Peter Gabriel Quotes
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Deadlines are things that we pass through on the way to finishing.
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Creativity comes from the freedom to fail. And freedom to fail comes from experimentation, and that's what gives something its individuality. And, you know, I think her courage, which is the positive way of interpreting it, or bloody-mindedness, which is the negative, is part of what gives her real value as an artist.
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Artists everywhere steal mercilessly all the time and I think this is healthy.
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Those of us who have the eyes and ears of the media have a responsibility to amplify the voices of the voiceless.
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One thing that really appeals to me is this idea of music being a living thing that has an evolution that, in a way, enables the artist to sell a process rather than a piece of product.
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Once the flames begin to catch the wind will blow it higher, oh Biko, Biko.
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Surround yourself with brilliance.
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What intrigues me is that you get a good bunch of musicians together, and interesting things will happen.
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Having lots of people talking highly of you and respecting your art and your work, this is one of the best feelings that you can have.
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As many an architect will tell you, human behavior changes according to the environment.
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Music is a spiritual doorway its power comes from the fact that it plugs directly into the soul, unlike a lot of visual art or textual information that has to go through the more filtering processes of the brain.
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I come to you defenses down with the trust of a child.
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People have the strength to overcome their bodies. Their beauty is in their minds.
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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.
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Whenever there's a camera around, a video or film camera, it's a great deal harder for those in power to bury the story.
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I like the touch and the smell of all the pretty dresses you wear.
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Everybody nose dive, hold your breath, count to five. Back slap, booby trap, cover it up in bubble wrap. Room shake, earth quake, find a way to stay awake. It's going to blow, it's going to break, this is more than I can take.
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From the pain come the dream From the dream come the vision From the vision come the people From the people come the power From this power come the change.
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Whistling tunes we're kissing baboons in the jungle.
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I look at the time with you to keep me awake and alive.
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I stood in this unsheltered place, 'til I could see the face behind the face.
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When we started OD2 in 1999, we were really expecting to work more with independents and so on because the major labels were spending millions on their own Pressplay and equivalents online, which haven't been very successful.
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I try when I'm writing to fill my head and my ears with all sorts of stuff and then let it settle and filter through. At a certain point it seems like fruitless activity because you're taking a lot of time and not seeming to get anything. And then, slowly, you realize you've actually digested elements and that your thinking is being freed up and the way you build up compositions is changed as a result of what you've been listening to.
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It's extraordinary what that song has been used for - I think a lot of people who have gotten into trouble, have attached themselves to that song, and I think a lot of it is Kate's wonderful voice is there, in a sort of reassuring and loving way, and it just makes them think that perhaps there is going to be that type of love out there for them.