John Peel Quotes John Peel Quotes. At the heart of anything good there should be a kernel of something undefinable, and if you can define it, or claim to be able to define it, then, in a sense, you’ve missed the point. John Peel I think a lot of the stuff I’m playing now is crap. John Peel If the audience are leaving in ambulances, you know you’ve done a good job John Peel I never make stupid mistakes. Only very, very clever ones. John Peel All songs are about shagging, you can’t deny it John Peel All I ever wanted to do was hear music that I like and play it to other people John Peel Teenage dreams so hard to beat John Peel If you’ve got a CD that’s not working, just wipe it on your trousers, and if you’re not wearing any trousers, put some on John Peel