John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE, known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004. He was known for his eclectic taste in music and his honest and warm broadcasting style...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionEntertainer
Date of Birth30 August 1939
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There's something about records which is really satisfying.
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Haven't played in a game since. These last two seasons have been a bust for me.
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Yes, I always feel that the music I like, and I genuinely like, the stuff I play on the radio is my own way of going out on the street and righting these wrongs that I think should be righted.
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In the spring, I'll be 100 percent. I've got three years. They will be a strong three years.
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There's always the possibility that you're going to come across a record that transforms your life. And it happens weekly. It's like a leaf on the stream. There are little currents and eddies and sticks lying in the water that nudge you in a slightly different direction. And then you break loose and carry on down the current. There's nothing that actually stops you and lifts you out of the water and puts you on the bank but there are diversions and distractions and alarums and excursions which is what makes life interesting really. It's fantastic.
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If you've got a CD that's not working, just wipe it on your trousers, and if you're not wearing any trousers, put some on
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If the audience are leaving in ambulances, you know you've done a good job
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I think a lot of the stuff I'm playing now is crap.
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All I ever wanted to do was hear music that I like and play it to other people
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At the heart of anything good there should be a kernel of something undefinable, and if you can define it, or claim to be able to define it, then, in a sense, you’ve missed the point.
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I never make stupid mistakes. Only very, very clever ones.