I appreciate what you had to say about it. I will agree that music (at least for myself) is quite addicting. I love listening to all sorts of music- rock, metal, classic, rap, hip-hop, and R&B. In the past I found it hard to keep my listening habits clean because of who i would hang out with and this was before I joined a Christian band.
I have found that with most Christian music, unless you ARE a Christian, that style of music just won't be as a appealing as secular music. Secular artists do find a way to tap into your innermost feelings by producing music that has a certain appeal to it- drugs, alcohol, gangs, and sex play a huge role in secular music. And because of the fall of man, this sounds better to most than Christian music.
However, secular music (i have found with my non-Christian friends) plays a huge role in their everyday lives. A couple of my friends were going to jail because they had gotten in a fight and there were weapons involved.
Naturally i was inclined to find out was caused this behavior in them because I hadn't seen it before. When I asked them what made them want to do this, they replied, "it's how 50 Cent solves problems".
I know that secular music can't make someone do this by itself but it most certainly played a major role in their decisions.
In this day in age, fighting, getting high, having sex out of marriage, and drinking unlimited amounts of alcohol is a focal point. So naturally the secular artists play on this by focusing their music around those subjects.
Even after I had given up mainstream secular music, I was still purchasing the "edited" version believing that it would be "ok". I quickly found out that even with the "edited" mark on it, it still has the same message, just less bad language. Still, the editing job isn't quite as good as one might hope, and occasionally you will catch the beginning and end of the F-bomb.
So in my music listening habits, I have found that Christian music for a Christian person is the ONLY way to go. I don't think I have heard one "secular" song that doesnt mention at some point in the song- drugs, alcohol, sex, bad language, using God's name in vain, fighting, some problem with a girl friend/boy friend, or anything else immoral. It's just not there.
Anyway, those are my feelings on the subject