October 26, 2004

John Peel, 1939 - 2004.

The Peel Sessions: The Fall
John Peel was, at first sight, the antithesis of many of the bands he loved. Balding, bearded, softly - if hilariously - spoken, he was more like a favourite uncle than a rock fan.... "Everything changed when I heard Elvis," he later reflected. "Where there had been nothing there was suddenly something." ... Bands like the Sex Pistols and the Clash paved the way for new Peel discoveries like Joy Division and the Undertones, whose Teenage Kicks was his all-time favourite single.

The BBC.

And it seems to me to be almost the perfect life, really. I mean, I would like to be taller and have more hair [laughs] and things, but apart from those physical things I can't really imagine how my life could be improved. I hope that doesn't sound smug, but it is a pretty good life.

From a 2002 B92 interview.

Sites: BBC Radio 1: John Peel; the Peel Sessions; the Wikipedia entry.



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Posted by dwhudson at October 26, 2004 7:50 AM