Peter Gabriel quotes

Peter Gabriel is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer, best known as the original lead singer of Genesis and for his solo career. His innovative music videos and distinctive voice helped him achieve worldwide recognition. He is also known for his activism in human rights and involvement in various social causes. Here are 67 of his quotes:

In your eyes, The light, the heat. In your eyes, I am complete. In your eyes, I see the doorway to a thousand churches. In your eyes, The resolution of all the fruitless searches.In your eyes, I see the light and the heat. In your eyes, Oh, I want to be that complete. I want to touch the light, the heat I see in your eyes. (Peter Gabriel)
All of the buildings, all of those cars Were once just a dream In somebody's head. View quote
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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. View quote
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The place where I come from is a small town. They think so small; They use small words -But not me. I'm smarter than that. I worked it out. I've been stretching my mouth To let those big words come right out. View quote
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Don't give up. You know it's never been easy. Don't give up. 'Cause I believe there's a place, There's a place where we belong. View quote
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Turning the tide, you are on the incoming wave. Turning the tide, you know you are nobody's slave. View quote
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There's nothing to gain when there's nothing to be lost. There's nothing to gain if you stay behind and count the cost. Make the decision that you can be who you can be, You can be. Tasting the fruit come to the Liberty Tree. View quote
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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. View quote
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Cover me, when I sleep Cover me, when I breathe You throw your pearls before the swine Make the monkey blind Cover me, darling please. Monkey, monkey, monkey. Don't you know you're going to shock the monkey? View quote
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I caught sight of my reflection; I caught it in the window. I saw the darkness in my heart; I saw the signs of my undoing. They had been there from the start, And the darkness still has work to do. The knotted chord's untying. They're heated and they're holy. Oh they're sitting there on high. So secure with everything they're buying. View quote
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And in this moment, I need to be needed. With this darkness all around me, I like to be liked. In this emptiness and fear, I want to be wanted. 'Cause I love to be loved. I love to be loved. I love to be loved. Yes, I love to be loved. (Peter Gabriel)
Don't you know that I'm not joking? Aah, you think you won't, I think you will. Don't you know that this tongue can kill? C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon. Lady kiss that frog. View quote
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It's the time of turning and there's something stirring outside. It's the time of turning and the old world's falling. Nothing you can do can stop by the next emerging. Time of the turning and we'd better learn to say our goodbyes. View quote
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Rest your head. You worry too much. It's going to be alright. When times get rough, You can fall back on us. View quote
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You can blow out a candle But you can't blow out a fire Once the flames begin to catch The wind will blow it higher. View quote
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This old familiar craving. I've been here before, this way of behaving. Don't know who the hell I'm saving anymore. Let it pass, let it go, let it leave. From the deepest place I grieve. This time I believe And I let go... View quote
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In the big house, Where the sun lives, With the walls so white and blue. In the red soil, All the green grows. And the winds blow across your face. They blow across your heart. It's the time of the turning and there's something stirring outside. It's the time of turning and we'd better learn to say our goodbyes. View quote
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Fox the fox Rat on the the rat You can ape the ape I know about that There is one thing you must be sure of I can't take any more Darling, don't you monkey with the monkey. View quote
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Don't give up 'cos you have friends Don't give up You're not beaten yet. Don't give up I know you can make it good... View quote
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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. View quote
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I think it is the weak and the young and the minorities that you need to look after to get a healthy creative environment - to get a lot of choices, a lot of different styles of music, a lot experimental stuff that everyone else feeds off. (Peter Gabriel)
I'm a bit cynical that it ever will be addressed properly. I think it is healthy to get some sort of copyright protection. But some of it has gone on forever. View quote
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I think that you get the mood of a song stronger if you get it right that way. On the other hand, you put some songs out live and they don't catch flight. They just flop. It is hard to tell until they are out there. View quote
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Don't talk back; Just drive the car. Shut your mouth; I know what you are. Don't say nothing; Keep your hands on the wheel. Don't turn around; This is for real. Digging in the dirt. Stay with me, I need support. I'm digging in the dirt To find the places I got hurt. Open up the places I got hurt. View quote
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Red rain is coming down. Red rain. Red rain is pouring down, Pouring down all over me. View quote
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Peter Gabriel

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Photo: MerleEllaPatsy, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: English Musician
Born: February 13, 1950
Quotes count: 67
Wikipedia: Peter Gabriel

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