John Peel,legendary music presenter by Bo Lutoslawski
Over the past 40 years, Boleslaw Lutoslawski has photographed many of the greatest figures in the arts in Europe, spanning the worlds of music, literature, dance, and theatre. Arriving in London from his native Poland in 1980, he was immediately absorbed into the capital’s fast-moving cultural scene. John Peel (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004) was a legendary music presenter on Radio One. Bo tells us ”I listened to his programs for many years. As we know, the voices of radio presenters live in our homes and we often better know their personalities than those of our next-door neighbors. To my joy, John Peel was as natural and authentic as I’d imagined. But first, he apologized for being a bit late for our appointment, the reason being that he was playing football with his friends at lunchtime.” photograph by Boleslaw Lutoslawski.