Ep. 2: Larry Norman

Larry Norman threw a grenade at the church and called it worship. Long blonde hair. Sharp tongue. Difficult as hell. And right about almost everything. His 1972 album is a Library of Congress national treasure. Most Christians have never heard of him.He asked one question: Why should the devil have all the good music? Then he proved it.Without Norman, none of what you hear on Sunday morning exists. But for Christian rock to become a multi-billion dollar industry, it needed more than a grenade. It needed a homeless hippie with an acid vision and an ocean full of surfers.That’s next. Read the book. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robzahn.substack.com