Peter Perrett
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| Birth name | Peter Albert Neil Perrett |
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8 April 1952 Camberwell, South London, England |
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Peter Albert Neil Perrett (born 8 April 1952) is an English singer-songwriter, rhythm guitarist and record producer, best known as the frontman of The Only Ones.
Prior to forming the Only Ones, who were initially active between 1976 and 1982, Perrett formed England's Glory who's recordings were finally released in 1987. Following the split of the Only Ones, Perrett retreated from public life before forming The One in 1994. The Only Ones reformed in 2007, who despite debuting new material on tour are yet to release anything.
Born in Camberwell, South London, Perrett's father was first a police officer and then a builder, and his mother was an Austrian Jew. Perrett attended boarding school, where he was expelled at the age of 15 for rebellious behaviour. He was again expelled from his next school at age 16. He left home after that and learned how to support himself within the London drug scene.
Prior to forming the Only Ones, Perrett had recorded material with England's Glory in 1973. At that time, his singing style was so similar to Lou Reed's that it nearly led NME journalist Nick Kent to believe that he was listening to unreleased Velvet Underground material. Although the band did not officially release any material at the time, an album of demos was released in 1987 due to interest in Perrett's next band, the Only Ones.
Perrett formed the Only Ones in 1976 with his wife Zena as manager. After self-releasing their debut single "Lovers of Today", the band signed a recording contract with CBS Records and released three studio albums: The Only Ones (1978), Even Serpents Shine (1979), and Baby's Got a Gun (1980), before splitting up in 1982.
Perrett re-emerged in 1994 with a new band called The One. The band released their debut EP Cultured Palate via their manager's record label Dwarf Records, before signing to Demon Records and releasing their debut album Woke up Sticky in 1996. The band split up that same year, with Perrett disappearing again until April 2004 when he made an appearance on stage with the Libertines. He also appeared on stage with his sons Jamie and Peter Jr.'s band Love Minus Zero. Long hiatuses in his music career have been ascribed to his enduring struggles with heroin and crack cocaine addictions.
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