Peter Gabriel and the Greek Gods

TP: Hey Peter, I am trying to write my next blog post and all I can think of is, well, there are a bunch of celebrities walking around here this year. Angelina Jolie is here, Richard Gere is here, Sharon Stone is here. I mean, I was just down in the press room and this little Irish dude wearing sunglasses with his hair all slicked back rushes by me with this blonde babe running behind him. You know, he had a leather jacket with fur sticking up around his neck and his chest is all puffed up, and I'm thinking—hey, that guy walks like a rock star. And the funny thing is, he is a star, it was Bono!

So I am just wondering—who cares? And should we care? I'm kind of wondering about this celebrity thing. You're a rock star, what do you think?

Peter Gabriel: I actually have a theory about that.

TP: [Surprised and relieved.] You do?

Peter: Yeah, the role of celebrities is just like that of the Greek Gods.

TP: Okay.

Peter: You know, when Margaret Thatcher was no longer our Prime Minister—and it is not like I agreed with any of her policies—I kind of missed her. But it was not about the Nanny State, it was about the Mommy State.

TP: This is getting a little Freudian here, but go on....