Thursday, 25 November 2010

PETER CHRISTOPHERSON RIP 1955-2010

I wake this morning to the shock news that Peter, or 'Sleazy' to his many friends, has died in his sleep, at his home in Bangkok. I'm stunned. He visited us just a few weeks ago. Ossian and I can hardly believe it. At 55, Sleazy's appetite for life was immense, and brooked no argument! I suppose it makes sense there was to be no gradual slide to a halt. A sudden end, an extraordinarily full life.

I have no doubt whatsoever that Sleazy's work in Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV, SoiSong, Threshold HouseBoys Choir, and most of all in Coil, will continue to change lives, passing on the great gifts of lucidity, imagination and awareness that he offered to us all.

Seeing into darkness is clarity.
Knowing how to yield is strength.
Use your own light
And return to the source of light.
This is called practicing eternity.

Lao-Tzu
Posted by at 02:55

15 comments:

  1. Oh that's terrible news!

    You have my deepest sympathies.

    :(

    J.

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  2. Crushing.

    He was far too young.

    You have my condolences Stephen.

    -Jonathan Canady

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  5. I can't quite get my head around this... I'm trying to think of something profound to say but I'm too stunned, too confused.... I've been listening to Throbbing Gristle and Coil for some 18 years now so Peter has always been a huge presence in my life, hardly a week will go by where I don't put a TG or Coil record. Now he has left us, the world is a far less interesting place, and more terrible too...

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  6. So sorry for your loss, Stephen. I will miss him...

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  7. Hello, Stephen.

    Here is my tribute to Sleazy:

    http://cordialconstriction.blogspot.com/2010/11/peter-christopherson-aka-sleazy-1955.html

    http://cordialconstriction.blogspot.com/2010/11/fire-of-mind-coil.html

    Thank you & best wishes, Stephen.

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  8. Thank-you Hélder, that's a mighty slection of material you've put together!

    And than-you Cebec, Wes, Andrew, Wassonii, Jonathan and J for dropping by and offering your condolences.

    I'll be writing a piece in The Wire about Sleazy for publication in a forthcoming issue.
    Best wishes,
    Steve

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  9. Hi Stephen. Rememeber me LR ? We took that same train back to london after Jhonn. Nice to find yr blog but under sad circumstances. diont ask me why but i often look at the youtube clip of erly coil with u in it. they meant so much to me. anyway i will drop in lookin at yr blog--u are a mine of information--hi to ossian to. thats amazing about his book Best,
    LRx

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  10. Hi LR (Richard?)
    Yes I remember that day, a strange mix of sadness and hilarity on the way back, wasn't it? That old clip is funny, Geff and I look about fifteen! We were recording For Us They Will that day, I recall, which ended up on Gold is the Metal.

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  11. hi yes 'Richard' is right. the train back was crazy. exactly as you say. i listened to Cyclobe 'The Visitors' last night as I tidied my apartment (because i was expecting a visitor). I was very impressed. I will now check out the particular Coil track you mention. love to you both

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  13. Condolences to you Stephen and RIP to Peter, Coil musick taught me over the years (and still teaches) so much that can't be put into words...
    Thomas

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  14. Late condolences to you and your friends. How can it be that someone who I never met, who was never on my continent (Australia) , whose music & creativity, touch me in such a deep and profound way? Vale Sleazy.
    Jeff Ward

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  15. Thank you for your Wire piece. At last an "obituary" that doesn't ignore the fact that Peter was in Coil longer than he was in TG or Hypgnosis

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