-year-old Florida native intentionally sought any particular loss of innocence; it only magnifies the compelling turnaround theme that now shines on his deep worship-meets-ethereally marked pop debut, Take Me Anywhere. Indeed, Taylor’s music is about human wandering, God’s pursuit, and the conversations that ensue.
Raised in the beachfront town of Destin, Chris remembers an idyllic childhood made possible by hard-working parents who managed vacation rental properties. Riding along in the family car, he would hear Willie Nelson or Paul Simon on the radio and quietly imagine being part of what they were doing. But playing guitar never occurred to Taylor before age 13 when his mom brought one home to cheer him up after a bad day at school.
And that was essentially the extent of the drama in his world until two years later when an older teenage friend wanted to talk at length with Chris about the meaning of life.
“He was from a broken home and basically lived with us,” he recalls. “Then one day he shared the gospel with me in his car. At first I was offended, really. We’d given this guy so much—what gave him the right to think that I was missing something? But I soon believed what he was saying, and that’s my story: I had a salvation experience in a car.”
By the next year, Taylor was leading worship in youth group. After high school he earned a degree close to home in music and recording. Then the opportunity came for Chris to journey to England where he interned in worship ministry at Soul Survivor church. There he met worship leader and songwriter Matt Redman (“The Heart of Worship”) and was dramatically humbled by the authenticity of his faith.
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I see you have another tour coming up. Make sure to get in touch if you come through Minneapolis. I'd love to chat about how great God is and I'd like to hear what's going on with you. Oh, and the music is still great. Keep it comin. Don't forget to check out theLOVEyouNEED. com if you haven't already. God BLess.
dude! Kevin Prosch and the Black Peppercorns as influences!?!? that's awesome! i have so many of his CDs, if not all of them. /good to see u'r into him and Radiohead. God is so using the arts to reach people in a different way today.
Hey Chris, Your music is the best!! I love all of your songs so much and you're an amazing singer. I gave my dad a copy of your CD cause I thought that he would love it and he does! I really hope I can see you in concert again sometime soon. I saw you in March with Kutless and right away you became one of my favorite singers!! Hope you're doing well! God bless!!! =)
My new record Swallow the Sea releases 8/19 in stores near you, in the meantime you can enjoy a free copy of my last record Throwing Punches in the Dark. Below is a widget with download instructions.
