Peter Gabriel is trumpeting the wonders of technology.
The singer, who released his first CD-ROM last year and is working on a new interactive title, says recent technological advances have changed the way he creates music."Each time a piece of equipment emerges, there are new ways of approaching things. It really opens up the way we work," he said. "For example, before the programmable drum machine, I was relying on my ability to communicate rhythm ideas to the drummer and on his ability to interpret what I wanted. As an ex-drummer, that was sometimes frustrating to me."
But Gabriel admits that there are some situations technology can't help - like setting the mood for a romantic evening.
"It's not really as sexy to tell someone `Yes, you know, I've got all that stuff on my hard drive,"' he says. "You want to have a few (record) sleeves lying around."