Ditching home at 15 he moved to the west coast to seek maybe not fortune, but certainly a life less ordinary. Check out his book As far as you can travel without a passport for the full rundown on this first part of his life. It’s a great read, and hopefully the 2nd installment will be along soon.

After stints in cool bands like new wave The Nerves and the power pop Plimsouls he released his first solo album in 86, and settled into a folksy, poppy vibe with biting social commentary. My favourite? think i’ll go for Thank You St Jude ,with violinist David Perales. He’s also busy with songwriter classes at Mc Cabes guitar shop and being a record producer.

The problem with Peter having the dicky ticker is that he needs cold hard cash to foot the bills. Please shuffle along to hidden love medical relief and make a donation! There’s also a lot of info on Peter there too

A couple of live tracks for you to savour