[dobbin]

Influential BBC DJ and radio presenter John Peel dies at the age of 65 after suffering a heart attack while on a working holiday in Peru.

 :cry:

[lleyton]

He was a legend. . That news is like a slap in the face. Big respect to the dude.

[underground]

Sad sad news. He always made the late drive home from caving in the Peak an enlightening experience  :cry:

[AndyR]

Fuck - absolutely desperate news - complete legend and always came across as a thoroughly good egg - a sad day :cry:

[SamT]

Im in shock, words fail me

RIP man.

[luckyjez]

Legend - it's an overused word, bit in this case, completely appropriate.
Once more with feeling - 'teenage kicks, so hard to beat...........'

[Stubbs]

:cry:    

terrible news, can't imagine radio being as ecclectic or entertaining again.

[Bubba]

RIP king of eclectic radio :cry:

I think almost everybody, no matter what their style of music, had the greatest respect for the man. I'll miss his laid-back but enthusiastic style and his distinctive tone...

[fatneck]

Desperately sad. Can't believe it. Have never felt like this about someone I never met...
RIP

[fatboySlimfast]

fuk me...........
im actually shocked..! Fuk, when i were a teenager in hereford his late night show was the light in a very dark morass of Bates, D.L.T etc. His constant bating of them made me realise what u are offered is not what is good. His shows had a selection of everything, shit, mediocre good and the genius all delivered with a dry wit and a lack of ego, bollox a sad day for radio...
I remeber him standing in for some mid day jock in the late 80's and opened the show with Teenage kicks  by the Undertones (his fave tune i think) as it played out his dry distinctive tones obviously esasperated by the shit playlist
'Surely you must of liked that?'

[Fiend]

A real pity to lose a real legend...the end of an era. I've been a fan for many years but had lapsed recently...  

Someone said of Fawcett, "if you cut him in half if would say "Rock" in the middle"... ...if you cut Peely in half it would say "Music".  



Nice picture Bubba.

[Pantontino]

I can only echo the above sentiments. The man gave me an education in music and I have no doubt that without his presence, the world would have been a much duller place. I remember when I was a youth my dad would goad me that I wouldn't be listening to the likes of The Jam and The Clash when I reached adulthood. I looked at John Peel and knew that I would.

I'll be raising a toast to his memory tonight. A great man with an incredible legacy.

[chappers]

one of the fondest memories i have is driving back to north lees from higgar on my first trip to the peak age 16.
the man was playing napalm death and we had it up full volume.
RIP.

[vivahate]

such a shame to lose someone with such a rare talent. He must have opened the door for thousands of djs, bands and artists during his time. Such a shame to lose someone who consistently played the best from every genre and introduced me to so much new amazing music

RIP

[SA Chris]

One of those things that have always been part of life; doing anything late at night and Peel was there. The music he played was usually good, sometimes exciting and, lets face it, sometimes downright wierd, but always interesting.

[account_inactive]

A mate of mine was at the Big Chill where Peely was DJing.  He was playing stuff from the 40's mixed into speed garage, back to indie, thrash then Techno.

A man on the pulse of good music whatever genre.  Lets hope that the Bolivian marching powder had something to do with the heart attack.

R.I.P :cry:

[webbo]

when we used to go on road trips to europe in the early 80's we'd tape a load of his shows to listen to out there.wild sat in verdon etc listenin to him play the not sensibles and furious pig.