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My Take
What I admire most about Peter Gabriel is his refusal to coast. He walked away from Genesis at the height of its powers, then proved with Solsbury Hill that the gamble was conviction, not ego. Few artists treat the music video as seriously as the song itself, and his Grammy-winning visual work changed what pop could look like. Add the human rights advocacy, from the North-South Prize to the Ambassador of Conscience Award, and you get a rare figure whose art and ethics reinforce each other. For me, Gabriel is the template for aging gracefully in rock: stay curious, stay principled, keep experimenting.
Overview
Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and human rights activist. He came to prominence as the original frontman of the rock band Genesis. He left the band in 1975 and launched his solo career with a hit debut single titled "Solsbury Hill".
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Peter Gabriel
- Name (Japanese)
- ピーター・ガブリエル
- Reading
- ぴーたー・がぶりえる
- Born
- February 13, 1950 (age 76)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Tiger
- Origin
- Chobham, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / composer / poet / actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1995 North–South Prize
- 2008 Ambassador of Conscience Award
- 2003 Genesis Award
- 2006 Frankfurter Musikpreis
- 1990 Grammy Award for Best New Age Album
- 1993 Grammy Award for Best Music Video
- 1994 Grammy Award for Best Music Video
- 1996 Grammy Award for Best Music Film
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Singer — see all → · Composer — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.