Hi there,

What was it like growing up having Peter Gabriel as a father ???
A little glimpse can be caught in the newest American issue of Rolling Stone Magazine (RS 971, April 7, 2005), or at Children Of Rock

Here´s the relevant snippet:

Children of Rock

Growing up in the shadow of legends

By MARK BINELLI

Being raised by a rock star would seem to be every teenager’s dream, unless you happen to be that teenager.

Then, things can get weird.

[…]

The flip side of Trixie Garcia’s childhood might be that of Anna Gabriel, who grew up in a modest cottage in the city of Bath, in the English countryside. Her father, Peter Gabriel, insisted he’d never done drugs and actually made her promise not to smoke cigarettes until her eighteenth birthday, in exchange for a car.

He still doesn’t know about Anna’s tattoo (a flower, on her ankle), clandestinely inked during his 1993 Secret World Tour.

For Anna — now a thirty-year-old filmmaker — the most harrowing experience involving her father’s fame was the time she inadvertently made out to one of his songs: "It was ‘In Your Eyes,’ of course. I was with one of my first high school boyfriends and a three-song special came on the radio. I had to stop. It was like he was in the room!"

(Excerpted from RS 971, April 7, 2005)

(Posted Mar 24, 2005)

[ Karin says : Well if he didn´t know about Anna´s tattoo, (presuming he buys Rolling Stone magazine or reads the Solsbury Hill news section), he certainly knows NOW !!! ;o) ]

Happy Easter !