Shock the Monkey' live at the Sanremo 1983 Serata finale.
"Most people saw that as a sort of animal rights song, but it wasn’t actually, it was a song about jealousy." - pg
Peter talks about the artwork for 'Won't Stand Down' by Shirin Neshat. You can watch the full video now on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=TWpVZU…
"I always enjoy the process of looking for art, or artists, that seem to be interested in exploring some of the same areas that I'm trying to write about." - pg
'So' was released on this day 40 years ago.
"I think part of the reason that ‘So’ works so well was that the band was really firing off each other and we had a great sound and production team. It was compact in the process and the way it was put together." - pg
📷 Anton Corbijn, Trevor Key, Armando Gallo
The Dark-Side Mix of 'Won't Stand Down' is out now. Listen here: lnk.to/PGS39
"I wanted the emotion to be up and positive, even though the subject is quite difficult and dark." - pg
"It's a good band performance in the sense that it's not sort of built up over time with many different layers. It does feel more live than a lot of the tracks" - pg
Listen to 'Won't Stand Down' now: lnk.to/PGS39
Live at WOMAD 1982 is out now on CD & LP. You can get your copy here: lnk.to/PG23
The album takes us back to not only the birth of a festival – one that has now hosted more than 160 editions in 27 countries - but also to the premiere of an album with songs, like The Rhythm of the Heat, San Jacinto and Shock the Monkey, that have become central to the Gabriel canon. More than just a live album, Live at WOMAD 1982 is a pivotal moment, available now for the very first time.
Make sure to watch the latest full moon video for 'Won't Stand Down' over on YouTube here: youtube.com/watch?v=TWpVZU…
"Artists have traditionally always been able to try and help push people with smart ideas and views and visions of the future. I think now that's really important, so I'm trying to do that to some extent with this song." - pg
If you haven't already, you can watch the latest full moon video for 'Won't Stand Down' over on YouTube here: youtube.com/watch?v=TWpVZU…
“I had originally thought about trying to create some music for TheElders.org who are an extraordinary group of people. Their currency is not based on military power, economic power or political power, but just the moral authority they have from having lived extraordinary, selfless lives. That's something which I wanted to talk about, write about and encourage, because it's pretty dark out there in lots of places and I think we need people who can just nudge both us and our leaders and keep alive some basic values of justice, compassion and democracy – a hope that can help us start envisioning a just, peaceful and fairer world." - pg
Peter talks about his new song 'Won't Stand Down' in the latest full moon video over on YouTube. You can watch the full video here: youtube.com/watch?v=TWpVZU…
"I think it's a good band performance in the sense that it's not built up over a lot of time with many different layers, so it feels more alive and, with this song more than any others on the record, I wanted to have real, live emotion in it. " - pg
Peter Gabriel and the New Blood Orchestra performing Signal to Noise, filmed live in Verona, 2010, and taken from the concert film Taking The Pulse, out now.
Only 2 weeks to go until the physical release of 'Live at WOMAD 1982'. You can pre-order your copy here: lnk.to/PG23
Live a WOMAD 1982 takes us back to the birth of a festival – one that has now hosted more than 160 editions in 27 countries.