About Peter Garrett: Peter Robert Garrett is an Australian musician, environmentalist, activist and former politician.
There was never going to be a right time for a band that was still recording and had health in its environment, had made a very good record and was playing well.
I haven't chosen to make an issue of faith.
I believe that the quantum of our knowledge will increase considerably in the coming years and that scientists will continue to be amongst the brave voices speaking out.
You don't want to spend your life explaining yourself.
Our career path has tended to be the most perverse and contrary approach to the entertainment industry imaginable, while at the same time doing the kinds of things that you have to do, the videos, the photos and all that sort of stuff.
In our early period we pretty much survived or perished on our capacity to reach people, and on getting into the pattern of having no money and playing lots of shows.
I guess for me what is more significant than success is the nature of each of the songs and of the words.
The fact is that we take music very seriously.
Some people are born with the necessary gift, and some work hard to build on the few gifts they have.
