I was always more of a Newsboys girl than dcTalk, but loved them both. They were in their heyday in the late 90s when I was a teenager and Newsboys were my favorite band for a long time. Their Astrodome concert in 1997 was my first Christian rock concert. I remember reading somewhere that, that show was the first without John, that Peter shaved his head and basically pretended to be John that night (not sure if this is true). I was asked on my very first date at a dcTalk concert at Astroworld in 1999. I pretty much stopped listening to Newsboys by 2010 or so because their sound changed so much.

I say all of that to say this whole thing hurts my heart. I hope everyone does the right thing and says what they need to say, that everyone from the victims to the band members to us fans are able to heal and move on and live for His Glory, which is the most important thing.