Peter Gabriel on the Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno 1994

Peter Gabriel appears on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno in 1994. He performs "Digging in the Dirt" with his band accompanied by Tonight Show bandleader Branford Marsalis on sax. Sorry, but the music part was condensed on the original recording, so it is shortened. The majority of this clip is the interview with Leno.

[@doggity5149]

Lot of people commenting about how he aged fast. He didnt, he has just never been in the limelight, and his albums from So until his next album Us took like 8 years. His album Us till Up took like 10. So yeah, if you see a video from one of those, of course he has aged. He looks super vital nowadays for a man of 72

[@charliekane135]

He's 44 here, he looks lovely. Slightly jet lagged round the eyes but that's it. I'd still give him one at 74 😆😆

[@marinoscarpa895]

Wow Branford Marsalis & Peter Gabriel that's something

[@jawoody9745]

Pete, you are brilliant!

[@kentborges5114]

Got the privilege's of meeting Peter and his mother.

[@Chavez_Soria]

Hey I remember that

[@charliekane135]

Yes and I'm his Auntie Jessie 😆

[@kentborges5114]

@@charliekane135 Charliek you are wacked

[@charliekane135]

@kentborges5114 sorry I only speak English ....

[@bestNameICanThinkOf]

Thank you for posting this, I loved this song and haven't heard it for many years.

[@smoovegittar]

When PG speaks, I'm all ears.

[@markstedman9099]

Antony Phillips who knew Peter from their time at school described Peter as a introvert,I think that shows here

[@mikearchibald744]

I think EVERYBODY has described him as an introvert.

[@charliekane135]

The Leno guy always makes me think of 'American Dad'. He has a cartoon face

[@Bushidojihi]

Who gives a crap what he looks like or how he's aging, he's one of the few original artists in history, you lunkheads try writing In Your Eyes....

[@annep5861]

You lunkheads!!!!

[@v-town1980]

Really? That's the song you select?

[@Bushidojihi]

@@v-town1980 um, it's there in black and white so yes but I could have easily said I Don't Remember from the melting face album. There's dozens of classics to choose from...

[@charliekane135]

Or 'Solsbury Hill' 'Games Without Frontiers' Steam' 'Sledgehammer' 'Don't Give Up' 'Red Rain' 'Mercy Street' 'Shaking the Tree' 'Big Time' or 'Firth of Fifth' 'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway' 'Supper's Ready' 'The Carpet Crawlers'

[@FelixWheatfield]

Peter's too cool for Leno. You can watch Leno start to lose himself when he realizes this is not going to be his typical guest with cheap laughs and cliche quips and that this man is a little more intelligent and has some seriously insightful things to say.

[@beckettroland4285]

A trick : you can watch series on Flixzone. I've been using it for watching lots of of movies lately.

[@skylarkylo4962]

@Beckett Roland Yea, been watching on flixzone for months myself :)

[@ikkenhisatsu7170]

Yeah, Peter was out of Leno's grasp there. Nice try, though.

[@charliekane135]

100%

[@RealJackHQ]

I love how Jay pivots to a ranch chicken sandwich skit 😂😂

[@Cimbarius]

this clip must be from early 1993 - just after Gabriel winning the Grammy-award for "Digging in the Dirt". Joy Askew on keyboards for the 1st leg of the tour in 1993. Peter`s hairstyle is just the same as it was during the days after the release of "Us" in late 1992.

[@BrettBorovic]

Chicken sandwich plug at the end killed me! Peter seems to take this interview in stride.

[@michaeldee9209]

Last week I played Salisbury Hill on my Facebook well when I went to church Sunday the pastor was talking about dreams and he was talking about Peter and he was talking about Gabriel and I was like oh my God he's got two biblical names anybody ever realize that

[@jameswesleykarl]

Genesis was originally going to be called Gabriel’s angels but he thought it was too cheesy and I think a manager or someone suggested later the name genesis lol

[@mikearchibald744]

​@@jameswesleykarl It was their first manager Jonathan King who called them Genesis. Apparantly there was also an american band called Genesis, so they were going to change it to 'Revelation', but the american band disappeared. His first idea was 'Gabriels angels' but that was quickly nixed by everybody.

[@v-town1980]

@@mikearchibald744 *American

[@xennial80sxberner]

Peter looked hella young in the 80s/early 90s. Here in 1994 you can see the very first traces of him aging. By 2002 he looked like such an old man, that was so bizarre

[@Lola.alocas]

Mr Peter Gabriel es el “hombre maduro” más bello, sexy, atractivo y joven que conozco. Además, por supuesto, de grandísimo músico. Un gran ser humano. ❤️ Peter Gabriel forever ❤️

[@GuaranteedEtern]

Yes he aged dramatically between the late 90s and early 2000s

[@ДмитрийЗайденберг]

I think he tried to look older on purpose. He could have looked younger but he seem to be wanting to look like an old man.

[@GuaranteedEtern]

@@ДмитрийЗайденберг I remember reading an article where PG said "I don't mind being older... but I mind being old and fat.." - well he's both of those things now. I get people get older, but compare him to Sting who's only couple of years younger. Steve Hackett is the same age as PG FFS.

[@foobarbazquux]

GuaranteedEtern I think Steve dyes his hair

[@Abr022575]

That was a good album

[@luisaugusto3324]

This was in Fev 1993

[@Cimbarius]

Louis you are right - i just thought and wrote the same thing

[@shaunsteele6926]

is that the bald guy from King Crimson playing with him?

[@AwesomeCoasters]

+Jack Bauer It might be Tony Levin.

[@MaxAires]

Jack Bauer wash your mouth, it's the master of bass: Tony Levin. Yes he was part of King Crimson

[@AdamasMst]

maximilianovvv You took the words right out of my mouth!

[@bargainbassist]

Jack Bauer I saw Tony Levin playing with Gabriel on his first solo tour in 1978, so his work with Gabriel preceded his work with Crimson. I have long loved the music of both acts, BTW.

[@robertdimarzio4490]

@@MaxAires And he's bald. That's just a fact.

[@spicypancakeproductions5057]

He reminds me of Nicholas Cage from one angle...

[@dominick7917]

+Donovan Graham Completely agree

[@lazyslip2962]

agree, only smarter in his own right

[@giovanniciniello1924]

Donovan Graham yes! I noticed it in the music video for Steam.

[@wolpertinger.]

Donovan Graham NOOOOO omg now I can’t unsee it! thanks a lot asshole lol 🙈

[@ryanschmit3948]

Lazy Slip they are both very smart great artists. Cage has an Oscar and multiple noms. He’s no slouch don’t be gilb and take popular opinion. Educate yourself a bit!!

[@kevin2themystic]

Is that L. Shankar on violin? Definintely Branford Marsalis on saxophone!

[@bennylloyd-willner9667]

Good, the description wasn't lying about Branford then 😁

[@mistyblueeyes4024]

💜💜💜

[@philjones8609]

Is that Joy Askew on keyboard?

[@davidgo8874]

He seems very humble, shy even. Soft spoken and not all that remarkable. Looks are deceiving, because on stage he's the opposite!

[@doggity5149]

Thats exactly what he is, shy and humble. And always thinking about the words he's going to speak. The stage was the place where he could play a character and really express himself in ways he felt uncomfortable to in "real life". That's why in Genesis he got into the whole costumes thing. It's not uncommon by the way for artists to be insecure or shy in everyday life, but seek the spotlight on stage nevertheless. It often works the other way round as well, people who seem incredibly self confident normally shutting down when suddenly all attention is on them, in the form of being on a stage, making a speech, or put on the spot in some way. Funny how that works.

[@markdarnell614]

Jay Leno - such a Pompous, Shallow Waste of Space. Best thing about the show: The House Band!

[@v-town1980]

They suck. They're only there because Hollywood has so much white guilt.

[@eloisazamora6131]

❤🌺🙉🙊🙈

[@davidrebus619]

My man TL kickin it old school sans Chapman

[@DrewMoody]

Not sure who thought adding a Kenny G sax to Digging in the Dirt was a good idea

[@sharronfoxx69]

Kenny G!!😖Now THAT would have been a horribly bad idea!!!😂😂😂

[@aniskywalker93]

Peter looks like the lost brother of Nicholas Cage, so cool.

[@WintersWar]

Gawd. Please don't attempt to parallel this talented man to that guy.

[@georgebyrne1]

Jay Leno is not prepared to interview this innovative and complex musician. He says stupid things (like "well you've always been pretty high tech in your eeeeh in your eeeh concerts ") Gabriel cannot fully hide his annoyance.

[@suzycreamchez123]

He didn't look annoyed to me. I think he's way beyond be annoyed by something so insignificant.

[@trqsdays1]

There wouldn't have been a Genesis...

[@unbearableboldness]

Who cares about Peter Gabriel I want that Monterey chicken sandwich from Wendy’s!

[@marcellebailly7159]

I was thinking that Peter Gabriel has facial features reminiscent of far with Mel Gibson?

[@maurizioevaristo4496]

It's amazing how foolish are these tv shows? !

[@AK99581]

Love Gabriel, but after about 1985 he seemed to age really fast looks-wise

[@BigLebowski2000]

Men always become more handsome as they age. Women on the other hand....

from 1987 to 1994 something went on his aging process for sure!

[@CygnusRoc]

Not exactly, he was still relatively young looking until about the mid 90’s. After he lost a lot of hair and was shaving anything else he had off, he looked older and then he started gaining weight which also made him look older.

[@CygnusRoc]

Big Bill O'Reilly I wasn’t talking to you.

[@CygnusRoc]

Big Bill O'Reilly Like I give a shit, you’re the one trolling on KZbin. Get a job you piece of shit.

[@2425eryy]

Leno was never a strong interviewer I regret to say.

[@zackkohler511]

Pete Gabriel Nicolas Cafe phase....lol

[@bobcowles1891]

Horrible quality with glitches galore; hardly worth posting, sorry to say. Also, I remember this performance, and I know with certainty that it aired sometime between July 1992 and July 1992 because of where I was living at the time.

[@goopygilscarbo3677]

+Bob Cowles Must strongly disagree that it's "hardly worth posting"... this is much better than not having it at all. True that the quality is bad but any PG video is a gem, and anyway it's hard to find tv performances (not concerts) from this time period.

[@dpgp9252]

Album "Us" w/ this song came out in '92, I remember as well.

[@planartube2364]

Bob, there's not much time between July 1992 and July 1992. Do you move a lot?

[@hickhunter2303]

Only difference is cage has a personality...

[@dojonane]

He has more personality in a single eyelash than an envious KZbin troll.

[@cemoihonay]

Peter's an artist, they often come across like that in the 'real' world outside their work. And it makes him human.

[@hickhunter2303]

Shut up..u....u guys.. before I start crying