John Peel 1939 - 2004 / journal / hicksdesign

26/10/04

John Peel 1939 - 2004

John Peel

There’ll never be another like him

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Martagnan said 1533 days ago:

A very sad occassion for musicians and music fans. He will be very much missed. Thoughts go to his family…

Jackie said 1533 days ago:

Noone cared more about music and musicians than JP. Yesterday was a sad, sad day and we just sat around the sitting room listeing to bands we first heard on his show.

Colly said 1533 days ago:

Gutted about this, Jon. Everyone I meet in Nottingham is starting the conversation with this news. John had recently been promoting one of our local bands – even giving them a Peel Session. He was one of life’s great enthusiasts, with real integrity and the courage of his own convictions.

It’s particularly sad, and we’re all upset here…

Phil Baines said 1533 days ago:

It’s amazing how someone who we never even meet in person can be missed so much. The BBC was figuratively flying the flag at half mast yesterday.

Must listen to Teenage Kicks … for JP!

Ian Cheung said 1532 days ago:

It was such a shock, such a loss. Top DJ, top man. When you listened to him, you felt he was talking with you, not talking at you. I can’t think of another DJ in the UK that has done as much for new bands as John Peel.

As a fellow Liverpool suporter I enjoyed how he never hid his support, it was another thing that made him a person not just a voice.

His influence will live on in music lover’s hearts everywhere

Tom said 1532 days ago:

I was quite upset, I really had hoped some day to meet him, I really do wish he had finished his book.

Perhaps one day the bbc might release “every john peel show ever” oh a terrabyte disk or something.

Chris Hester said 1531 days ago:

My take on this:

http://www.designdetector.com/archives/04/10/SirJohnPeelDies.php

Does the link there to this page make for an infinite loop?

zoic (belgium) said 1525 days ago:

Mr. John Peel had that gutt feeling. He knew which music should be brought to our ears. Of course many people have that gift but he was a pioneer. The live Peel sessions on the radio were a great initiative. Bands like Siouxie and the Banshees, the Cure, etc… all came to visit Peel in a stage of their carreer.
a great guy for music, our Peel …