Peter Gabriel

Singer

1950-02-13

English singer, songwriter, and musician known as the original frontman of Genesis and for an influential solo career. His work spans progressive rock, pop, and world-music collaborations.

Quotes by Peter Gabriel

I was very happy to learn Oliver Stone had decided to make a film about Edward Snowden and believe this is a powerful and inspiring film.
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Snowden's revelations shocked the world and made it very clear why we need to have some way to look over those who look over us. With increasing terrorist attacks, security is critical, but not without any accountability or oversight.
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Italian food is my favorite food. It's the most sophisticated eating system.
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I think the rhythm is like the spine of the piece. If you change that, then the body that forms around it is changed as well.
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Art suggests stuff that is traded like money, that is kept in galleries and that belongs to the elite, whereas experience is something that everybody has in the course of living.
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I've talked to a lot of artists - painters, writers, musicians - many of whom have had great ideas on trains. The only explanation I have is all that stuff is coming at you while you're relaxed, so somehow it kicks you into hyperspace in terms of brain function.
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I think one of the things about writing in the studio is that the song hasn't matured, if you like, so quite often the vocals are early attempts. Whereas once you've taken it out on the road a bit, you learn more about a song.
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