Peter Gabriel Quotes

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.

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• The science of life is changing hearts and minds.

  

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• 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 Genesis
  • Music
  • Write
  • Joyful