"It starts with a single piano note, and then goes into this world of multiple tinkly things, and ghost-like chords come out of that. Then you go into the psyche in some way" -pg Watch the video on YouTube. youtu.be/H1BtxVP5biY
Peter Gabriel
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'One by One' is out now. Listen here: https://lnk.to/PGS42
"Everyone has written a song on these chords and they're so classic, but I'm trying to do things a bit differently with them so it becomes this evolving drone background on to which you place these words." - pg Watch the video on YouTube. youtu.be/H1BtxVP5biY
"This is another song that comes out of the brain show that I am working on and the character has been effectively torn apart and is trying to reassemble himself one piece at a time" - pg One by One is the latest song to be released from o\i. Listen now and watch the full video youtu.be/H1BtxVP5biY
The longest song on the record and very much a story driven track, 'One by One' (Bright-Side Mix)' is out now. The artwork for this track is called ‘Pieces’ and is by David Altmejd. Listen now: lnk.to/PGS42
Reflecting back to Clive Arrowsmith's shoot with Peter in Bath, 1978. These photographs were featured in an exhibition in Bath, 2018.
The first year for the Womad Festival at its new home of Neston Park. Here’s Peter on the World Stage with festival director, Chris Smith. Photo by York Tillyer
#onthisday Peter shared the stage with Sting to play the final show on their Rock Paper Scissors tour in 2016. The tour ran from June 21st to July 24th. 📸 Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
Throwing back to WOMAD 1982 with Peter performing The Rhythm of the Heat, in celebration of this year's festival starting tomorrow.
“So sad to learn of Roger Bolton’s death. He was a remarkable man in many ways. Kind and generous are the first words that come to mind, Roger was always as enthusiastic about helping others as he was with his own work." - PG
Celebrating International Moon Day with a throwback to WOMAD 2023's "Museum of the Moon" by Luke Jerram.
This weekend marks the anniversary of the very first WOMAD Festival in 1982. "Because WOMAD was unique in its focus on music and art from around the world, and mixing it up with rock and jazz, no-one knew how many people might turn up and we had seriously overestimated our appeal.“
The artwork for I Belong To The Sky is an image from Berndnaut Smilde that can represent a lot of different things, but intuitively felt right for the song... Watch the full video on YouTube now. youtu.be/dHEPr7rYrhc
'Come Talk To Me' was featured on Apple TV show 'Silo' in the end credits of season 3 episode 1 "Who Are You?". The track was released in 1992 on Peter's sixth album, 'Us'. This version is from the Secret World Live Tour featuring Paula Cole.
"It's this mixture of the outside world and interior world and I think that's what the song is all about. It's this mix between the interior and exterior and the trainsiton between them." - Peter on the artwork for I Belong To The Sky by Berndnaut Smilde Watch the full video now youtu.be/dHEPr7rYrhc
The Dark-Side mix of 'I Belong To The Sky' is out now. Listen now lnk.to/PGS41 Artwork by Berndnaut Smilde.
"I like a good scream" Peter talks about letting loose with vocals and some great advice for fellow singers. Watch the full video on YouTube now. youtu.be/dHEPr7rYrhc
"The best feeling for a musician is when you're in the pocket, in the groove, and it's all happening." - PG Watch the full video on YouTube now. youtu.be/dHEPr7rYrhc
"I'm a strong believer that the world is more malleable than we think and that if you really make strong pictures of something happening, you really affect the chances of it materialising." - PG Watch the full video on YouTube now. youtu.be/dHEPr7rYrhc
“It was a candidate, in some form, for the i/o record, but didn't get finished off, but it was always one of my favourites.” 'I Belong To The Sky' is out now everywhere. Listen here: lnk.to/PGS41
Peter has contributed to the new @roganproductions.bsky.social documentary airing on Channel 4 in the UK, called Free Nelson Mandela. The series documents Mandela’s journey from activist to revolutionary, from prisoner to negotiator and how he led South Africa to democracy from a prison cell.
"I've tried to get this more rock-y element but this folk side of the choruses, so it's a quirky, strange, long track. It's a journey..." Watch the full video over on YouTube now: youtu.be/rW1t3UE3qvI?...
A look behind the scenes at the recording of 'A Hard Lesson' at Real World Studios.
Check out the latest full moon video for 'A Hard Lesson' over on YouTube. You can watch the full video here: youtu.be/rW1t3UE3qvI?... "Within the first part of the song there is this thing like a blues riff and we tried it on guitar but it then really placed it in that sort of blues medium,
The Dark-Side mix of 'A Hard Lesson' is out now. Listen here: lnk.to/PGS40 Filmed by Francis Alys.
Peter discusses the origin of 'A Hard Lesson' in the latest Full Moon video over on YouTube. You can watch the full video here: youtu.be/rW1t3UE3qvI?...
If you haven't already, make sure to check out the latest full moon video for 'A Hard Lesson' over on YouTube. You can watch the full video here: youtu.be/rW1t3UE3qvI?...
The full moon video for 'A Hard Lesson' is out over on YouTube. You can watch the full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW1t...
'Don't Give Up' is now available in Dolby Atmos! Apple Music, Amazon Music Unlimited, and TIDAL users can listen now on your preferred platform here: lnk.to/PG05
A Hard Lesson is out now. Listen here: lnk.to/PGS40 “This is the oldest track of the project. It probably started in the late 80s or early 90s when I was in Senegal. I loved the tension created by the use of polyrhythms, particularly the threes and fours, so that was the start of this song."
A #throwback to Moribund The Burgermeister live on Rockpalast TV in 1978. The opening song on Peter's debut solo album and the original B-Side to the Solsbury Hill single.