Peter Gabriel: An Authorised Biography

by Spencer Bright

Tracks Peter Gabriel and his music through decades of transformations. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0747232318
• ISBN13: 9780747232315
• Release Date: April 1989
• Publisher: Headline
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The best biography out there for PG fans

Unlike some other reviewers, I found this book to be highly readable and very informative. I think Bright does a great job getting into Gabriel's motivations and interests and this makes for a very good biography.Gabriel has so many interests outside of his own music and it's especially nice to get these viewpoints in the biography. He is involved in human rights, world music, multimedia, alternative health, and psychological therapies. These other interests do tell you more about the man than just a standard "Gabriel-released-this-album-and-toured" work.The only complaint I have is about the some of the extremely long chapters. The book could be logically broken in better places to make keeping your place easier!

A life that unfolds like a sunrise...

This is definately the best biography about Peter Gabriel that exists. I was surprised at how intimate it was especially in a sexual way, but PG himself I believe advocates openness. So... He also appears to have endorsed this book about himself. I was glad also to come to the positive ending aswell. May happiness continue... A satisfying read all round and best piccies.

Excellent in-depth assessment of a fascinating man!

Mr. Bright has created a work that is readable and insightful about a man whose creativity and experimentation with rock sounds and textures is extraordinary. Especially interesting to this reader are the artist's own explanations of his lyrics, which are sometimes obscure (deliberately) but always interesting. Mr. Gabriel doesn't talk down to his listeners; he has matured and assumes we are maturing along with him. A definite must-read for anyone who is a fan of this long-term rock legend.