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His 1999 PBS television spe-
cial, My Romance: An Evening
with Jim Brickman, has helped
raise millions of dollars for public
television stations. It was rebroad-
cast earlier this month during
Detroit's local pledge drive.
Not only has he had an album
debut at No. 1 on Billboard's
New Age chart, the title tune
from his album The Gift scored
him the Dove Award from the
Gospel Music Association.

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"I certainly didn't write the
song with the intention of it
being about God. Nor do I
think it is about God, or Christ
for that matter," he explains.
"It is a love song, directed at a
love relationship. It's about
how the material things are not
as important as love.
"I'm not sure how you could
interpret it as an inspirational
song, but I'm thrilled I got the
award. -
"The Gift" was a sensation in
Christian music circles and
exposed Brickman to a whole
new audience. But it had its limi-
tations and uncomfortable
moments for a nice Jewish boy
from Shaker Heights.
Brickman's "Simple Things" tour is
If a Christian radio station was
accompanied
by a new CD and a
doing a promotion for his con-
book,
a
collection
of essays that strive
cert, "they would need me to
to
help
readers
"get
out of the fast
declare my belief in Christ,"
lane
and
savor
life's
true
pleasures."
Brickman explains. When he
would go to a Christian book-
store, "they would always ask me
are the simple things, the things that
first if I was a Christian before they
really matter."
would carry my music.
Does he apply the philosophy he
"I have a real issue with that," he
promotes to his own life?
says. "I feel like this is music; for peo-
"I try to get a really good night's
ple to decide if I'm talented or not
sleep. I try to get some time alone
talented because of my personal
because I was always around a lot of
beliefs seems really odd to me.
people. I try to say no to things, take a
"I'm very proud of the times when
snow day when it's not snowing, and
people asked me in a concert or in an
go a day without checking my e-mail."
interview, 'You do a lot of work with
But he admits, "They are hard to
Christian artists, are you Christian?'
do. I go through what all of us go
And I reply, 'No, I'm Jewish.'"
through. I can't always do it, but
sometimes just thinking about it
Simple Things
helps." ❑
The "Simple Things" holiday tour —
and Brickman's new CD of the same
Jim Brickman, with special guest
name — is accompanied by a book,
Donny Osmond, performs 8
Simple Things, written with friend
p.m.
Friday, Dec. 28, at Detroit's
Cindy Pearlman.
Music
Hall Center for the
"It's a high-concept idea," Brickman
Performing
Arts. 538.50-$46.50.
explains. If there is a binding theme, it
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