ym b als . ▁Phil ▁was ▁cool ▁about ▁it . ▁[ Mar otta ] ▁did ▁object ▁and ▁it ▁took ▁him ▁a ▁while ▁to ▁sett le ▁in . ▁It ' s ▁like ▁being ▁right - hand ed ▁and ▁having ▁to ▁learn ▁to ▁write ▁with ▁your ▁left ." ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁for ▁Gen esis : ▁The ▁Sum ▁Of ▁The ▁Part s , ▁Phil ▁recall ▁his ▁agree ing ▁to ▁the ▁request , ▁but ▁did ▁he ▁wave ▁one ▁hand ▁and ▁asked ▁Gabriel ▁what ▁he ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁it . ▁ ▁So ▁significant ▁and ▁influ ential ▁was ▁the ▁sound ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁claimed ▁by ▁Gabriel , ▁Pad g ham , ▁Collins , ▁and ▁L illy white . ▁It ▁was ▁c ited ▁by ▁Public ▁Image ▁Ltd ▁as ▁an ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁sound ▁of ▁their ▁album ▁The ▁Flow ers ▁of ▁Rom ance , ▁whose ▁engineer , ▁Nick ▁La un ay , ▁was ▁in ▁turn ▁employed ▁by ▁Collins ▁to ▁assist ▁with ▁his ▁solo ▁debut , ▁Face ▁Value . ▁Paul ▁W eller , ▁who ▁was ▁recording ▁with ▁his ▁band ▁the ▁Jam ▁in ▁a ▁nearby ▁studio , ▁contributed ▁guitar ▁to ▁" And ▁Through ▁the ▁W ire ". ▁Gabriel ▁believed ▁W eller ' s ▁inten se ▁guitar ▁style ▁was ▁ideal ▁for ▁the ▁track . ▁ ▁The ▁album , ▁produced ▁by ▁Gabriel ▁and ▁L illy white , ▁was ▁Gabriel ' s ▁first ▁and ▁only ▁release ▁for ▁Mercur y ▁Records ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁after ▁being ▁rejected ▁by ▁Atlantic ▁Records , ▁who ▁handled ▁U . S . ▁distribution ▁for ▁Gabriel ' s