John Peel
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"John Robert Parker Ravenscroft", Order of the British Empire/OBE, known professionally as "John Peel", was an United Kingdom/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.

He was one of the first broadcasters to play psychedelic rock and progressive rock records on British radio, and he is widely acknowledged for promoting artists working in various genres, including pop music/pop, reggae, indie pop, indie rock, alternative rock, punk rock/punk, hardcore punk, breakcore, grindcore, death metal, British hip hop, electronic music and dance music. Fellow DJ Paul Gambaccini described him as "the most important man in music for about a dozen years".

Peel's Radio 1 shows were notable for the regular "List of Peel sessions/Peel sessions", which usually consisted of four songs recorded by an artist live in the BBC's studios, and which often provided the first major national coverage to bands that later would achieve great fame. Another popular feature of his shows was the annual Festive Fifty countdown of his listeners' favourite records of the year.

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Haven't played in a game since. These last two seasons have been a bust for me.

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.

If there has been anything in the history of popular music which could be described as a work of art in a way that people who are involved in other areas of art would understand, then Trout Mask Replica is probably that work.

I think a lot of the stuff I'm playing now is crap.

In the spring, I'll be 100 percent. I've got three years. They will be a strong three years.

My biggest fear is dying.

It's been hell. You just can't quit, even though you want to. You got to keep going at it.

There's something about records which is really satisfying.