Re: MD John Peel, DJ

From: Horse (horse@darkstar.uk.net)
Date: Thu Oct 28 2004 - 01:04:58 BST

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    Hi Mark

    The thing about John Peel was that he was totally unique in the music business.
    Someone who really cared about the _music_ and didn't give a toss about fame or the
    other trappings of that world. When you listened to his show you always got something
    worth listening to rather than the "incredibly predictable porridge", as he put it, that
    passes for music currently. I've been listening to him and the music he presented since
    the sixties and he's probably the only DJ on the planet who's been consistently good
    throughout my life. The original and best and genuinely irreplaceable. I don't think there
    are sufficient superlatives to describe him properly. Anyway, I know I'll miss him, his
    music and his humour.

    Horse

    On 26 Oct 2004 at 19:45, Mark Steven Heyman wrote:

    > Hi Jim, Horse.
    >
    > Pardon my Yankee ignorance, but who was John Peel? I know I can
    > investigate him on the web, but am looking for a more personal
    > reflection. Sounds like he was important to you guys, not just
    > another DJ.
    >
    > Best,
    > Mark (sh)
    >
    >
    > On 27 Oct 2004 at 1:51, Horse wrote:
    >
    > Hi Jim
    >
    > Couldn't agree more. John Peel introduced me (and millions of others)
    > to music I would never have heard otherwise and for that alone I'll
    > be
    > ever grateful. I'll miss him very much and the world is a poorer
    > place
    > with his death.
    >
    > Horse
    >
    > On 26 Oct 2004 at 19:46, Jim Ledbury wrote:
    >
    > > RIP John Peel, a man who sought musical quality and could teach a
    > > few about pricking pomposity.
    > >
    >
    >
    >
    >
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