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chalice
10-26-2004, 02:46 PM
Radio legend John Peel died earlier today whilst on a working holiday in Peru.

I loved John Peel. I'm deeply saddened by his passing.
DanB
10-26-2004, 03:02 PM
:o Thats shocking news

he was great, funny on grumpy old men and a legend amongst dj's

RIP :01:


http://www.itv.com/news/1920126.html

http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/26/john.peel.dead/
Lilmiss
10-26-2004, 03:12 PM
I'm completly gutted.
John was a legend, most versatile D.J of our time.
Love his "dottiness" and soft spoken voice.

I shall definatly be leaving a message in his tribute pages.

God bless.
soopaman
10-26-2004, 03:23 PM
The man was a legend and will be sorely missed by all who ever had the privilege of hearing his radio show or seeing him DJ live.

To say this is a big loss to British Music is a massive understatement!!!!


R.I.P John
Comic_Peddler
10-26-2004, 03:30 PM
To say this is a big loss to British Music is a massive understatement!!!!


R.I.P John

I think it would be more appropriate to say a big loss to the music world as a whole. You have to remember, he did not start his radio career in the UK and thanks to web radio and various CD releases, he stretched far beyond the UK.
soopaman
10-26-2004, 03:43 PM
I think it would be more appropriate to say a big loss to the music world as a whole. You have to remember, he did not start his radio career in the UK and thanks to web radio and various CD releases, he stretched far beyond the UK.


Damn why are you being so pedantic on a thread like this?? You could've just said "he'll be missed around the world" but you had to nitpick. I think it's only gone to reinforce the fact that you are an idiot.


R.I.P John Peel
Comic_Peddler
10-26-2004, 03:55 PM
Actually, I was reaffirming what you said. No need to be childish and call people an idiot.
zacspeed
10-26-2004, 04:46 PM
A realy sad day in music history. John Peel was simply irreplaceable.
My thoughts & prayers are with his family.
hugoharding
10-26-2004, 04:48 PM
I heard about this on the radio, died of a heart attack.

He was with radio one from the beginning in 1967.

He'll be missed.
Smurfette
10-26-2004, 05:20 PM
He was with radio one from the beginning in 1967.
Yes, the last of the original Radio1 DJs not farmed out.
He brought many artists out from obscurity, today is a most sad day for British music.
Now he can have his Teenage Kicks for Eternity.
RIP JP.
Skillian
10-26-2004, 05:34 PM
Radio 1 will be a worse place without him. The man was a true legend and has introduced me to so many bands in the short time I've listened to him, let alone those who knew him from the start.

So out of nowhere too, did anyone know he had heart trouble?
hugoharding
10-26-2004, 05:46 PM
They were saying today about all the work he has done, and they listed all the bands that he played first, and some of them are some of the legends of music. He played punk rock, hip hop and reggae before they became mainstreem music. A truely brilliant DJ.
chalice
10-26-2004, 06:02 PM
Radio 1 will be a worse place without him. The man was a true legend and has introduced me to so many bands in the short time I've listened to him, let alone those who knew him from the start.

So out of nowhere too, did anyone know he had heart trouble?

He was a famous diabetic. Who knows.

Radio 1 are doing old session tracks up until the Steve Lamacq show (eek). Steve was a very close friend of the deceased.
sArA
10-26-2004, 11:24 PM
I only found out an hour ago....(hence my thread in the lounge :huh: )

Gutted isn't the word...my teenage kicks were somewhat guided by him....erm...and Tommy Vance... :)
4play
10-26-2004, 11:38 PM
Im gutted. The man was an absolute legend and some of the sets he played where either pure genius or absolute madness.

he will be missed big time.
dfdd
09-17-2008, 08:09 PM
peru - the prophecyes music donwload