Top 10 Quotes & Sayings by Peter Asher

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English musician Peter Asher.
Last updated on November 5, 2024.
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. As of 2018, he tours alongside Jeremy Clyde of Chad and Jeremy in a new duo entitled Peter and Jeremy, where they perform hits from both of their respective catalogues. In 2019, Asher published a book The Beatles from A to Zed about his personal reminiscences about the band.

I have very much enjoyed being in the music business in different roles through five different decades.
I am still working with music, but Gordon and I no longer perform together.
The best music of any era lasts well, I think. — © Peter Asher
The best music of any era lasts well, I think.
Sometimes people's careers take off on their first albums, sometimes they don't.
Well, in the sense that we do not tour or record together anymore - then I suppose not. But if our old recordings get heard more we shall be delighted.
Well, for the reasons I mention above, although I am not sure the live shows were really so brilliant - but nobody could hear much so perhaps it did not matter! It was certainly a very exciting time for us all.
Paul and I don't see that much of each other these days, but I certainly still regard him as a friend.
In any business, the more you learn, the more sympathetic you can be to other people's positions.
Shows were very different then - even as the headliner we did a very short set by today's standards and sound systems were really primitive. But the girls made it all worthwhile!
In general when you fall in love with an artist and their music, the plan is a fairly simple one. .. get people to go and see them, and make a record that you think properly presents their music to the public and some of which you can get on the radio.
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