Peter Gabriel

“I’ve pushed myself to do things, go where I was afraid, and what I was uncomfortable in and I’ve always got a lot back from it. I feel very grateful and very lucky in lots of ways”. Peter talks to Mary Jordan in the new What It Takes podcast that covers the early days of Genesis, going solo, writing for film, WOMAD Festival, Real World Records, WITNESS and The Elders. https://petergabriel.com/news/what-it-takes/

Last summer, VICE joined the US WITNESS team for a series of their training courses with local organisers in the Rio Grande Valley on the US/Mexico border and filmed the following report: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_ILl04HBME

Thanks to everyone who went to their local record shop to buy Rated PG yesterday. We know not everyone was successful, so we'll try and let you know which shops still have stock, as best we can, over the next few days. In the meantime, please don't pay the very high prices we can already see on EBay.

Unwrapping Rated PG at Real World Studios. The LP is available from Saturday for Record Store Day, but you can listen to This Is Party Man now >> http://smarturl.it/thisispartyman

New interview with Peter on BBC Radio 6 Music today... https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0003zly

How much do you know about the tracks on Rated PG? Let us know your scores below!

Real World Records are calling for those who attended Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's famous performance WOMAD Mersea Island in 1985 to share their memories as part of a tribute to the singer.

So sad to learn we have lost Alan James. He has been a part of our lives and a key ally for more years than I can remember - pg https://petergabriel.com/news/alan-james/

Peter Gabriel

Rated PG. RSD 13 April 2019.

Real World Studios has been the heart and soul of Society of Sound. The creative hub from which some of the finest musical highlights and matchless quality recordings were created and delivered to members. For the final Society of Sound album we have gathered together highlights from recording sessions at Real World Studios. Available to subscribers now. Full details >> https://petergabriel.com/news/society-of-sound-the-sound-of-real-world/

Very sad to lose Scott Walker. He was a unique singer who could externalise his interior with ease. Perhaps his real importance was as an artist who was unafraid to go where no other musician had been. He reminded me of a courageous and lonely arctic explorer who opened up pathways down which others could follow - pg Photo by Jamie Hawkesworth

I was very upset seeing the devastation in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, people stranded in trees and on rooftops, desperately trying to survive. They need immediate action. I've made a donation to DEC today - the Disasters Emergency Committee. Please help, if you can - pg https://donation.dec.org.uk/cyclone#/

'Yvette Alberdingk Thijm, our wonderful WITNESS CEO, has been nominated for an award. She has done an amazing job with WITNESS in the last few years, keeping it as the R&D lab for the Human Rights movement' - pg Join Peter in voting for Yvette to win the DVF - Diane von Furstenberg People’s Voice Award here: wit.to/Vote-YAT-DVF #DVFAwards!

The penultimate release on Bowers & Wilkins Society of Sound is the third studio album by the world renowned Irish American group The Gloaming. Recently released to critical acclaim on Real World Records the album is now also available for SoS subscribers to download. Full details >> https://petergabriel.com/news/society-of-sound-the-gloaming-3/

This is an extraordinary book from our good friend Dr. William Li. Through the simple act of making smart choices around food and drink Will is triggering a healthcare revolution, putting the power of controlling and preventing disease squarely into our hands. As the cost of smart high-tech medicine and drugs move further away from the economic realities of most of the world’s population, this is a transformative tool for affordable healthcare – Peter Gabriel >> https://petergabriel.com/news/eat-to-beat-disease/ #eattobeatdisease

Some great Irish traditional music, compiled by Real World Records, to soundtrack your St. Patrick's Day: smarturl.it/IrishTrad

Very moving words from the Hon Andrew Little addressing the crowd at the TSB Bowl Stage to open WOMAD New Zealand "Let us celebrate what WOMAD stands for, for diversity, for tolerance and for love"

“I always felt that WOMAD demonstrated the stupidity of racism, but when we see this crazy and evil burst of hatred taking so many innocent lives we have to counter the forces that pull us apart with the only one that is stronger, that can pull us together, and that is love.” - Peter Gabriel. Our WOMAD New Zealand festival has opened today in Taranaki, New Plymouth, just a couple hours after the news of the dreadful shootings in Christchurch. It is a beacon of light, we hope, on a dark day. The thoughts of everyone at Real World and WOMAD are with the families and friends of the victims. https://www.womad.co.nz

We are Shaking the Tree... https://youtu.be/JduG0nT1Q3s

The Women of Real World - Real World Records

Rated PG is a collection of songs from the movies. The picture disc LP includes new and previously unreleased versions, otherwise unavailable songs and a brand new track. Released for Record Store Day 2019 >> https://petergabriel.com/news/rated-pg-record-store-day-release/ #RSD2019

“WOMAD, our world music festival, was established with the specific intent of featuring all the richness and magic of our cultural differences. Meanwhile, across the globe we’re watching cynical politicians growing powerful on a diet of fear and hate. The world is more divided than ever and there’s never been a better reason for people to bring all the barriers down, to relax and connect through music, art and dance. Every year at WOMAD it is our differences, our diversity, that become the reason we want to be together. Long Live WOMAD!” – Peter Gabriel

WOMAD Festival

"Real originality is a rare commodity in the music world" - pg https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/feb/26/musicians-on-mark-hollis-he-found-hooks-in-places-im-still-trying-to-fathom