knotkranky wrote:^^ He's a perfect example of keeping too much stuff. Yeah, you have to have a great memory, you have to know where it all is, you have to be able to keep old things out of your head while you do new things. I love the guy and all i care is that his stuff is good but Peter gabriel is one of the slowest music makers around because he keep too many prisoners. His work flow is extremely pedantic and sterile. "But"... he gets it together eventually. I'm just saying that if ya wanna make a dent in the biz ya can't move like a obsessive grammy winning millionaire. Not the dude to look at for production inspiration. < IMHO
The lesson is to check yourself. The more you keep old, the less room you'll have for new. Everybody has a different balance in that regard and everybody has a different idea of what prolific is.
LOL, partially agreed in terms of workflow. I was targeting the notion of possible jem moments with songs that you've abandoned. One thinks they are crap now, but that's because your sour on the whole experience and piece. Listen a bit later. There could be nuggets worth salvaging.
For Gabriel, it works. I could give a shit about whether or not he's cranking out albums left and right. He's quite happy to make music his way, then release a beautiful fucking record when he's good and ready. It would be great to get more out of him, but I'd rather respect his pace than suffer through undercooked rubbish.
In my view, a helluva lot of artists would do well to follow Gabriel's model a bit more. Talk about checking one's self. Jesus Christ. Here's a newsflash for a lot of artists today:
Not everything you do is fucking God-Like Amazing. Sorry.
Also, Gabriel is as much a victim of his other interests and passions as he is about his turtle-like creation process. It's hard to focus when you're out saving the world, trying to re-invent music distribution and creation, and constantly fielding questions about a possible Genesis reunion.
In fact, the most common problem is the exact OPPOSITE of this thread's topic. Too many assholes think that every note they play and song they record is a fucking masterpiece. Their very shit should be bronzed, they are so creative!
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