Mentions of Peel

[Jan Buxton]

Chris Martin dedicated Everything's Not Lost to Peel mid-song last night.

And a new interview with Darren Hayman here,
http://www.hefnet.com/interview.htm
which includes the following,

"Last December the Britain's Largest Small Band played for the first 
time in two years together in tribute to late John Peel. What did you 
feel when you first learned that John Peel had died? How did it to feel 
to play together again after such a long break? And (I know it's obvious 
and probably senseless to ask but.) since Hefner hasn't officially split 
up yet is the reunion still possible?

Me and my wife had just come back from a holiday and my dad told me. My 
honest first thought was 'well that's my career fucked'. I know its bad 
and selfish but sometimes you can't predict the way your mind is going 
to jump. I genuinely miss him, I couldn't call him a friend but I've met 
him enough times to know him as great company, and of course his impact 
on my life as musician and a listener has been immense. People like me 
wouldn't be able to function in this business without him.

It felt completely natural to play with Hefner again, like we'd only 
stopped the day before. The other three guys are such fantastic 
musicians, they make it so easy for me, they're so simple and focussed. 
Having said that, no, no reunion planned. Jack's been going round 
sayingwe'll get back together again for Thatcher's death."

-- 
Jan
http://spaces.msn.com/members/janb1982/