John Peel

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

— John Peel

Teenage dreams so hard to beat

— John Peel

At the heart of anything good there should be a kernel of something undefinable, and if you can define it, or claim…

— John Peel

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

— John Peel

“I just want to hear something I haven't heard before”

— John Peel

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

— John Peel

“Melayne looked across at Ysane, who was propped up in bed, nursing her new son. Bantry, beaming as proudly as if he…

— John Peel

All songs are about shagging, you can't deny it

— John Peel

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…

— John Peel

If the audience are leaving in ambulances, you know you've done a good job

— John Peel

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…

— John Peel