3. Nick Cave, the Gospel According to St. Mark: Speaking of think man's Christians, there is the one and only Nick Cave. Pocket Canon had him pen an introduction to their release of the second book of the New Testament. He has a very interesting interpretation of the book, saying that it's the only gospel where Christ is shown engaged in his epic struggle instead of just wussily staring down from the cross.

2. Mick Jagger, The Master and Margarita: Mikhail Bulgakov's book the Master and Margarita explores the Devil's visit to atheist Soviet Russia. Marianne Faithful gave her friend Mick a new English translation of the book in 1967, and the next year the Rolling Stones released one of their most famous songs, "Sympathy for the Devil," directly inspired by the novel.

Ray Manzarek of the Doors also dreamed of making a movie based on the book, and desperately wanted Jagger to play the Devil in the guise of Professor Woland. When he told Jagger's then-girlfriend Jerry Hall his plan she said, "Don't make the movie until he's finished with the tour. It's his favorite book! The part is his! He is Professor Woland."

1. Robert Smith, The Stranger: One of The Cure's best and most controversial hits was "Killing an Arab." The song has long been associated with racist, anti-Arab sentiments, but in reality it was just Robert Smith trying to piece together the best moments of spiritual angst from Albert Camus's fantastic novel.

The broody work is standard goth reading, and it's no wonder one of the genre's patron saints was moved enough by it to pen a tune. These days Smith uses new lyrics such as "Kissing an Arab" and "Killing an Ahab."