John Peel: Margrave of the Marshes, (Paperback)

from Rob_AC

This guy defined my formative years - late nights by the radio with school the next morning...happy days. This bio more than does those years justice - a fitting tribute to a man who shaped a generation.

from jigwagigiggs

Cant say im surprised by the varied and interesting life Peel lead. The publics reaction to his death said much about the affection this man enjoyed in his career and rightly so, in such a negative world his positivity in his field was clear, even if you werent really into music. Definately prefe...

from stipe168

I enjoyed it to a point, he's a witty writer, but its really about the man and not the legend. We hear about his friendship/breakup with Marc Bolan and photos/rub-ins with practically every big musician.. ever.

from teesside_dazza

My eclectic taste in music is because I was influenced by John Peel in the late 1980's. Why did John survive at Radio One when all other DJs of his age were sacked(sorry!resigned or moved on!)? He once said that in a few years time 95 per cent of the records he was currently playing would be crap...

from teesside_dazza

My eclectic taste in music is because I was influenced by John Peel in the late 1980's. Why did John survive at Radio One when all other DJs of his age were sacked(sorry!resigned or moved on!)? He once said that in a few years time 95 per cent of the records he was currently playing would be crap...