John peel you are and always will be one of the best things to come from the BBC,

Always rely on great comments from John Peel, I drive through his home town weekly and never fail to think of him and his humour, anologies and shows. I’m very grateful to him for that

Wouldn't know what music I would hear today if there wasn't John Peel on BFBS.

His voice reminds me of a time when the world was still normal.

Brilliant broadcaster. Knew his stuff and opened my mind to lots of different genres of music. Much of the reason I love vinyl so much is down to this man. RIP John Peel, you were a legend and still are.

He was the one and only..... He dedacatet two shows on me and i'm so damn thankful for living at the same time like he did. He was such a lovely, awesome, overwehlming Person. I'll love him my whole life....i do.. Thanx Jhon....

Peel's voice is the sound of honey being poured on ice cream. He was not only a remarkable man, but his voice is spectacular, maybe stolen from Zeus himself.

R.I.P. John Peel - 10 years on - another day music died, John was incredible. Radio 1 will never find anybody to step into John's shoes, Annie Nightingale is the nearest.

John was a one off. No one can ever replace him.

Been addicted to him 1969 2004. !!!! Fek Prog. 1975 yeah did change our lives.

The David Attenborough of radio. Also works the other way around.

Loved and still love any bands Peel Sessions albums. Grind bands , Polly Harvey , and best of all The Fall . God they were stunning.

God I miss his voice

A wonderful man that I was privileged to meet. So humble, the interviewer starts by asking him if he thinks he may have helped some people and bands become stars. Peel dismisses the notion as if it were a daft question, but he was the single most influential person in British music from 1967 until his death. The list is endless, but a certain David Bowie was heavily indebted to Peel's unwavering support when nobody else could give a shit! John, thank you for everything, you remain very much missed.

Still miss you John

none can replace john.

Just saw a bbc story about "a kennedy" from usa and recalled John Peel during a program saying "The Dead Kennedays/ Saigon" and a new sound blasted out to my absolut delight and surprise. Great presenter and much missed

I will always love his insight and humility.

Fascinating man and show.Inspired my journey into music no end.

LEGEND !

love that great guy.

John Peel was the only thing worth listening to during the 1980's, such variety, so worth suffering the occasional appalling noises he enjoyed inflicting on his audience. Very sorry he died so young and left us.

4:39 - Tim dropped the ball on that question! Peel absolutely was part of the rock crowd in his pre-punk years. There's video of him on stage with the Faces; he was good friends with Bowie, Elton, Marc Bolan; etc. But he stopped doing that later on in life because every time one of those friends became famous, they seemed to not want to see him anymore and he found that really upsetting. Eventually, he decided it was just easier to keep musicians at arms length and he remained that way, with few exceptions, for the rest of his life.

Class act!

We love Peel!

A one off, unique character RIP

He was fkn awesome, napalm death.. and a slew of hardcore/punk bands he had an ear, I always heard peel sessions over the years and have nothing less than impressions

How far does he get through this interview before he mentions Extreme Noise Terror?

He refers to a german avant garde program "build no doubt" or so @1:25 Anyone with an idea, which program that would have been?

I got exposed to all different styles. His books are good.

'Rat Salad' not Rock Salad, hosted by Tommy Vance on the BBC World Service. ( after Black Sabbath)

At least he's honest, but he was au contraire...He can't put his tastes into any category. He probably dislike Prog because of Opera experience. Ironically, 1970's on reflection is probably best period of rock music. Certainly a maverick and non conformist with musical tastes. Famous for promoting acts that were unknown into mainstream and in a way changed the shape of music. The shape of music would be boring without him, however he had what can only be described as an eclectic taste in music 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, dub reggae, indie rock, post-punk, electronic music, punk, hardcore punk, breakcore, grindcore, death metal, British hip hop, jungle and dance music. Fellow DJ Paul Gambaccini described Peel as "the most important man in music for about a dozen years".