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Peter Gabriel Artistfacts

Feb. 13, 1950
His first four albums released in England and first three in America were titled "Peter Gabriel." The first 3 are sometimes referred to as "car," "melt," and "scratch," based on the album covers.
He started the annual WOMAD (World Of Music And Dance) festival, held for the first time July 16-18, 1982 at Shepton Mallet in England. It featured musicians from Africa and the Far East who influenced Gabriel. Over the years, P.M. Dawn, Sinead O'Connor, and Crowded House all performed at WOMAD.
He composed the music for Martin Scorsese's movie The Last Temptation Of Christ. The soundtrack won a Grammy for best New Age performance.
Gabriel's US label, Atlantic, dropped him after his third album because they thought it would be a commercial flop. They tried to buy him back two years later after the album did well.
His fifth and most commercially successful album is titled So. Two theories:
It is a mock reference to "Sell Out."
"So" is the fifth note of the musical major scale (solfeage). >>
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Patrick - New York, NY
He won the MTV Video Vanguard award in 1987 for his outstanding music videos.
Gabriel has tried many forms of therapy including psychoanalysis, meditation and yoga. One thing he never got into is drugs. He did eat an entire hash cake one time when we was looking for inspiration, but it went horribly wrong, as Gabriel had vivid hallucinations and was convinced he was going to die.
He was lead singer of Genesis from 1969-1975. He took a year off before releasing his first solo album.
His first daughter Anna-Marie almost died soon after her birth in 1974. She was born breech and spent three weeks in an incubator.
He decided to leave Genesis in the middle of their Lamb Lies Down On Broadway tour in 1974. He was convinced to finish the tour, but left after that.
Gabriel's first wife Jill was the daughter of the Queen of England's private secretary. They met when he was 15 and she was 16, and got married in 1971.

According to Spencer Bright's authorized biography, they divorced 18 years later after various bouts of infidelity from both partners: Gabriel had an affair with the actress Rosanna Arquette, and Jill at one point took up with David Lord, who co-produced Gabriel's fourth album.
He often commissions stunning visual works to accompany his songs, including spectacular videos and artwork. He was doing this back in the day when it was distributed on CD ROMs.
Gabriel composed the theme for the short lived TV series Brimstone, about a reincarnated detective tracking down escapees from Hell. >>
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In 1991, Gabriel became the first artist who refused to release his CDs in the standard "Longbox" format, with was a 12 inch box designed to fit display cases, but that created lots of extra packaging. Gabriel mandated that his CDs be sold in shrink-wrapped jewel cases.
Gabriel was asked by The Guardian what his most embarrassing moment was? He replied: "I used to sing one song at the farthest seat from the stage. In some cases, this required me running around from the stage door to the front door to access the stairs. At one gig in Germany, the security guard refused to let me in: he could hear the band playing and thought I was trying to blag my way in."
Peter Gabriel's creative process often involves long, unpredictable periods of gestation. He jokes that whenever someone asks him when his next album will come out, he always says "September," but never specifies the year. Gabriel's relaxed approach has allowed him to focus on quality over deadlines throughout his career.

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Jack Realtor from UsaPeter Gabriel let the producers of the Nicholas Cage Matthew Modine movie Birdy use his music as the soundtrack...don't forget that bit of trivia!
Lara from Eugene, Oregon“SO” could also be in tribute to Sinéad O’Connor. Peter was dating her on the weekends, and reportedly his “weekend pu--y” - he was very smitten with her, in that era.
Jamie Horen from Del Haven New JerseyI hold an high honor for Peter Gabriel. He has accomplished so much and was inspired by African music that helped the world to understand how awesome the music the meaning and how fantastic he portraied it! Mr. Gabriel took world culture music to a new level and it was breathtaking and well played! Thank you! You made a beleived out of me! Xo
Tam Wharton from Boyton Beach, Florida I like Peter Gabriel and Sting about an equal amount, I guess.
Scott from Denver, CoFor me, PG's best work was in Genesis, and his best solo effort is the "Scratch" album. Fantastic story written by Gabriel in The Lamb, and still trying to figure out the real(Rael) meaning, to this day- the man is a true genius.
Philip from S.w. New YorkOne of the best songwriters of all time.
Roberta Trevisan from S?o Paulo, BrazilNice artistfacts, he fascinates me! =P
Tom from Marble Falls, ArI really liked his songs during the 80s and early 90s. Yeah, "Sledgehammer" was a great song and video. It was video of the year in 1986 and was voted best video of the 80s once (Thriller also got that honor)
Jim from Mansfield, EnglandGabriel, along with Tony Banks and a drummer named Chris Stewart, formed a band called Garden Wall while at Charterhouse Public school in 1965. At the same time, Mike Rutherford and Anthony Phillips were in another band called Anon. Later, the two bands amalgamated into the first incarnation of Genesis.
Markus from Graz, AustriaHe has invented "stagediving". Gabriel - known for his theatralic shows in his Genesis times - performed always a "stagedive" during the song "the knive". Once he even broke his leg, but crawled back on the stage and finished the concert.
Jeffrey from Bethel, OhHe more "formed" Genesis than "joined" it. He was 19 years old at the time. Born in 1950.
Jp from Kelowna, CanadaHow old was he when he joined Genesis. Must have been young
Josh from Hauula, Hi"Sledgehammer" was voted best music video of all time. By me.

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