YouTube Clip of the Week: Peter Gabriel “Digging in the Dirt”
Earlier this week, we looked at whether talk therapy was on the way out. Somebody who did go to talk therapy was British singer/songwriter Peter Gabriel. Although Peter has not been diagnosed with depression or bipolar depression (as has been often rumored), he does get down in the dumps. One particularly bad episode was in 1988 after his seperation and subsequent divorce from his wife of nealy twenty years, Jill. (Sorry girls (and guys), but Peter has since remarried. And his current wife is younger than I am, but we’ll skip on to the next paragraph, shall we?)
In many interviews, Peter has touted the merits of going to a therapist. We have our cars inspected yearly, so why not our heads?
Peter has a particularly brilliant gift for describing very complex emotions and storylines. He’s also gifted in singing, playing music and matching visual images to music, but he probably would not like me to describe him as “gifted” or “a genius” in such areas. In many interviews, he claims that if you work hard enough at a particular job, you’ll finally be good at it…even if the job is being a rock star.
“Digging in the Dirt” originally came out on Peter’s 1992 album Us. There have been many live versions floating around ever since.
Enjoy.
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