by Jon Pompia
‘Cribs Note’ version “Personal Jesus,” Depeche Mode
What some took to be a blasphemous stab at the King of Kings was actually inspired by a biography of The King. DM songwriter Martin Gore came across by Priscilla Presley’s book “Elvis And Me,” learning that Priscilla saw her husband as, that’s right, a personal Jesus.
Filed under: Media, Music, art, Chet Powers, Depeche Mode, Gordon Lightfoot, Huckleberry Finn, Johnny Cash, Lyrics, Martin Gore, Music, Personal Jesus, Priscilla Presley, Ventura Highway
