Organised Chaos: Peter Gabriel
Phil Sutcliffe, Q, May 1989
Peter Gabriel: patron of the arts, tireless campaigner for human rights, influential champion of world music and, now, proud proprietor of a studio complex and record label. And in the evenings he does a spot of singing. Such is life when youre "prone to over-ambition", as Phil Sutcliffe discovers.
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