Artist and Responsibility
Artists have a responsibility to the world. Music can transform consciousness.
Peter Gabriel
British musician, composer and activist, known as Genesis member and innovator of groundbreaking solo albums.
All moments: Peter Gabriel
- Humanity and Justice — Peter Gabriel
We must use our platform to speak about justice and human rights.
- True Success in Art — Peter Gabriel
Success is not money. Success is when your work touches someone's heart.
- Rise of the Human Spirit — Peter Gabriel
Music can lift a person above their ordinariness.
- Experimentation in Music — Peter Gabriel
Music must be a field for experimentation, otherwise it stagnates.
- Progress and Depth — Peter Gabriel
An artist must move forward, but never forgetting depth and meaning.
- Music as the Art of Living — Peter Gabriel
Music and life are inseparable. How you live is how you sing.
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- Birth of a Legend — Paul McCartney
The Beatles were about growth. We changed every single day.
- Documenting History — Questlove
As a documentarian, I feel a responsibility to preserve the history of Black music and culture
- The Art of Service — John Legend
As an artist, I see my role as serving humanity and raising my voice for justice
- Humble Beginnings — Paul McCartney
Nobody believed in us at first. We just believed in ourselves and the music.
- Always Be a Good Human — Louis Armstrong
I've always tried to be a good human being. That's what matters.
- A Song Is Blood — Paul McCartney
A melody comes to me like someone is singing it to me. It's magic.