GABRIEL PLANS TRAIN TRIPS TO OVERCOME WRITER’S BLOCK

PETER GABRIEL

Rocker PETER GABRIEL has the perfect way to overcome writer’s block – he hops on a train.

The former GENESIS frontman discovered many years ago that lyrics and song ideas flow when he’s taking train journeys, so if he’s ever struggling to complete songs he goes travelling.

He says, "I have this theory that the brain is stimulated by peripheral motion."

Gabriel also has other little tricks when he needs to come up with song lyrics.

He adds, "I really have to leave home and go off to some bed and breakfast, an obscure place where I’m on my own – no washing to put in the machine or garden jobs."
09/07/2005 01:39

No washing, eh? Well, thanks to Lia Eastwood, maybe we see why he escapes for lyricwriting… that washing machine is not cooperating. On the other hand though, it sure is nice to know he is writing LYRICS… that’s usually the last part before starting to record for him, isn’t it? heh!