Peter Gabriel
United Kingdom, 1967–now
English singer and songwriter, the original frontman of Genesis and later a solo artist. He used masks, costume and staged narrative in performance, and drew extensively on non-Western musicians in his later recordings.
MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Peter Gabriel and 4 artists Peter Gabriel influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.
Who influenced Peter Gabriel?
- Otis Redding — Gabriel has named Otis Redding his greatest vocal influence — seeing him live in 1967 was, in his words, the best concert of his life.
Which artists did Peter Gabriel influence?
- Kate Bush — Gabriel introduced Bush to the Fairlight CMI and to his habit of sampling everyday objects; from Never for Ever (1980) she took over her own production and built her sound around it.
- Simple Minds — Kerr named Peter Gabriel among the art-rock voices Simple Minds formed listening to.
- Vampire Weekend — Peter Gabriel's 1980s world-beat is woven into Vampire Weekend's sound — 'Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa' name-drops him ('Peter Gabriel, too').
- The 1975 — Cited by the band among their influences, with Talking Heads and Michael Jackson.