RIP- Mike Peters- The Alarm

welshboyo

Sad to hear this news coming through, a fellow Welshman too.

Worked hard over the years both musically and physically with his long standing battle with Cancer.

Gone at 66.....sad 

RocknRollDave

The second band I saw live, and I still have a soft spot for the Change album.
Always came across as a really sweet guy, too.

He faced his illness with strength and dignity, I thought. Inspirational stuff. 

RIP Mike.

Kilgore

A lovely chap.

RIP

axisus

I actually let out an audible sigh of disappointment when I saw the news. He seemed like a lovely chap, one of the good guys. RIP Mike

mrkb

RIP Mike, the first band I saw live in 1985. Went through a lot of medical issues with positivity. 

"In 2018, he told Guitar World magazine that his "simple message" was "to stay alive and appreciate every second you've got".

"Live right up to the last breath and stay positive about the world, your family and the environment you live in.""

Mike Peters: The Alarm singer dies aged 66 - BBC News

richardhomer

Very sad news - he seemed to have an exceptional spirit. RIP

merlin

RIP Mike Peters. 80s hair to challenge Echo and the Bunnymen and Flock of Seagulls. 

lustycourtier

Wonderful man. Was still DJing in his pub up until very recently. RIP Mike, always a gent. 

thumpingrug

Sad news - Nice chap and great front man. Saw The Alarm several times in the late 80s/early 90s.  Always a great show.  

RocknRollDave

axisus said:

I actually let out an audible sigh of disappointment when I saw the news. He seemed like a lovely chap, one of the good guys. RIP Mike

Me too.

hollywoodrox

Flipping sad RIP 

Offset

Oh my word.  I didn't even know he was ill.   That is very sad indeed.

* EDIT - bloody lymphoma as well.  Bastard disease.  RIP.

thermionic

Very sad news. He’d been fighting that disease for an unbelievably long time. Since I saw him perform at the Tivoli in Buckley last October I’ve been following Jukes’s almost daily updates on Facebook. I had noticed there had been little news over the last couple of weeks. I will blast out his Welsh version of Rockin’ In The Free World later on.

https://i.imgur.com/msgXPvz.jpg

Kittyfrisk

Back in the 80's The Alarm were an enthusiastic, rabble rousing breath of fresh air around the BBC charts.
He never stopped doing what he loved, despite everything. Brave man with a love of life & a sense of humour. RIP

swiller

Heddwch yn y Hedd

welshboyo

thermionic said:

Very sad news. He’d been fighting that disease for an unbelievably long time. Since I saw him perform at the Tivoli in Buckley last October I’ve been following Jukes’s almost daily updates on Facebook. I had noticed there had been little news over the last couple of weeks. I will blast out his Welsh version of Rockin’ In The Free World later on.

https://i.imgur.com/msgXPvz.jpg

Been involved in a Welsh Music project recently and that was one of the songs we did - great version

rawk100

He was a really inspirational person, I never really  got into the alarm but loved the stuff he did with coloursound, saw him a few times with dead men walking and he was brilliant.  I was really sad when I read the news, he put up one hell of a fight against cancer, God bless you Mike...

MagicPigDetective

I’m not very familiar with The Alarm (I shall make amends) but had known about Mike the fellow Welshman for years from his fight against cancer and great charity works… such sad news

tone1

I saw the Alarm when they opened for U2 at Cardiff Arms Park in ‘87…..I was so impressed I saw them several times live after that….RIP 

Philly_Q

That's sad news, I wasn't aware of his long struggle with cancer although I see it's been well publicised.

A very familiar name and face, although I never followed any of his bands or solo career... with the exception of Coloursøund.  I never stray far from my hard rock and metal territory really, but I absolutely love that first Coloursøund album.

RIP

lustycourtier

lustycourtier said:

Wonderful man. Was still DJing in his pub up until very recently. RIP Mike, always a gent. 

We're having a big scooter ride out tonight to his pub in Dyserth again to leave flowers.