Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabrielis an English singer-songwriter, musician and humanitarian activist who rose to fame as the original lead singer and flautist of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving Genesis in 1975, Gabriel launched a solo career, with "Solsbury Hill" his first single. His 1986 album, So, is his best-selling release and is certified triple platinum in the UK and five times platinum in the U.S. The album's most successful single, "Sledgehammer", won a record nine MTV Awards at the...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth13 February 1950
CityChobham, England
More and more people are going to download their music, and if it all stays free and there is no control over the payments, then it will be difficult for younger artists to make a livelihood.
I think FIFA just want (to say), 'Anything the Olympics can do, we can do better.' It's a pretty big audience.
It's like owning a big playpen and someone else is going to pay for it,
It looks different now, but we've had lots of discussions about how much to refer to that,
I love 5.1. Sometimes you can't squeeze everything in comfortably into a stereo picture. There is a lot more space in a 5.1 environment.
Still Growing Up: Peter Gabriel Live & Unwrapped.
There was one that we worked on in production called "My Head Sounds Like That." We did it in a couple of shows where we were performing to smaller audiences without production and it was one of the stronger songs.
People go on and on about the copyright issue, and that is central to what is going on now. Someone sent me an article from the Register this morning about this person named Fisher who has proposed an extra $6 per month on every broadband user's bill that would supply enough revenue to pay all the money that is earned from records and films.
The industry does have some influence on who gets other awards. With the Mercury Prize, they don't. Jon comes from the business, but his heart is still very much in the music. Currently, we have about 12 major names that have said they want to be a part of MUDDA.
It's only in uncertainty that we're naked and alive.
People have the strength to overcome their bodies. Their beauty is in their minds.
Surround yourself with brilliance.
I hold the line, the line of strength that pulls me from the fear.
Music is a spiritual doorway. ... Its power comes from the fact that It plugs directly into the soul.