Peter Hammill Quotes

The crucial question one comes back to is the examination; without that experience is meaningless. And I think it's true that society is becoming more and more passive, less and less fired up with enthusiasm, in many spheres.
Peter Hammill

Experience, Society, True

Actually I think Art lies in both directions - the broad strokes, big picture but on the other hand the minute examination of the apparently mundane. Seeing the whole world in a grain of sand, that kind of thing.
Peter Hammill

Art, Big, Whole

Being used to scientific terminology and theory it was always natural for me to push this stuff into songs.
Peter Hammill

Used, Stuff, Natural

I continue to believe, contrary to the given wisdom, that it's more interesting to have an album - or, indeed, an individual song - which has variety rather than homogeneity.
Peter Hammill

Wisdom, Rather, Song

I had then and still retain an interest in science for its own sake and as a metaphor for our current lives.
Peter Hammill

Science, Lives, Interest

It costs so much to promote something these days that almost always safety is the preferred option, reference back to things which have been successful in the past. Also, people are simply not given the time to develop and find themselves and their audience as we were.
Peter Hammill

Time, Successful, Past

Marc Almond has done a couple of covers, a few people in Europa have done them. I own all the publishing. It's never really been addressed, as I haven't had the time to go out and tout the songs.
Peter Hammill

Time, Done, Few

Seriously, these days I tend to shut up in terms of external analysis and DO try to let things speak for themselves, while still trying to get some depth into them.
Peter Hammill

Trying, Try, Speak

So I, for one, didn't feel alienated by what happened in 77.
Peter Hammill

Happened, Alienated

The passage of time is a continuing thing. At 18, you're going to live forever, and you are definitely not at 52, so that is a recurring topic. I still think it's the main stuff.
Peter Hammill

Time, Live, Stuff

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Nationality: English

Born: November 5, 1948

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