Peter Campbell McNeish Quotes

United Kingdom, Singer-Songwriter
April 17, 1955 – December, 6, 2018.

Pete Shelley (born Peter Campbell McNeish; 17 April 1955 – 6 December 2018) was an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. He formed early punk band Buzzcocks with Howard Devoto in 1976, and was the lead singer and guitarist from 1977 when Devoto left, releasing "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" in 1978. The band broke up in 1981, reforming in 1989. Shelley also had a solo career; his song "Homosapien" charted in the US in 1981.

Also known as Guitarist

It is very eclectic. That was the magic of John, though. He was somebody who embraced all forms of music over the last 40 years.

Peter Campbell McNeish Buzzcocks
- Music
- Somebody
- Eclectic
We'd done an awful lot in a short space of time and it seemed easiest to cut the Gordian knot rather than try and untangle the big tangled ball of string.

Peter Campbell McNeish Buzzcocks
- Time
- Ball
- Knot

It used to be felt that you had to know someone in the music business to get into it. It was not for mere mortals like us. This enthused people and enfranchised them to become part of culture.

Peter Campbell McNeish Buzzcocks
- People
- Music
- Business
They weren't headlining. They were third down the bill

Peter Campbell McNeish Buzzcocks
- Third
I've been staying at their lodge in the Himalayas for years, ... They have this beautiful lodge. You look out and there's Ama Dablam. Oh man, it's like heaven.

Peter Campbell McNeish Buzzcocks
- Heaven
- Lodge
I was involved in the students' union and I had a meeting in London, chaired by the president of the students' union Charles Clarke (now Home Secretary). Howard had no plans for the weekend, so we hatched this plot whereby I took the money for the train fare, but, instead of getting the train, he could borrow a car off a friend, the train fare would pay for petrol and we could stop at his friend Richard's house in Reading,

Peter Campbell McNeish Buzzcocks
- Friend
- Car
- Borrow
Without bigging it up extremely, it was something which brought people together, so they realised something was possible.

Peter Campbell McNeish Buzzcocks