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I think some of this thread is being misunderstood... I believe that Peter Gabriel has artistic integrity, I do not disagree with his political views, I like his songs and his lyrics for the most part with the most notable exception being "That'll Do " from Babe -Pig in the City. Songs are an artist's avenue for expressing their views, what ever they may be. The only thing I find questionable is using the status that being a great musician gives one to preach at a captive audience. That's kind of like a Professor of political science pulling up to a piano and breaking into song during a lecture. Peter Gabriel's songs have enough power for us to get his message through them without the speech. I don't think anything he said would have been offensive to me certainly but i was trying to see things from Gary's point of view- a tactic I recommend to all Americans at this point in time. By the way- I know a lot about memorial day -luckily my family and I survived 9/11, my son survived Iraq, my father survived WWII and some of my friends were not so lucky in Vietnam. Let the music pull us together my friends