For me it’s something of a dream machine,” says Gabriel. “I always fantasised about something [with] which you could take any ...

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Then, in the 1980s, they became the makers of massive pop hits. Peter Gabriel spearheaded the band's initial albums, and his departure ultimately set their transformation in motion. Gabriel was a ...

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Peter Gabriel was the singer of Genesis from 1966 through 1975, the era marked by onstage theatrics and 25-minute songs about flowers and lawnmowers. (When he left for a solo career, drummer Phil ...