“I have buck teeth. I sucked my thumb until I was 11… and then I went on to suck other things…”-Rosanna Arquette
Peter Gabriel, former boyfriend of Rosanna Arquette and singer of Biko, was presented with the “Man of Peace” award today. That’s the award Gorbachev has given to Cat Stevens and Bob Geldof. PR bunk for peace. Congratulations Peter, but I still have a bone to pick with you.
You might remember that Peter wrote In Your Eyes. Oh, how everyone overplayed that dreck. The light the heat, I am complete. Don’t we just love the idea of being completed? But all of those people who want to be completed never really hit the mark after they hook up, do they? But that’s not what I’m ranting about.
The thing that sticks in my craw is that Peter Gabriel’s wife, at the time, thought In Your Eyeswas about her. She was really touched by it because apparently Peter had never written a song about her. What an effing heartbreak to find out he was saying all of his fruitless searches were over because of Rosanna Arquette. Heap on that the public humiliation. And then the constant reminder. And I thought I hated that song. Fruitless search? Ouch.
But Rosanna has pretty eyes. And it’s certainly nice that she’s been adored. I’m sure she deserves it. She seems like fun, I guess. What do I know about her though? Well, let’s see. . . 
I know that Peter’s wasn’t the first song Rosanna had written for her. She used to date the keyboard player from Toto, Steve Porcaro. Her relationship with him inspired the song Rosanna, which was written by Toto lead David Paich. That was a huge hit. Huge.
Those are some powerful muse powers. Is it coincidence that her brother and sister are both successful actors? What kind of crazy mojo is Rosanna swinging? And how I can get close to her?
