PETER GABRIEL: Interview with Horst Königstein (from 1997) now available in English

Thanks, very interesting interview

Thanks for sharing that.

I found it interesting as well.

Now that's interesting - thanks for sharing.

But ... PG IV: Peter thought it's a weak album? At least that's what Horst says. Can't imagine Peter really thinks that (or thought that back in the days).

Interesting read. I've always found those German albums to be a fun secondary version of each original. Funny thinking that So was to be translated as well. I can imagine PG calling up Kate Bush and Laurie Anderson to come sing their songs again in German, and wondering if they'd gone for it.

Kate would have gone for it. Think of the German language interludes in Coffee Homeground and Hello Earth.

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Kate would have gone for it. Think of the German language interludes in Coffee Homeground and Hello Earth.

You're right now that you mention it. She has done some French too (I think) on Joanni and perhaps a little on Get Out Of My House so yeah she probably would be up for a foreign language vocal.

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You're right now that you mention it. She has done some French too (I think) on Joanni and perhaps a little on Get Out Of My House so yeah she probably would be up for a foreign language vocal.

Bush has released a French language single.

Ah, I did not know that. Which song?

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Ah, I did not know that. Which song?

Ne t'enfuis pas c/w Un baiser d'enfant.

It was reissued just a year or so ago.

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Ne t'enfuis pas c/w Un baiser d'enfant.

It was reissued just a year or so ago.

Interesting, thanks! Never heard of that, will have to see if I can get a listen of it.

I found Peter’s performance of the German “Flood” version in the TV show mentioned in the interview.

Is the other track that is mentioned also available somewhere?

Thanks for sharing. Fascinating interview and nice to read a completely different view on things!

Peter also did a bit of German singing durin the warm up tou 2007 - did Konigstein also help him there? Obviously not in 2014, when he did Flood in German during the German shows ...

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But ... PG IV: Peter thought it's a weak album? At least that's what Horst says. Can't imagine Peter really thinks that (or thought that back in the days).

Artists' views of their own work are often coloured by circumstances that have nothing to do with the music.

I would wonder if PG's dismissiveness stems from unpleasant feelings or memories associated with the recording of that album, with David Lord being the producer.