Stryper vocalist and guitarist Michael Sweet has shared the following via his Facebook page:
I want to take a moment to clarify a few things.
I’ve always understood the importance of the Y&B. It was our image and something that will always identify us.
I don’t hate it. I never have. My frustrations came from the fact that often (IMO) it seemed to over shadow the most important part of the band. The songs.
I can’t tell you how many times I run into people who only remember the colors and not the music. Maybe that’s based on the fact that we didn’t really get a lot of airplay over the years, comparatively speaking. Who knows. I just feel the need to explain that I wore the stripes (and wear the stripes) because of their significance. By His Stripes We Are Healed🙏
I do however wish that more of the music would be remembered. That’s what’s important to me. Music & lyrics. That’s what changes people. That’s what lives on. The music.
The Y&B was just the packaging, the music and the message was the gift inside
