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Peter Asher

(1944) Guitarist United Kingdom

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Peter Asher is a guitarist from the United Kingdom, best known for The Beatles from A to Zed.

Quick Facts About Peter Asher

Born: June 22, 1944
Nationality: United Kingdom
Profession: Guitarist
Notable works: The Beatles from A to Zed
Spouse: Wendy Worth

About Peter Asher

Peter Asher is an English guitarist, singer, manager and record producer. He came to prominence in the 1960s as a member of the pop music vocal duo Peter and Gordon before going on to a successful career as a manager and record producer, helping to foster the recording careers of James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt among others.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Quotes by Peter Asher

Sometimes people's careers take off on their first albums, sometimes they don't.

Albums

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Well, in the sense that we do not tour or record together anymore - then I suppose not. But if our old…

Delighted

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Well, for the reasons I mention above, although I am not sure the live shows were really so brilliant - but nobody…

Above

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The best music of any era lasts well, I think.

Eras

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Paul and I don't see that much of each other these days, but I certainly still regard him as a friend.

Certainly

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I have very much enjoyed being in the music business in different roles through five different decades.

Business

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In general when you fall in love with an artist and their music, the plan is a fairly simple one. .. get…

Art

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I am still working with music, but Gordon and I no longer perform together.

Am

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Shows were very different then - even as the headliner we did a very short set by today's standards and sound systems…

Different

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In any business, the more you learn, the more sympathetic you can be to other people's positions.

Business

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