Their debut CD 'Forget Me Not' is just about to land in the shops so Cross Rhythms took the opportunity to throw a multitude of questions at Aylesbury techno rock team AS IF...
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15. Favourite sport?
"Skiing, bowling and shove
ha'penny."
16. Favourite TV programme?
"Dad's Army and The
Antiques Road Show."
17. How do you think your music is different from other
people's?
"We sound like As If..., just, sort of, kind of, urn...
different type of thing...you know."
18. What are your views on the 'Toronto'
blessing'?
"We shouldn't try to limit the power of the
Holy Spirit to fit our expectations. Discernment backed up by
Scripture is required."
19. What are your views on John Major?
"He needs
to hear the As If...
album, eat less peas and read the Bible if he doesn't already."
20. What are your views on post-evangelicalism?
"We believe you bolt your own ideas on to the Bible (or bits of it)
and pass it off as Christianity at your peril."
21. Do you think that realistically you will be able to give
up your day jobs?
"God's led us this far and we trust
him for the future."
22. What are your day jobs?
"PG - Running
Appletree recording studios; PH -Insurance adviser; SR - Telephone
engineer."
23. What do you think is the biggest problem with Christians
these days?
"Apathy, we fail to stand up for what we
believe and sometimes we lack in conviction."
24. What would be the first thing you would do if you were
Prime Minister?
"Abdicate."
25. What is the biggest audience you've ever played
to?
"3,000."
26. What is the smallest audience you've every played
to?
"10."
27. What do you think is the greatest Christian song ever
written?
"PG - "Rest Assured" by Geoff Mann; PH - "Willy
Welsh" by Geoff Mann; SR - "Love Song" by Twelfth Night"
28. What do you think is the greatest non-Christian
song?
"PG - "Supper's Ready" by Genesis; PH -"Bohemian
Rhapsody" by Queen; SR -"Blockbuster" by Sweet."