The passage of time is a continuing thing. At 18, you're going to live forever, and you are definitely not at 52, so that is a recurring topic. I still think it's the main stuff.

Hammill generally does not undertake live-tours to promote albums. He also acts as a record producer for his own recordings and occasionally for other artists. Hammill survived a heart attack in December 2003 less than 48 hours after having finiPeter Hammilld the recording of Incoherence.

He also acts as a record producer for his own recordings and occasionally for other artists. Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill (born 5 November 1948) is an English singer-songwriter and a founding member of the progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. Most noted for his vocal abilities his main instruments are guitar and piano.