JOHN PEEL

All I ever wanted to do was hear music that I like and play it to other people

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

I never make stupid mistakes. Only very, very clever ones.

At the heart of anything good there should be a kernel of something undefinable, and if you can define it, or claim to be able to define it, then, in a sense, you’ve missed the point.

There's always the possibility that you're going to come across a record that transforms your life. And it happens weekly. It's like a leaf on the stream. There are little currents and eddies and sticks lying in the water that nudge you in a slightly different direction. And then you break loose and carry on down the current. There's nothing that actually stops you and lifts you out of the water and puts you on the bank but there are diversions and distractions and alarums and excursions which is what makes life interesting really. It's fantastic.

If you've got a CD that's not working, just wipe it on your trousers, and if you're not wearing any trousers, put some on

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

I never make stupid mistakes. Only very, very clever ones.

If you've got a CD that's not working, just wipe it on your trousers, and if you're not wearing any trousers, put some on

At the heart of anything good there should be a kernel of something undefinable, and if you can define it, or claim to be able to define it, then, in a sense, you’ve missed the point.

There's always the possibility that you're going to come across a record that transforms your life. And it happens weekly. It's like a leaf on the stream. There are little currents and eddies and sticks lying in the water that nudge you in a slightly different direction. And then you break loose and carry on down the current. There's nothing that actually stops you and lifts you out of the water and puts you on the bank but there are diversions and distractions and alarums and excursions which is what makes life interesting really. It's fantastic.

All I ever wanted to do was hear music that I like and play it to other people