Larry Norman Message Board

Peter B

Larry's music was the backdrop for my conversion to Christ and my early years as a young christian. His songs made me laugh and they made me cry. But most of all they etched themselves so deeply in my heart that they still remind me of what is was to have that innocence of youth and the thrill of starting ou...

Mike Marano

I was tricked by a friend to attend a Rock concert at ASU in Tempe, Arizona in 1973. The main performer was Larry. As I was listening to his music and lyrics I was awe struck at the messages and the convictions within his songs. After his last song, he spoke a few words and a minster then took the stage and ta...

Anonymous

I love you, too, Larry. In Christ, Bill

Scott Burlingame

I just heard of Larry's going home. I wept for our loss, but rejoice that he was a brave realistic brother that kept fighting our fight for the pure truth in Jesus the Christ. His solid solos and music have encouraged my faith hundreds of times. I have prayed for him and do now for the f...

Anders from Savsjo, SWEDEN

I'm very sad to have heard that Larry is not among us no more. In summer of 1993 he visited Sweden for a concert in Sävsjö, where I live. I got the oppurtunity to be in the band and play base that time and it was one of the best experiences of my life - I would say "ONCE IN A LIFETIME" . A warm and beau...

Karin Schulz, Germany

Larry Norman was like a mentor to me although I never spoke to him personally. His unconventional ways and looks have alerted me early on to the fact that there is more than the "mainstream". I was introduced to his music when I was about 12 years old at the concert of a local singer where there...

Ian Maclean

Heard of the news as I arrived home to a wee village in Scotland. Sad that this world has lost a powerfull influence for the Lord Jesus. Thrilled that he 'was ready' -I wished we all were ready. Priveleged to have known him. Thankfull for the way God used him in my life and the lifes of countless others. May...

Jesus Freak

As a tribute to my bro in Christ, I would like to ask others for their favorite quotes from Larry. There are so many it is hard for me to choose just one. [Please keep it to one or two sentences and don't abuse Larry's song material. Please don't ramble on and on with your own thoughts. Give your sour...

Pastor John Dunmore

I remember well back in 1977-78 when I first attened a Larry Norman concert in Brisbane Australia. I had only become a Christian in October 1976, and this was my first Christian concert. I have never experienced the annointing in a rock concert before that time. I had been to many rock concerts prio...

Tony Chamberlist

I became first acquainted with Larry's music in 1976, entering my graduation year. Larry introduced me to the idea that being Christian and human were not mutually exclusive ideas, and that there was indeed no separation. I've met Larry a few times over the years. He was idiosyncratic, opinion...

Phil McNab

It was Tues morning here in Aust when I heard of Larry's passing. I was at work but I took some time out to sit in my car & pray - for Larry's family & to thank God for the huge influence he & his music has been in my life. I am meditating on Isaiah at the moment & I opened my bible to where I'm up...

dave barber in walla walla

I first heard of Larry in '70 when I was fifteen. A friend said " Look! This christian guy plays rock and he has long hair! Sorry to say I wasn't impressed with the message until '77 when I came back to Jesus. The message popped! It made sense! It gave me direction and hope. Someone out...

Guy

Hey i just wanna say that Larry inspired me more than any other singer/songwriter. I saw him live in concert for the first time here in Australia in 1983.... I was only 14 & had never heard of Larry. I was expecting a boring church type concert... But i was absolutely blown away!!! ive been a huge fan e...

Bobby Robbins, Jr.

I met Larry Norman, briefly, when I ran spotlight for him when he played a small auditorium at my college, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, in the early 80's. Just him and his guitar and his heart. Tonight I heard of his passing, and it leaves me saddened. Yes, it is selfish, because I know that,...

OSVALDO BUDET

El Primer Trabajo musical en mi poder al recibir al Senor fue Only Visiting this planet. el cual lleno mi corazon de esperanza en un mundo mejor. desde ese tiempo ya hace unos 35 anos atras, he marchado entendiendo que estar aqui es solo una huella del maestro. gracias Larry por llevarme hasta aqui....

Johnny P

I grew up in a very strict Christian home in Houston. The only music allowed was marching band music, hymns and southern gospel. Some time around 1978 a friend of mine came back from Southwestern A/G college with a 8-track mix tape, the first song was "Rock that Doesn't Roll". I was imme...

Bill Faris

It's hard to know where to begin when thinking about what someone like Larry Norman means to a man of my age at this time in my life. Larry caught my eye like a shooting star when I was still just a kid in my mid-teens. It was a time when he was pioneering the use of rock music to communicate the message...

Greg D

Our Prayers are with you all at this time of loss. Larry had visited Vancouver Canada many times over the years and was a tremendous blessing to all. I was able to meet him and see him several times when he came up here. We knew he wasn't in good health in the last few years. and had kept him in prayer over the y...

Stephanie

My first memories were of long-haired Jesus People sitting in a circle on my parents' floor, playing guitars, violins, tamborines, you name it - if it made a joyful noise, it was there. My father used to do the sound for concerts that came through my hometown in Kansas, and I got to know people like Larr...

Eddy Duhan

Larry's music influenced me greatly. I was privileged to meet him a few times, and attend many of his concerts over the years. My heartfelt condolences go out to his family and loved ones during this time. May God Bless. http://theodesproject.com/

charlie sietsma

Greetings all, i am saddened by the news of larrys passing into eternity, but i rejoice with all you, in the fact that he is now home with his Lord. i've been blessed with the oppurtunity to see him perform twice, once in 1997 in jacksonville fl, and several years ago, down in lititz, pa. (near lancaster...

Chuck and Pattie Schulze

A new picture book will be donated to Pattie's classroom library in Larry's name. Her students call them the "people books". When a student finds one in the library they get to hear a story about the person named inside the cover. We have listened to Larry's music since the 70's when we c...

LongAgoNThGarden

I remember back when, It was on a Friday night back in the middle 70s that I was out looking to party and get high when I was suddenly approached by a group of Jesus People armed with Bibles. One of the Jesus People pulled me into his car and plugged in a cassette tape of Larry Norman singing Why Should The Dev...

Jay Wilburn

I would like to offer my deepest sympathy to the family of Larry Norman. I am 33 years old and came to first hear of and learn of his music in early 80's. I have been a fan ever since. I can't tell you how hard the news hit me when I received it Sunday night. I never got to meet Larry, but I do have the comfort o...

John-North Wales

The greatest singer/songwriter in the world and then some. I've been listening to and loving Larry's music since, well it seems forever. The times we saw him live-in Cardiff (the second time with Friends on Tour) in Birmingham and latterly in the Cavern I'll never forget. His compassion and love for...

Rod Hayes

Seriously influential music when I became a Christian in the late 70's and blasting (in my Bible College dorm!) "Something New Under the Son" surely had me labeled a heretic and a reprobate. Always wanted to one day ask Larry how Dudley Moore was the guest pianist on one of the early albums....

Helmut Brueckner

I am a friend and fan of Larry from Germany. His "Only visiting this planet" has come true for him now. I have known Larry since 3 decades. The last time we met was in the Airport Church in Toronto. It was for both of us a divine appointment. Larry had a great impact on the Christian music scene i...

Chuck

I first saw Larry in the summer of 1972 on 8th Avenue in mid-town Manhattan. It was an event that changed my life forever. The whole city was buzzing because that summer the Newport Jazz Festival was held in NYC spread out through all the main venues (MadisonSquareGarden, RadioCityMusic Hall, etc....

Denny Hartford

From September 2002, here is a 15-minute interview Larry did for "Vital Signs" radio. Very heartwarming; very compelling. In the interview, Larry talks about his mixing contemporary music with his Christianity way back in the 1950s, his difficulty with even his father, his healing of...

Anonymous

My first concert was Larry's concert. I great up in a very religious home and so it was an eye opener. However, it set me on a course of following after God in a non-religious way. Larry's life and songs changed me.

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	thankyou (Preview) Larry's music was the backdrop for my conversion to Christ and my early years as a young christian. His songs made me laugh and they made me cry. But most of all they etched themselves so deeply in my heart that they still remind me of what is was to have that innocence of youth and the thrill of starting ou...	Peter B	0	645	Feb 29, 2008 by Peter B
	Dupped to see Larry (Preview) I was tricked by a friend to attend a Rock concert at ASU in Tempe, Arizona in 1973. The main performer was Larry. As I was listening to his music and lyrics I was awe struck at the messages and the convictions within his songs. After his last song, he spoke a few words and a minster then took the stage and ta...	Mike Marano	0	717	Feb 29, 2008 by Mike Marano
	I love you, too, Larry. (Preview) I love you, too, Larry. In Christ, Bill	Anonymous	0	654	Feb 29, 2008 by Anonymous
	Praise to God in Christ for Larry (Preview) I just heard of Larry's going home. I wept for our loss, but rejoice that he was a brave realistic brother that kept fighting our fight for the pure truth in Jesus the Christ. His solid solos and music have encouraged my faith hundreds of times. I have prayed for him and do now for the f...	Scott Burlingame	0	646	Feb 29, 2008 by Scott Burlingame
	Larry's in my memories as a special person (Preview) I'm very sad to have heard that Larry is not among us no more. In summer of 1993 he visited Sweden for a concert in Sävsjö, where I live. I got the oppurtunity to be in the band and play base that time and it was one of the best experiences of my life - I would say "ONCE IN A LIFETIME" . A warm and beau...	Anders from Savsjo, SWEDEN	0	657	Feb 29, 2008 by Anders from Savsjo, SWEDEN
	Sad yet thankful (Preview) Larry Norman was like a mentor to me although I never spoke to him personally. His unconventional ways and looks have alerted me early on to the fact that there is more than the "mainstream". I was introduced to his music when I was about 12 years old at the concert of a local singer where there...	Karin Schulz, Germany	1	648	Mar 1, 2008 by Urs HEINZ
	Home call of Larry (Preview) Heard of the news as I arrived home to a wee village in Scotland. Sad that this world has lost a powerfull influence for the Lord Jesus. Thrilled that he 'was ready' -I wished we all were ready. Priveleged to have known him. Thankfull for the way God used him in my life and the lifes of countless others. May...	Ian Maclean	0	671	Feb 29, 2008 by Ian Maclean
	Quotable Larry Norman ( 1 2 ) (Preview) As a tribute to my bro in Christ, I would like to ask others for their favorite quotes from Larry. There are so many it is hard for me to choose just one. [Please keep it to one or two sentences and don't abuse Larry's song material. Please don't ramble on and on with your own thoughts. Give your sour...	Jesus Freak	60	5322	Mar 15, 2008 by Brad Reddekopp
	Larry Thank You & Goodbye For Now (Preview) I remember well back in 1977-78 when I first attened a Larry Norman concert in Brisbane Australia. I had only become a Christian in October 1976, and this was my first Christian concert. I have never experienced the annointing in a rock concert before that time. I had been to many rock concerts prio...	Pastor John Dunmore	0	692	Feb 29, 2008 by Pastor John Dunmore
	Things Larry taught me... Larry Norman (Preview) I became first acquainted with Larry's music in 1976, entering my graduation year. Larry introduced me to the idea that being Christian and human were not mutually exclusive ideas, and that there was indeed no separation. I've met Larry a few times over the years. He was idiosyncratic, opinion...	Tony Chamberlist	0	2104	Feb 29, 2008 by Tony Chamberlist
	Larry was God's hands (Preview) It was Tues morning here in Aust when I heard of Larry's passing. I was at work but I took some time out to sit in my car & pray - for Larry's family & to thank God for the huge influence he & his music has been in my life. I am meditating on Isaiah at the moment & I opened my bible to where I'm up...	Phil McNab	0	731	Feb 29, 2008 by Phil McNab
	larrys death (Preview) I first heard of Larry in '70 when I was fifteen. A friend said " Look! This christian guy plays rock and he has long hair! Sorry to say I wasn't impressed with the message until '77 when I came back to Jesus. The message popped! It made sense! It gave me direction and hope. Someone out...	dave barber in walla walla	0	662	Feb 29, 2008 by dave barber in walla walla
	For Larry's family. (Preview) Hey i just wanna say that Larry inspired me more than any other singer/songwriter. I saw him live in concert for the first time here in Australia in 1983.... I was only 14 & had never heard of Larry. I was expecting a boring church type concert... But i was absolutely blown away!!! ive been a huge fan e...	Guy	0	636	Feb 29, 2008 by Guy
	Crying, for the first time in years (Preview) I met Larry Norman, briefly, when I ran spotlight for him when he played a small auditorium at my college, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, in the early 80's. Just him and his guitar and his heart. Tonight I heard of his passing, and it leaves me saddened. Yes, it is selfish, because I know that,...	Bobby Robbins, Jr.	0	698	Feb 29, 2008 by Bobby Robbins, Jr.
	LEGADO (Preview) El Primer Trabajo musical en mi poder al recibir al Senor fue Only Visiting this planet. el cual lleno mi corazon de esperanza en un mundo mejor. desde ese tiempo ya hace unos 35 anos atras, he marchado entendiendo que estar aqui es solo una huella del maestro. gracias Larry por llevarme hasta aqui....	OSVALDO BUDET	0	630	Feb 29, 2008 by OSVALDO BUDET
	Thanks Larry (Preview) I grew up in a very strict Christian home in Houston. The only music allowed was marching band music, hymns and southern gospel. Some time around 1978 a friend of mine came back from Southwestern A/G college with a 8-track mix tape, the first song was "Rock that Doesn't Roll". I was imme...	Johnny P	1	662	Feb 29, 2008 by jim brashers
	Tribute to Larry (Preview) It's hard to know where to begin when thinking about what someone like Larry Norman means to a man of my age at this time in my life. Larry caught my eye like a shooting star when I was still just a kid in my mid-teens. It was a time when he was pioneering the use of rock music to communicate the message...	Bill Faris	1	686	Feb 29, 2008 by Anonymous
	Message for the Norman Family. (Preview) Our Prayers are with you all at this time of loss. Larry had visited Vancouver Canada many times over the years and was a tremendous blessing to all. I was able to meet him and see him several times when he came up here. We knew he wasn't in good health in the last few years. and had kept him in prayer over the y...	Greg D	0	604	Feb 29, 2008 by Greg D
	Larry Norman (Preview) My first memories were of long-haired Jesus People sitting in a circle on my parents' floor, playing guitars, violins, tamborines, you name it - if it made a joyful noise, it was there. My father used to do the sound for concerts that came through my hometown in Kansas, and I got to know people like Larr...	Stephanie	1	812	Feb 29, 2008 by Debi Remaley
	Praise God for Larry's Life and Music!! (Preview) Larry's music influenced me greatly. I was privileged to meet him a few times, and attend many of his concerts over the years. My heartfelt condolences go out to his family and loved ones during this time. May God Bless. http://theodesproject.com/	Eddy Duhan	0	824	Feb 29, 2008 by Eddy Duhan
	larry norman (Preview) Greetings all, i am saddened by the news of larrys passing into eternity, but i rejoice with all you, in the fact that he is now home with his Lord. i've been blessed with the oppurtunity to see him perform twice, once in 1997 in jacksonville fl, and several years ago, down in lititz, pa. (near lancaster...	charlie sietsma	0	636	Feb 29, 2008 by charlie sietsma
	Book dedication (Preview) A new picture book will be donated to Pattie's classroom library in Larry's name. Her students call them the "people books". When a student finds one in the library they get to hear a story about the person named inside the cover. We have listened to Larry's music since the 70's when we c...	Chuck and Pattie Schulze	0	639	Feb 29, 2008 by Chuck and Pattie Schulze
	Born Again - Larry Norman - n The Jesus Movement (Preview) I remember back when, It was on a Friday night back in the middle 70s that I was out looking to party and get high when I was suddenly approached by a group of Jesus People armed with Bibles. One of the Jesus People pulled me into his car and plugged in a cassette tape of Larry Norman singing Why Should The Dev...	LongAgoNThGarden	0	847	Feb 28, 2008 by LongAgoNThGarden
	With Depest Sympathy (Preview) I would like to offer my deepest sympathy to the family of Larry Norman. I am 33 years old and came to first hear of and learn of his music in early 80's. I have been a fan ever since. I can't tell you how hard the news hit me when I received it Sunday night. I never got to meet Larry, but I do have the comfort o...	Jay Wilburn	0	631	Feb 28, 2008 by Jay Wilburn
	Goodbye (Preview) The greatest singer/songwriter in the world and then some. I've been listening to and loving Larry's music since, well it seems forever. The times we saw him live-in Cardiff (the second time with Friends on Tour) in Birmingham and latterly in the Cavern I'll never forget. His compassion and love for...	John-North Wales	0	630	Feb 28, 2008 by John-North Wales
	Thanks (Preview) Seriously influential music when I became a Christian in the late 70's and blasting (in my Bible College dorm!) "Something New Under the Son" surely had me labeled a heretic and a reprobate. Always wanted to one day ask Larry how Dudley Moore was the guest pianist on one of the early albums....	Rod Hayes	0	642	Feb 28, 2008 by Rod Hayes
	Thank You, Larry! (Preview) I am a friend and fan of Larry from Germany. His "Only visiting this planet" has come true for him now. I have known Larry since 3 decades. The last time we met was in the Airport Church in Toronto. It was for both of us a divine appointment. Larry had a great impact on the Christian music scene i...	Helmut Brueckner	0	653	Feb 28, 2008 by Helmut Brueckner
	a tribute to Larry (Preview) I first saw Larry in the summer of 1972 on 8th Avenue in mid-town Manhattan. It was an event that changed my life forever. The whole city was buzzing because that summer the Newport Jazz Festival was held in NYC spread out through all the main venues (MadisonSquareGarden, RadioCityMusic Hall, etc....	Chuck	1	919	Mar 2, 2008 by wayne williams
	2002 Radio Interview (Preview) From September 2002, here is a 15-minute interview Larry did for "Vital Signs" radio. Very heartwarming; very compelling. In the interview, Larry talks about his mixing contemporary music with his Christianity way back in the 1950s, his difficulty with even his father, his healing of...	Denny Hartford	0	706	Feb 28, 2008 by Denny Hartford
	My First Concert (Preview) My first concert was Larry's concert. I great up in a very religious home and so it was an eye opener. However, it set me on a course of following after God in a non-religious way. Larry's life and songs changed me.	Anonymous	0	707	Feb 28, 2008 by Anonymous
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