John Peel has died of a heart attack while on holiday in Peru.

He was only 65.

I used to listen to his show on Radio One when I was at school and was just getting into music, and although arguably my indie-loving peers informed my musical upbringing more than him, I'm sure the kind of stuff John Peel played back then was subconciously laying the ground-work for the more sophisticated tastes I think I have now.

It'll be weird not to see him sitting in shorts on the BBC's Glastonbury coverage, or hearing his uniquely low-key drone coming out of the radio or television like some laconic uncle.

Rory says:
I feel strangely privileged to have caught a few episodes of Home Truths now. It's like hearing that Radio One just exploded.
posted by Rory on 27 October, 2004
 

Molly says:
We've been moping about it since Tuesday. Matthew is at this moment burning a CD of the all-time Festive 50, actually.
posted by Molly on 29 October, 2004
 

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