he books my parents encouraged me to say around the universe,from deep sea to deep space,were more than sufficiently fantastic for me.And that thrust was real.
It was not until stumbling into the broadcast media/entertainment business that I got to witness,up closely and personally,individual musicians who have been given enormous powers of influence ,through the new phenomenon of celebrity,by the real people who they entertain. Case in tip is this week`s classic rock interview : 25 years ago,ex-Genesis lead singer Peter Gabriel had a cult following after four studio solo albums, with his most significant creation being the ground-breaking "Shock the Monkey" video. But with the May 1986 issue of So (#1 UK,#2 U.S.over 5 million sold;4 Grammy nominations including Album and Show of the Year for the #1 hit "Sledgehammer"), Peter Gabriel was vaulted into international pop stardom with all of its attendant door-opening , barrier-eliminating amenities. Like certain other entertainers who had reached elite status in the celebrity game, Gabriel chose to use his newly-found powers for good (think Bono, Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young) rather than not-so-good (think Kanye West,Charlie Sheen) through various international human rights organizations including Amnesty International,Peter`s own World Music charity WOMAD, and a death row/capital punishment project (watch the movie The Exonerated) . In one of the most personal, powerful, thought provoking interviews ever in the 23-year story of the In The Studio rockumentary series, this week Peter Gabriel reveals candidly why he agrees with Jesus Christ in the Book of Luke that "to whom much is given, much is required". -Redbeard
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