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JJ Moore
10-26-2004, 10:51 AM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3955289.stm

I really dont know what to say, im lost for words.

I didnt know him but i had so much respect for him.

R.I.P John, you will be dearly missed.

"Teenage Kicks"

The Destroyer
10-26-2004, 10:53 AM
An utter legend, this is fucking tragic.

RIP

Cactus Sid
10-26-2004, 10:56 AM
Although, being 18, I could never truly appreciate what John Peel has done for music for the last 40 years, I can say how much I enjoyed listening to his shows, how much of a legend the guy clearly was, how much he entertained me whenever I saw him presenting Glasto on the TV, or all the other times I've seen or heard him. He's a figurehead for all that is good about music, rather than all the bullsh</>it that you usually get.

My heart goes out to his family, it is a tragic loss to both them, and the whole of the music industry.

God bless you sir. RIP

Jonster
10-26-2004, 10:57 AM
Bloody hell that's a shock.

RIP

Mr. Monday Morning
10-26-2004, 11:03 AM
Bloody hell that's a shock.

RIP

Ogen
10-26-2004, 12:01 PM
Being in Ireland I never really heard much about him but I just wanted to say how touched I am by reactions on the boards I post at. Never seen a death have such a heartfelt response to it.

Wengerland
10-26-2004, 12:21 PM
Yeah i had the radio on when they announced it.

Big loss to music, RIP

KayfabeMan
10-26-2004, 02:03 PM
RIP

KeyloBrown
10-26-2004, 02:48 PM
who??

The Mackem
10-26-2004, 03:00 PM
John Peel, can you not read?

RIP

JJ Moore
10-26-2004, 03:16 PM
read the link, he was a radio presenter in the UK, an utter legend.

Rob
10-26-2004, 06:30 PM
The guy pretty much changed the way radio worked here in terms of playlists. Absolute legend.

Ska-Wars
10-26-2004, 07:37 PM
Before they changed the Radio 1 times I would listen to John Peel pretty much every night. The guy was an icon as far as alternative music goes. Him dying is such a major loss to music. Probably the only guy in the world who could play records at the wrong speed on the air and get away with it.

JJ Moore
10-26-2004, 07:40 PM
he would play a final song before the rock show and it would the heaviest metal has to offer and then the rock show would kick off with linkin park :roll:, a true legend has been taken away from us.

At least heaven will have some great music to listen too! :)

Jonster
10-26-2004, 07:44 PM
Before they changed the Radio 1 times I would listen to John Peel pretty much every night. The guy was an icon as far as alternative music goes. Him dying is such a major loss to music. Probably the only guy in the world who could play records at the wrong speed on the air and get away with it.
He covered just about every genre of music during his show, except pop, and that was my major liking of it.
And I always loved it when he said after playing a song:
"I still think that sounds better at the wrong speed."

JJ Moore
10-28-2004, 08:01 PM
Radio 1, peel tribute :)

The Mask
10-30-2004, 06:59 AM
Gutted :(

Plus I wanted to do a Peel show one day on my way to becoming rich and famous :'(

RIP

JJ Moore
10-30-2004, 08:52 AM
Plus I wanted to do a Peel show one day on my way to becoming rich and famous :'(

Aww dude, we both knew that would never happen anyway :(

samichna
11-02-2004, 11:31 AM
Never heard of him, but RIP

Danny Electric
11-02-2004, 12:21 PM
As I read on another message board, who's going to play Biffy Clyro now. :'(
When I was younger I used to plug my headphones my stereo to listen to his show.

R.I.P

fonzy
11-02-2004, 08:10 PM
<center><font color="#0080FF" face="Arial" Size="2">he was the fucking man.

he had like the perfect radio voice, too.</font>

Wengerland
11-06-2004, 11:54 AM
There's a tribute on BBC2 tonight at 10.