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COVID-19 has inspired new Peter Gabriel material – of sorts. Gabriel’s last studio album, 2011’s
New Blood
, was a collection of covers but he revealed: “As far as music goes, I haven’t had as much time as I usually do, but there have been some new things that have come along._ There was a COVID song –_well, a COVID lyric actually. There’s bits and pieces going in the right direction.”
After further probing on BBC 6 Music, Gabriel added: “It’s called
Who Will Wear The Crown?
Someone asked me to write something about COVID and I started scribbling some words. It’ll probably turn into a song.”