Born and raised Jewish, he converted to Mormonism in 1985 at the age of 35. I feel very sensitive about it, not for myself but for people taken aback by it. My goal in the church is to explain to the 11 million members the validity of Judaism and how it is the basis of all religions, and how they should be sensitive and loving and kind and understand the pain and suffering Jews have gone through. My musical interpretations don't deal with practices or doctrines. His co-performer, Atari, agrees.
People can be whoever they want to be.
If I were to duet with Bruce Springsteen, it wouldn't bother me that he isn't Jewish. Anyway, says Atari, music can help unify people. It's an international language. Music brings people together in the good sense of the word. I don't proselytize.