In this music video, Bill Gaither is singing at the piano while others gather around him to listen to the performance. ‘Till the words become true, ‘till forgiveness and mercy mean something to you” Q: With such titles as “Don’t Think I’m Not Thankful” and “Feels Like Redemption,” these songs sound as though they were written specifically for you.“Now I've heard some talkers and I've heard some teachers and I've heard some poetsĪnd I've heard some preachers and I've sung along with some pretty good singersĪnd I've been in churches where the sweet Spirit lingers, but you've never lived I want to let the world know that there’s not a hole deep enough that God can’t still be there for you. I want to give hope to the hopeless because I’ve been hopeless and there’s not a worse hole to be in. I want to reach out to give hope to people. The lyrics mean more to me today than before. Q: What did you want to say to your audience with this record?Įnglish: I was a lot more involved than (with) the other CDs as far as making sure these songs were absolutely perfect for me. Singing a Christian song, whether you’re living it or not - to me, it was my only way of staying close to God. I was born and bred to sing a gospel song, and it’s like going from meat and potatoes to, like, raw vegetables to me. In 1996, I had the most-added song (on) adult contemporary (radio playlists) with “Your Love Amazes Me.” But it was just unfulfilling. What happened?Įnglish: I did one pop CD and it had success. Q: When you first signed with Curb in the mid-‘90s you said your intent was to leave Christian music and go into the pop field.
But God let me know you don’t have to have a pretty voice for God to love you. I felt like I couldn’t be a Christian unless I was a Christian singer and it was over for me. I lost my reputation, my life, my family, my finances, my home and my voice, so I had nothing. I was selling anything and everything that I could find that was worth anything on eBay. I had exhausted every avenue trying to support the drug habit that I had. Q: At your lowest point, what happened? How did you bounce back?Įnglish: It got to a place where I was basically homeless. I’m tired of disappointing my fans, friends and family and everyone around me.
I did the “Heaven to Earth” CD, and the day it came out, I was in rehab with drug addiction. Michael English: The honest reason is I didn’t want to do another record and (have) something else happen in Michael English’s life that was negative.
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