I'll know I'm reaching the total American market when I'm asked to do a video for MTV. - Leonard Slatkin

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Not just in Christian music but also in a lot of Christian culture there is a lot of pretending that everyone is perfect, nobody is really going through much.

Leonard Slatkin

I'll know I'm reaching the total American market when I'm asked to do a video for MTV.

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