Me and Peter Gabriel backstage at the Massey Hall in Toronto. This was just before I went onstage with Simple Minds. Peter was a good friend to the band. I saw Peter frequently after leaving the band. When I worked at 'Tears for Fears' studio,(The Woolhall, in Beckington, near Bath)
, with Propaganda. Michael Mertens, Betsi Miller and I would make visits to Peter's studio (Real World), in Box, near Bath. It's a fantastic place. It has a trout filled river running under a glass floor in the Drum recording room. He was anothe huge influence on me. The album, 'Foxtrot' by Genesis, was almost worn out on my turntable at home. Needless to say, Jim and Charlie were also big fans of Peter. We toured with him all over Europe in the early eighties, and also appeared onstage with him a few times on the tour.
, with Propaganda. Michael Mertens, Betsi Miller and I would make visits to Peter's studio (Real World), in Box, near Bath. It's a fantastic place. It has a trout filled river running under a glass floor in the Drum recording room. He was anothe huge influence on me. The album, 'Foxtrot' by Genesis, was almost worn out on my turntable at home. Needless to say, Jim and Charlie were also big fans of Peter. We toured with him all over Europe in the early eighties, and also appeared onstage with him a few times on the tour.
posted by Derek Forbes at 1:48 pm
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Gods be good, how I would have loved to see Peter Gabriel and Simple Minds on the same show!!
Errr... I think I was... 9 years old when you played with PG in Badalona. Maybe they would not let me in :)
Alex I think I was 9 as well....!!!!!
Lastgirlstanding, I remember that gig well. I met David Johansen,(aka Buster Poindexter), from the New York Dolls. He was walking around singing "I'm in the mood for food....simply because I'm hungry...funny, 'cos when i'm hungry...I'm in the mood for food".
Another all time hero of mine. Just check out any early Minds photo's of me!!!
I'm walking backwards. Does that make me younger?
Derek
Reading this blog is like opening a book of brilliant things ;)
simple minds and peter gabriel played in portugal in the early eighties, i wish i could have seen it, but i wasn't even born :P
do you remember playing in cascais derek? **
I played in the indoor sports arena in Cascais with Propaganda also.So, that was twice, both times with Brian McGee. I love Cascais, I love Portugal as a matter of fact. The first time I went there was 1970 on a school cruise. We docked in Lisbon. All Right Now was in the charts at that time. Great days.
Derek
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