Editing Larry Norman (section)

===Influence===

In 2008, Christian rock historian John J. Thompson wrote, "It is certainly no overstatement to say that Larry Norman is to Christian music what [[John Lennon]] is to rock & roll or [[Bob Dylan]] is to folk music."<ref name="ccmmagazine.com">{{Cite web |title=Larry Norman |url=http://www.ccmmagazine.com/news/stories/11571167/larry%20norman/ |access-date=October 5, 2014 |website=[[CCM Magazine]]}} {{dead link |date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> Thompson credited Norman for his impact on the genre as a musician, a producer, and a businessman.<ref name=thompson49/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Paul's Bio |url=http://www.paulcolman.com/about.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705111215/http://www.paulcolman.com/about.htm |archive-date=July 5, 2012 |access-date=October 5, 2014 |website=Paul Colman.com}}</ref>

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Norman also influenced a number of emerging punk and alternative rock artists. According to documentarian Larry Di Sabatino, Larry Norman was "an early influence" on the [[post-punk]] band [[U2]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cody |first=John |title="Angel" Tells Tragic Story of Larry Norman |url=https://johncodyonline.com/writings/angel-tells-tragic-tale-of-larry-norman/ |access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref> When [[Bono]] met with a summit of Nashville Christian music artists in 2002 to garner support for an African aid campaign, he specifically asked to see Norman.<ref>{{cite web |title=BONO'S SUPPORT FOR PEPFAR HELPED SAVE 27 MILLION LIVES |url=https://u2conference.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Bono_s-Support-for-PEPFAR-Helped-Save-27-Million-Lives.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508122005/https://u2conference.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Bono_s-Support-for-PEPFAR-Helped-Save-27-Million-Lives.pdf |archive-date=2021-05-08 |url-status=live |website=atU2.com |publisher=U2conference.com |access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref> Upon Larry Norman's death, Bono sent flowers to his funeral with the note "Eternal singer, still eternal, Bono."<ref>{{cite web |title="Bono sent flowers to Larry Norman's funeral in 2008. Our family was touched by his gesture." |url=https://www.facebook.com/LarryNormanHQ/photos/bono-sent-flowers-to-larry-normans-funeral-in-2008-our-family-was-touched-by-his/1867122473511502/ |website=Facebook- Larry Norman |access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref>

According to [[Charles Normal]], Larry Norman attended his "first of many" [[punk rock]] shows while touring London in 1977, seeing [[Richard Hell and the Voidoids]], [[The Damned (band)|the Damned]], and [[Dead Boys]]. Regarding the punk movement, Norman stated that while he initially disliked some of the lyrical content, he was generally supportive of it and its youthful energy, which he viewed as preferable to [[disco]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Punk is Better Than Disco. |url=http://www.larrynorman.com/blog/punk-is-better-than-disco |access-date=January 18, 2022 |publisher=LarryNorman.com}}</ref>

Norman subsequently introduced his younger brother, Charles, to the genre, including the music of the [[Sex Pistols]]. Within several years, Charles was the lead guitarist for the Bay Area [[hardcore punk]] band, Executioner.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Executioner- Hellbound |url=https://punkvinyl.com/2010/07/22/executioner-hellbound/ |access-date=January 18, 2022 |website=The Punk Vault|date=July 22, 2010 }}</ref> Larry paid for the recording of Executioner's first EP in 1982, on the condition that they also record one of his songs. Larry Norman began to meet figures from the L.A. punk scene, and eventually recorded tracks with former Sex Pistols guitarist [[Steve Jones (musician)|Steve Jones]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Thornbury |first=Gregory |title=Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music |date=2018 |publisher=Convergent |pages=215–216}}</ref> Norman also released a live recording of a punk version of "Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?" <ref>{{Cite web |title=Down Under- Why Should the Punk |url=https://www.thesongsoflarrynorman.com/down-under.html |access-date=January 18, 2022 |website=The Songs of Larry Norman}}</ref>

[[Pixies (band)|Pixies]] frontman [[Black Francis]] described Larry Norman as having been his "total idol" as a teenager, whom he attempted to imitate.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Frank |first1=Josh |title=Fool the World: The Oral History of a Band Called Pixies |last2=Ganz |first2=Caryn |date=2006 |publisher=Macmillan}}</ref> The band's first demo, ''[[Pixies (EP)|The Purple Tape]]'', was to contain a cover of Norman's song "Watch What You're Doing", but it was never released. A lyric from the song "Levitate Me" ("Come on pilgrim, you know He loves you!") formed the basis for the title of Pixies' 1987 EP ''[[Come On Pilgrim]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch What You're Doing (lost Pixies cover version of Larry Norman song; 1987) |url=https://lostmediawiki.com/Watch_What_You%27re_Doing_(lost_Pixies_cover_version_of_Larry_Norman_song;_1987) |access-date=January 18, 2022 |website=Lost Media Wiki}}</ref> Black was eventually introduced to Norman by members of U2 during the [[Zoo TV]] tour.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coker |first1=Matt |title=David Di Sabatino Is Drawn to Charismatic Christians. But Nothing Prepared Him for Larry Norman. |date=October 16, 2008 |url=https://www.ocweekly.com/david-di-sabatino-is-drawn-to-charismatic-christians-but-nothing-prepared-him-for-larry-norman-6414286/ |publisher=OC Weekly |access-date=January 19, 2022}}</ref> Black's post-Pixies band, Frank Black and the Catholics, covered Larry Norman's song "Six Sixty Six". Norman and Black performed a duet of "Watch What You're Doing" at Norman's "farewell" concert, and the two were reportedly working on an album together at the time of his death, along with Isaac Brock of [[Modest Mouse]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Willman |first=Chris |title=Remembering Christian rock maverick Larry Norman |url=https://ew.com/article/2008/02/26/remembering-chr/ |access-date=January 18, 2022 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref>

[[Steve Camp]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Larry Norman Home With The Lord ..."for me to live is Christ and die is gain" |url=http://stevenjcamp.blogspot.com/2008/02/larry-norman-home-with-lord-for-me-to.html |access-date=October 5, 2014 |website=Steven J. Camp.blogspot.com|date=February 25, 2008 }}</ref> [[Carolyn Arends]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bananas with Larry Norman |url=http://www.conversantlife.com/music/bananas-with-larry-norman#continue |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006170624/http://www.conversantlife.com/music/bananas-with-larry-norman#continue |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 5, 2014 |website=Conversantlife.com}}</ref> [[Bob Hartman]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Taff |first=Tori |title=100 Greatest Songs of Christian Music: The Stories Behind the Music That Changed Our Lives Forever |date=2006 |publisher=Integrity Publishers |page=75}}</ref> [[TobyMac]],<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=March 8, 2008 |title=Larry Norman (1947–2008) |magazine=Billboard |page=8}}</ref> [[Mark Salomon]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Salomon |first=Mark |title=Simplicity |date=2005 |publisher=Relevant Media Group |pages=42–43}}</ref> [[Martyn Joseph]],<ref name=tributes/> and [[Steve Scott (poet)|Steve Scott]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Larry Norman and Steve Scott |url=http://larrynorman.activeboard.com/index.spark?aBID=119764&p=3&topicID=15786580 |access-date=October 5, 2014 |website=Larry Norman.activeboard.com| date=March 5, 2008 }}</ref> have credited Norman as influences. Overall over 300 artists have covered songs by Norman.<ref name="GMHF">{{Cite web |title=Larry Norman: The Gospel Music Hall of Fame Biography |url=http://www.knet180radio.com/00_artistcorner_artistdetails.asp?iArtistId=1931155010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309201528/http://www.knet180radio.com/00_artistcorner_artistdetails.asp?iArtistId=1931155010 |archive-date=March 9, 2008 |access-date=December 31, 2018 |publisher=KNET}}</ref>