If you're going to have a heart attack, mine was the kind to have. I'm thankful that it hasn't affected my output or my capacity to perform. And it has given me a lot to think and write about. Peter Hammill affectattackcapacity Change image and share on social
I had then and still retain an interest in science for its own sake and as a metaphor for our current lives. Peter Hammill currentinterestlive Change image and share on social
To be honest, I don't know really what I do on stage. Peter Hammill honeststage Change image and share on social
More people seem to know the Van der Graaf Generator material than my solo work - thanks, I suppose, to their parents' lingering vinyl collections. Peter Hammill collectiondergenerator Change image and share on social
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 apparentlyartbig share on social
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 audiencebackcost share on social
There's always a Van der Graaf audience that wants to hear the band's sound. And totally fair enough. Why not? It's a band. You like the band, you like the band. Peter Hammill audiencebandder Change image and share on social
Being used to scientific terminology and theory it was always natural for me to push this stuff into songs. Peter Hammill naturalpushscientific Change image and share on social
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 albumcontinuecontrary Change image and share on social
My dictum has always been: 'This show is happening just here, just tonight, with these people who are in this hall, and nobody knows what's going to happen until it's done.' Peter Hammill dictumhallhappen Change image and share on social
