Peter Gabriel Biography

Fast Facts

• Participates in various Human Rights Now! concerts as a supporter of Amnesty International
• Received the Rock the Vote Patrick Lippert Award in 2003
• Was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2010 as a member of the band Genesis, and in 2014 as a solo performer
• Met his future "Genesis" bandmates while attending the Charterhouse School in England
• Quote: "Music is a universal language, it draws people together and proves, as well as anything, the stupidity of racism․"
• Often encompasses different types of music taken from around the world in his music
• Was the lead vocalist and flautist for the progressive rock group Genesis
• Financed the first World of Music, Arts and Dance Festival, which became an annual event, to help introduce African and Eastern music to Western listeners
• Showed his support for South African civil rights leader Stephen Bantu Biko in his 1980s song "Biko․"
• His first four solo albums were eponymously titled, a format that was meant to mirror issues of a magazine
• Was a founder of the online music downloading service On Demand Distribution