"About two months ago I finished a gospel tour"
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The intent feels twofold. On the surface, it normalizes gospel as working-musician business, not a Sunday-only side project. Underneath, it’s reputation management in the gentlest form: Cliff as credible believer, not celebrity dabbling in sacred music for brand refresh. The matter-of-fact phrasing matters. Gospel can trigger suspicion in pop culture (performative piety, kitschy uplift, preachiness). By framing it as completed labor - finished, toured, done - he sidesteps the sermon and emphasizes professionalism, stamina, and community connection.
Context is everything: Richard’s long-standing Christian identity has been both a selling point and a cultural lightning rod in Britain, where earnest religiosity in pop can read as square or strategic. This sentence works because it refuses to litigate any of that. It’s a small, plain declaration that smuggles in a bigger claim: faith isn’t an era, it’s a schedule.
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Richard, Cliff. (2026, January 17). About two months ago I finished a gospel tour. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/about-two-months-ago-i-finished-a-gospel-tour-42262/
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Richard, Cliff. "About two months ago I finished a gospel tour." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/about-two-months-ago-i-finished-a-gospel-tour-42262/.
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"About two months ago I finished a gospel tour." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/about-two-months-ago-i-finished-a-gospel-tour-42262/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

