YEAR
2014
INDUCTED BY
Chris Martin
CATEGORY
Performers
Progressive. Exuberant. Intellectual. Peter Gabriel took us to new heights.
Peter Gabriel has taken on as many different roles post-Genesis as the theatrical roles he assumed as the band’s frontman. Whatever Gabriel does—be it writing hit songs or designing avant-garde amusement parks—he does it with style.
Peter Gabriel
HALL OF FAME
ESSAY
By Will Hermes
There have been many Peter Gabriels:
The Prog rocker who steered the cosmos-minded genre toward Earth; the semi-new waver more focused on empathic storytelling and musical innovation than fashion or attitude; the Top Forty hitmaker ambivalent about the spotlight; the global activist whose Real World label and collaborations introduced pivotal non-Western acts to new audiences; the elder statesman inspiring a new generation of singer-songwriters.
