An Exercise in Wordplay, and Precision Musical Arrangement Peter Gabriel is quoted by Janis Schacht in his book: Gabriel explored current events with his coverage of gang wars in London On The Battle Of Epping Forest. ‘I keep cuttings that interest me,’ Gabriel explained. ‘Battle of Epping Forest was taken from a genuine news story in the Times. When I went back to find the story I’d misplaced it, so I fabricated the whole thing around the story of two…