Christian rock star calls industry on lifestyle

THE LEADER of highly thought of Christian rock band Circle Of Dust, Klay Scott, has made a withering denouncement of the US Christian music industry in the January/February issue of America's HM magazine. He stated. "You're guaranteed to sell thousands of units if you're on a Christian label and a few thousand more if you mention God a lot in your lyrics. I know first hand of the consistent drug usage, sexual promiscuity among groupies, alcohol, 'bad language', pornos etc that some of the so-called 'Christian' artists are involved in. That's not to say that scenario represents everyone, but for sure some of your 'preach-from-the-stage', 'rockin' for the rock' bands should get out of the Christian thing if they aren't going to live it. But who can blame them when the record execs are setting a fine example and extorting the bands for money on top of it."