Peter Gabriel
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"‘Sledgehammer’ was obviously a big track from that record and that was, in part, homage to the music that I grew up with." - pg The music video for Sledgehammer won nine awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards, including Video of the Year as well as Best British Video at the 1987 Brit Awards.
Peter Gabriel19,652 görüntüleme • 6 gün önce
“It was 37 years ago that ‘So' was the number 1 album and I never expected to be here again. I've just been told that we are number 1 in the UK with i/o, so it's amazing. I want to thank everyone that helped me make the album because it was a long, slow process, involving a lot of very talented people. But, mainly I need to thank all of you for supporting me for all this time and for making this happen. Thank you.” - pg Official Charts
Peter Gabriel673,966 görüntüleme • 2 yıl önce
Sledgehammer was released 40 years ago today! "As a teenager, soul music was one of the things that made me want to be a musician. It was really passionate and exciting... Wayne Jackson, who plays on that track, was also with Otis Redding and was touring with him when I saw them in London. So that was a thrill for me, just to get a whole lot of fan stories. But I think the song was more influenced by many of those Stax and Atlantic tracks rather than Otis particularly."
Peter Gabriel126,718 görüntüleme • 6 ay önce
Peter's self-titled debut solo album was released on this day in 1977. This montage of live performances of Solsbury Hill includes footage from Rockpalast (1978), Live in Athens (1987), Secret World Live (1993), Growing Up Live (2003), New Blood Live (2011) and Back To Front (2013).
Peter Gabriel102,110 görüntüleme • 8 ay önce
Happy Record Store Day! The 12” zoetrope picture disc of Sledgehammer can be purchased now at participating record stores. More information can be found on the #recordstoreday websites. Take a picture of yourself with the 12, tag us and we'll give you a re-share!
Peter Gabriel77,884 görüntüleme • 6 ay önce
Thanks BBC Radio 2 for choosing i/o as this week’s Record of the Week!
Peter Gabriel328,770 görüntüleme • 3 yıl önce
'Solsbury Hill' - Peter's debut solo single - was released on this day in 1977. In April 1977, Peter did an interview with Sounds discussing the song... "It's strange that Solsbury Hill is a single because at one point it wasn't even going to be on the album. I'm pleased with it, espeically from a "feel" point of view. It's got a kick time and that 7/4 rhythm works well because it feels like a normal rhythm but isn't quite right..."
Peter Gabriel74,056 görüntüleme • 7 ay önce
'Don't Give Up', featuring Kate Bush, was released as a single from 'So' in 1986. "In ‘Don’t Give Up’ the lyrics were inspired by two things: one was a TV programme on how unemployment has affected family life and the other was a photograph taken by Dorothea Lange during the Dust Bowl Depression. The basic idea is that handling failure is one of the hardest things we have to learn to do."
Peter Gabriel65,419 görüntüleme • 7 ay önce
‘I’m delighted to say that we will be beginning another year of full moon releases under the name o\i. The songs are a mix of thoughts and feelings. I have been thinking about the future and how we might respond to it. We are sliding into a period of transition like no other, most likely triggered in three waves; AI, quantum computing and the brain computer interface. Artists have a role to look into the mists and, when they catch sight of something, to hold up a mirror. These are my lumpy bits – i/o: the inside has a new way out and o\i: the outside has a new way in. We are not, and have never been, the exclusively self-determining, independent beings that have been given the run of the world. We are something else, a part of nature, a part of everything and feeling a connection, shaking our booty and giving and receiving some love can help us find our place - and put a big smile on our faces. Some of these songs are going to form part of the brain project that I’ve been exploring for a number of years, and some just make me feel happy. I hope you like them.’
Peter Gabriel74,255 görüntüleme • 9 ay önce
"‘Four, in some ways, was a more home-produced album, partly because it was the first one in my own studio. Initially, we had a mobile outside the farm building and then gradually built a studio as we went along. I was working with David Lord who I’d known a bit in Bath, he had studio there, but he’d come really more from a classical background, but was very good with textures and sounds. A lot of time, as always, I had been noodling away, and he was quite good at helping forge through that. Stewart Copeland also came in, as well as Jerry Marotta, to do some drumming." - pg Peter Gabriel 4: Security was released this week in 1982.
Peter Gabriel15,656 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce
Competition alert! Peter has partnered with Stability AI to launch #DiffuseTogether.
Peter Gabriel215,617 görüntüleme • 3 yıl önce
‘Here Comes The Flood’ from 1979, featured on the BBC TV Kate Bush Christmas Special.
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