I'm often guilty of overcooking and too much arrangement and throwing too much at it. But I think as I get older, I'm learning better when to be empty and when to be full. Peter Gabriel More Quotes by Peter Gabriel More Quotes From Peter Gabriel 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. Peter Gabriel livingexperiencemoneyart 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. Peter Gabriel looksecuritywayworld Italian food is my favorite food. It's the most sophisticated eating system. Peter Gabriel systemitalian-foodeatingfood As we become so visible in the digital world and leave an endless trail of data behind us, exactly who has our data and what they do with it becomes increasingly important. Peter Gabriel behinddigitalimportantworld As many an architect will tell you, human behavior changes according to the environment. Peter Gabriel willyouenvironmentbehavior I didn't leave the band to go solo so much as to stop feeling like a production item. Peter Gabriel stopleavefeelinggo A record for us that sells 50,000 is a good record, and 100,000 is a serious hit. Peter Gabriel hitusgoodserious Happy music that is genuinely joyful is probably the hardest music to write. I think miserable stuff is more natural to the human condition and maybe more cathartic. Peter Gabriel humanthinkmusichappy 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. Peter Gabriel influencemusicbusinessheart You have independent films and independent music, but you don't have independent theme parks - I think, in a way, Burning Man is as close, probably, as you get. Peter Gabriel thinkyoumanmusic If we grab technology and adapt it and make it work for us, it will work in one way, whereas if we just leave it, it will stay in the hands of big corporations and governments, who have other agendas. Peter Gabriel technologyworkhandsway 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. Peter Gabriel thinkyoubodychange I'm trying to enlarge what I do with my voice, not through technique but just through the sounds. I think we all make noises, and particularly when we get involved or emotional about something, the colors and the tones of those noises change. Peter Gabriel thinkcolorsvoicechange The American record company Geffen got so fed up with me that they said they weren't going to release my fourth record unless I gave it some title. So it was called 'Security' in America, and it had no title everywhere else in the world. Peter Gabriel mesecurityamericaworld In some ways, I'm just a visual person. Peter Gabriel personvisualsomejust 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. Peter Gabriel stonepowerfulhappybelieve There's a Slow Food movement. I think I'm part of the Slow Music movement. Peter Gabriel slowthinkmusicfood As you get older, some top notes drop off and bottom notes appear, which I quite like. You listen to Leonard Cohen or Johnny Cash, and you see the advantage of the lower end. Peter Gabriel listenendseeyou
