Exclusive Nice Peter Interview

Mike: Hi Peter, thanks for doing this, how’re you? Hows the tour coming on so far?

Peter: I’m very well, thanks. I had the day off yesterday, I read books and drank whisky. The tour is a treat, this last string of shows did for me exactly what every other UK tour has done. It breathes fresh life and new ideas into my set. Because people over here listen, and they challenge me and their minds aren’t so dulled by American entertainment and bullshit that they can’t pay attention for more than 3 minutes.

I hear a lot of English people complaining about themselves, and while there is a whole fuck of a lot to complain about. The most of you are clever, smart, engaging, and best of all for a guy like me, willing to listen to a new perspective.

Mike: How would you describe your sound to someone who’s never heard you before?

Peter: It’s the sound of two elephants fucking. You can’t imagine it till you see it live, and it’s hilarious.

Mike: Your known this side of the pond to be a bit of a stand up comedian as well as musician, where do you get your inspiration from to write your songs?

Peter: I go through periods, I used to write about living in Chicago, when I lived there.

I wrote about sex, when I wasn’t having any.

I write about being angry at stupid injustices and stupid people, when they stand in my face and flaunt their stupidity.

I write about England, when I’m in England.

Mike: Whats your most memorable moment playing a gig?

Peter: Unfortunately, the most memorable moments usually occurred after a high dosage of don’t-remember-shit medicine.

I got naked and grabbed a vacuum cleaner thinking it was my guitar in Chicago. I sang a song called 157 for a fat aggressive fuck in rural America who complained that my two hour set was too short. It was just me singing from 1 to 157, the audience started singing along and it took twenty minutes.

I was playing a basement at a University Fraternity in the US, where my CDs had been circulating wildly, my mic cut out, and the audience kept singing every single word and didn’t notice.

Mike: Dead or Alive which 3 artists would you most like to play on the same stage as?

Peter: Freddie Mercury, Paul McCartney, and Rivers Cuomo.

Mike: Whats your opinion on the illegal file sharing of music and how it affects you as a musician?

Peter: I don’t care.

Mike: You’ve had death threats over your “50 cent is a pussy” song (one of my favs by the way) how serious do you take these and has there been any close calls at a gig?

Peter: I don’t take them seriously. Real gangsters don’t use Yahoo. At first, I was worried that some punk with mental illness might get obsessed with me and think if he hurt me 50 Cent might think he was a hero. You never know with people these days. Just when you write something off as impossibly dumb, someone does it. But now, I could give a shit. I’d sell so many records if somebody shot me over that song, it might almost be worth it.

Mike: What do you like doing when you’re not performing?

Peter: When I’m truly at rest, I smoke a lot of pot and I have a lot of sex, and I eat a lot of good food. It’s not such a bad living, but it doesn’t exactly lend itself to the idea of an artist suffering for his art.

Mike: If you werent making music then what would you be doing to earn a living?

Peter: I’d be working in the restaurant business. Believe it or not, it gives me a similar thrill. It’s hard to explain, but I’m a damn good waiter. I tone down my performance and use it to entertain parties of four for large cash tips.

And there’s no guitar.

Mike: You get of attention of young ladies but i’ve have it on good authority you prefer the older woman, how true is this?

Peter: Only a fool limits his appreciation of women to some specific genre. Just like only a fool says he doesn’t like Country music. You may not like all country music, but I’ve heard some that will change your life, and I’ve met some older women who can teach me a thing or two.

Younger women don’t know what they want, and they are held up by social  restraints, especially in the states. I can sing a song about masturbation, and all the girls under 25 clam up, and all the women over thirty hoot and holler. Then again, sometimes a fresh glass of milk goes down rather well.

Mike: And for all the ladies who want to know, are you single at the moment?

Peter: I’m an LP.

Mike: When and where do you see yourself settling down in the future? Mortgage, marriage and kids etc

Peter: Jesus christ, ask my mother. I have a savings account with .13 cents in it, this Nice Peter stuff is all I do, it’s all I’ve done with my energy for 7 years, and it’s all I plan on doing with the next few. If I have any kids it’s because a condom broke.

Mike: Have you ever had any requests to do private shows at weddings or anything similar?

Peter: Yes, I’ve done them all. I flew out to a park in the middle of Indian Reservation territory in the hills of New Mexico to play a part for some guy.

I quoted him a price plus all travel, and he said, “sure!” so why not? I’ve played in a driveway for ten people. I’ve played a wedding reception, and I played at a Seniors home. I played at a tomato festival in St Louis that was raising money for a children’s hospital.  The crowd was full of kids, so I scrapped my set, got a young black child up on the bongos, and we made up songs about bananas and tomatoes and monsters under your bed.

Mike: Where can people purchase your music from? Is it available on itunes aswell as your website www.nicepeter.com?

Peter: Yes. I’ve got four albums up on Itunes, and some additional live stuff up on nicepeter.com

Mike: When can the fans expect a new album?

Peter: I’m working on two at the moment. I just quit my terrible day job in the states, so I’ll have more time to focus on cranking out new music.

Mike: Thanks for talking to me for thisisglossop and hope to see you again soon!

Peter: My pleasure.