--- title: "12 Christian rock Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 12 Christian rock quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Christian rock sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13a/chappell-roan-5844_christian_i-was-mostly-raised-on-christian-rock-an_1731899.jpg" --- > [I was mostly raised on Christian rock and country music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chappell-roan/i-was-mostly-raised-on-christian-rock-and-country-music/) [Chappell Roan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chappell-roan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13a/chappell-roan-5844_christian_i-was-mostly-raised-on-christian-rock-an_1731899.jpg) > [We were never Christian enough for the Christian world, but were always way too Christian for the rock world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-sandoval/we-were-never-christian-enough-for-the-christian-world-but-were/) [Sonny Sandoval](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-sandoval/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/067/sonny-sandoval-9175_always_we-were-never-christian-enough-for-the-c_2452305.jpg) > [I believe in God. It's a big part of my life. You can bring it up and talk about it without being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-flowers/i-believe-in-god-it-s-a-big-part-of-my-life-you-can-bring-it-up-and/) [Brandon Flowers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-flowers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c6/brandon-flowers-8921_about_i-believe-in-god-it-s-a-big-part-of-my-l_2452930.jpg) > [Hey, Christian rock, if you want to be good, stop copying U2. U2 already did it. You know what I mean? There's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-corgan/hey-christian-rock-if-you-want-to-be-good-stop-copying-u2-u2-already/) [Billy Corgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-corgan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e64/billy-corgan-1014_christian_hey-christian-rock-if-you-want-to-be-goo_1555561.png) > [The one thing you don't want to be is a sucky clean comic. I hate sucky clean comics! It's like Christian rock,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/godfrey/the-one-thing-you-don-t-want-to-be-is-a-sucky-clean-comic-i-hate/) [Godfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/godfrey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed7/godfrey-18355_bros_the-one-thing-you-don-t-want-to-be-is-a_1732500.jpg) > [NOW THAT ITS OVER I JUST WANNA HOLD HER I GIVE UP ALL THE WORD TO SEE THAT LITTLE PEICE OF HEAVEN…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niklovesmeeka/now-that-its-over-i-just-wanna-hold-her-i-give-up-all-the-word-to-see/) NIKLOVESMEEKA [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbc/niklovesmeeka-15653_christian-rock_now-that-its-over-i-just-wanna-hold-her_2701658.jpg) > [“You can't bring me down, Do you here what I'm trying to say, You can't bring me down, I'll never turn the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pillar/you-can-t-bring-me-down-do-you-here-what-i-m-trying-to-say-you-can-t/) Pillar [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11d/pillar-269920_bring-me-down_you-can-t-bring-me-down-do-you-here-what_1873878.jpg) > [When you are in the prayer room you forget about the outside world and fall into a Christian rock coma, and nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ross-williams/when-you-are-in-the-prayer-room-you-forget-about-the-outside-world/) [Roger Ross Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ross-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3a/roger-ross-williams-5118_christian_when-you-are-in-the-prayer-room-you-forg_500479.jpg) > [There is... a greater sense of divine purpose when we're playing at all-Christian rock shows. In clubs or bars, we know that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-sandoval/there-is-a-greater-sense-of-divine-purpose-when-we-re-playing-at-all/) [Sonny Sandoval](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-sandoval/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d1/sonny-sandoval-9175_christian-rock_there-is-a-greater-sense-of-divine-purpo_1028390.jpg) > [When we first started, I didn't know there was Christian rock or Christian music. I just thought we were a rock band…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-sandoval/when-we-first-started-i-didn-t-know-there-was-christian-rock-or/) [Sonny Sandoval](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-sandoval/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/101/sonny-sandoval-9175_band_when-we-first-started-i-didn-t-know-ther_2799832.jpg) > [“What remains of the old Protestant fundamentalism is politics: abortion, gays, evolution. these issues are what binds congregations together. but even here…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fareed-zakaria/what-remains-of-the-old-protestant-fundamentalism-is-politics/) [Fareed Zakaria](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fareed-zakaria/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c5/fareed-zakaria-3805_christian-rock_what-remains-of-the-old-protestant-funda_2790457.jpg) > [Sixteen finds me Blowing out candles and making wishes And all around me Is everyone but the one I'm wishing for And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niklovesmeeka/sixteen-finds-me-blowing-out-candles-and-making-wishes-and-all-around/) NIKLOVESMEEKA [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ae/niklovesmeeka-15653_casting-crowns_sixteen-finds-me-blowing-out-candles-and_2464082.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christian-rock/#itemlist", "name": "Christian rock Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was mostly raised on Christian rock and country music.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chappell Roan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chappell-roan/i-was-mostly-raised-on-christian-rock-and-country-music/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13a/chappell-roan-5844_christian_i-was-mostly-raised-on-christian-rock-an_1731899.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13a/chappell-roan-5844_christian_i-was-mostly-raised-on-christian-rock-an_1731899.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13a/chappell-roan-5844_christian_i-was-mostly-raised-on-christian-rock-an_1731899.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was mostly raised on Christian rock and country music.” — Chappell Roan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We were never Christian enough for the Christian world, but were always way too Christian for the rock world.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sonny Sandoval" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-sandoval/we-were-never-christian-enough-for-the-christian-world-but-were/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/067/sonny-sandoval-9175_always_we-were-never-christian-enough-for-the-c_2452305.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/067/sonny-sandoval-9175_always_we-were-never-christian-enough-for-the-c_2452305.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/067/sonny-sandoval-9175_always_we-were-never-christian-enough-for-the-c_2452305.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We were never Christian enough for the Christian world, but were always way too Christian for the rock world.” — Sonny Sandoval", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I believe in God. It's a big part of my life. You can bring it up and talk about it without being 'Christian Rocker.'", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brandon Flowers" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-flowers/i-believe-in-god-it-s-a-big-part-of-my-life-you-can-bring-it-up-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c6/brandon-flowers-8921_about_i-believe-in-god-it-s-a-big-part-of-my-l_2452930.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c6/brandon-flowers-8921_about_i-believe-in-god-it-s-a-big-part-of-my-l_2452930.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c6/brandon-flowers-8921_about_i-believe-in-god-it-s-a-big-part-of-my-l_2452930.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I believe in God. It's a big part of my life. 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That's cheating!", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Godfrey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/godfrey/the-one-thing-you-don-t-want-to-be-is-a-sucky-clean-comic-i-hate/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed7/godfrey-18355_bros_the-one-thing-you-don-t-want-to-be-is-a_1732500.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed7/godfrey-18355_bros_the-one-thing-you-don-t-want-to-be-is-a_1732500.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed7/godfrey-18355_bros_the-one-thing-you-don-t-want-to-be-is-a_1732500.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The one thing you don't want to be is a sucky clean comic. I hate sucky clean comics! 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In clubs or bars, we know that the audience primarily came to see a show, so we try not to get preachy and instead let the music do most of the talking.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sonny Sandoval" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-sandoval/there-is-a-greater-sense-of-divine-purpose-when-we-re-playing-at-all/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d1/sonny-sandoval-9175_christian-rock_there-is-a-greater-sense-of-divine-purpo_1028390.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d1/sonny-sandoval-9175_christian-rock_there-is-a-greater-sense-of-divine-purpo_1028390.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d1/sonny-sandoval-9175_christian-rock_there-is-a-greater-sense-of-divine-purpo_1028390.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There is... a greater sense of divine purpose when we're playing at all-Christian rock shows. 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Like every other hardcore band out there sang or screamed what they thought, we did the same thing.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sonny Sandoval" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-sandoval/when-we-first-started-i-didn-t-know-there-was-christian-rock-or/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/101/sonny-sandoval-9175_band_when-we-first-started-i-didn-t-know-ther_2799832.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/101/sonny-sandoval-9175_band_when-we-first-started-i-didn-t-know-ther_2799832.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/101/sonny-sandoval-9175_band_when-we-first-started-i-didn-t-know-ther_2799832.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When we first started, I didn't know there was Christian rock or Christian music. 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