Only in a concert situation do I have access to people directly to preach to them, and I don't believe that the bigger your platform is, the more people will pay attention.

" As he described in a 1984 interview "That album is like a prayer it's a beautiful prayer a social communion. In July 1968 Norman moved to Los Angeles where he "spent time sharing the gospel on the streets".

On November 27 2001 Norman was inducted into the Gospel Music Association's Hall of Fame in a ceremony at the Ryman Auditorium and was voted into the Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) Hall of Fame in January 2004 by the readers of CCM magazine. In 2007 Norman was inducted into the San Jose Rocks Hall of Fame both as a member of People! and as a solo artist. In January 1973 Cashbox named Norman as one of the Best New Male Artists of the year.