While writing for a football magazine, Nevin wanted to interview John Peel, as he was a fan of his show and the music played. In an article published on Is This Music?, he mentioned: “What I wanted to do more than anything else was interview John Peel – because basically I wanted to meet him,” he recalls. “So I wrote a letter, and got a nice letter back saying he was very busy, maybe try next year.” So – “for the first last and only time in my career” – he played the fame card. “I wrote, as subtly as I possibly could – ‘I play for a football team and we’re playing Liverpool in a few weeks’. He phoned up the next day – ‘Why didn’t you say?’ ‘I couldn’t’!’” A long friendship based around gig-going ensued and Pat took full advantage of his time in London. “It was brilliant, becoming the frien
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| - While writing for a football magazine, Nevin wanted to interview John Peel, as he was a fan of his show and the music played. In an article published on Is This Music?, he mentioned: “What I wanted to do more than anything else was interview John Peel – because basically I wanted to meet him,” he recalls. “So I wrote a letter, and got a nice letter back saying he was very busy, maybe try next year.” So – “for the first last and only time in my career” – he played the fame card. “I wrote, as subtly as I possibly could – ‘I play for a football team and we’re playing Liverpool in a few weeks’. He phoned up the next day – ‘Why didn’t you say?’ ‘I couldn’t’!’” A long friendship based around gig-going ensued and Pat took full advantage of his time in London. “It was brilliant, becoming the frien
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| - While writing for a football magazine, Nevin wanted to interview John Peel, as he was a fan of his show and the music played. In an article published on Is This Music?, he mentioned: “What I wanted to do more than anything else was interview John Peel – because basically I wanted to meet him,” he recalls. “So I wrote a letter, and got a nice letter back saying he was very busy, maybe try next year.” So – “for the first last and only time in my career” – he played the fame card. “I wrote, as subtly as I possibly could – ‘I play for a football team and we’re playing Liverpool in a few weeks’. He phoned up the next day – ‘Why didn’t you say?’ ‘I couldn’t’!’” A long friendship based around gig-going ensued and Pat took full advantage of his time in London. “It was brilliant, becoming the friend of one of the few people I’d call a hero”. [1]
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