Thursday, November 25, 2010

R.I.P. Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson

The genius partly responsible for Throbbing Gristle, COIL, and some of the greatest album covers of all time has left the earth. He will be missed.
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18 comments:

  1. ClaypoolNovember 25, 2010 at 2:59 AM

    Very much so. I would have been seeing Throbbing Gristle in just over a week's time too.

    R.I.P.

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  2. JoePNovember 25, 2010 at 4:08 AM

    Stunned. And sad. What an inspiration, that will surely not diminish.

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  3. David GNovember 25, 2010 at 4:13 AM

    Oh Krishna! What sad news! ;-(

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  4. idoNovember 25, 2010 at 4:59 AM

    Aw.... fuck. Sad.

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  5. Roger CamdenNovember 25, 2010 at 5:42 AM

    Oh no!

    Well, I suppose he's with John Balance now.

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  6. AnonymousNovember 25, 2010 at 7:48 AM

    NOOOOO!!!!!! I just got a copy of second annual report LP this week too. its like an uncool jinx or just total shit coincidence. :( and there goes me dropping blotter and listening to gristle all day thanksgiving day. buzzkill!

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  7. AnonymousNovember 25, 2010 at 7:59 AM

    Utter genius. RIP

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  8. AnonymousNovember 25, 2010 at 10:07 AM

    First I’m hearing of this. :(

    JMD

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  9. AnonymousNovember 25, 2010 at 10:37 AM

    this sucks. p.s. i've been reading this blog religiously for like two years and have never commented. thanks for all your work; it's seriously appreciated.

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  10. UnknownNovember 25, 2010 at 11:08 AM

    I woke up and read this and I feel like I got punched in the stomach.

    Fuck man, RIP Sleazy.

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  11. pavelNovember 25, 2010 at 11:09 AM

    onwards into the heart of it all

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  12. AnonymousNovember 25, 2010 at 1:33 PM

    Unspeakable sadness. My boyfriend showed me Coil... Now my boyfriend is gone and so is Coil. I hope they having great time together, somewhere.. It just is.

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  13. Tanners666November 25, 2010 at 2:16 PM

    Like Claypool I too was looking forward to seeing Sleazy next week with X-TG.

    This really is terrible news. I hope that there is an afterlife, and COIL are now back together...

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  14. jbNovember 25, 2010 at 10:05 PM

    sucks. i cried when i heard this. tg has been my favorite band since i discovered them when i was 15. they changed how and what i thought about music FOREVER. i was eternally blessed to be able to finally see them live in los angeles last year. and of course there was coil, (early) psychic tv -- and all those hipgnosis covers. he has left us too soon, and he will be missed.

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  15. kittyempireNovember 25, 2010 at 11:46 PM

    Amen to that. RIP.

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  16. Death BreathNovember 29, 2010 at 9:27 AM

    The Threshold HouseBoys Choir?

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  17. CarmNovember 29, 2010 at 2:46 PM

    I saw Throbbing Gristle last year at Logan Square Auditorium. Sleazy had that same robe on while TG were performing. What's really weird is that Cosey Fanney Tutti's Vice interview just came out earlier this month and she did mention a great deal about Sleazy. RIP.

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  18. EnriqueNovember 30, 2010 at 3:43 PM

    Sad news indeed, Sleazy will be missed for sure, however, he's with Jhonn now, which is really neat, if you think about it.

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