High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill (born 5 November 1948, in Ealing, west London) 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. He also acts as a record producer for his own recordings, and occasionally for other artists. Hammill's first solo-album after the 1978 break-up of Van der Graaf was The Future Now. With the n ...