"Love my old Fenders, Gibson Les Paul, and my new line six variax acoustic, and my Tech 21 ix12 combo with powered exit cabinet....SCREAMS!!" Peter Beckett
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SOFT ROCK MONTH AT HARRAH’S: AN INTERVIEW WITH PETER BECKETT OF PLAYER
By Ryan Walsh-Atlantic City Blog September 14, 2017
GUITAR WORLD: Interview with Peter Beckett
By James Woods March 8, 2013
Dual Q&A: Ambrosia’s Burleigh Drummond and Player’s Peter Beckett
By Ken Sharp September 8, 2016
Views from the Rough interview w/ Peter Beckett & Ronn Moss from the group Player
By Kevin Allen 2014
Eddie’s Interview with Peter Beckett and Ronn Moss of Player
By Eddie Winters August 24, 2014
BACKSTAGE PASS WITH MEREDITH MARX September 14, 2017
https://www.facebook.com/backstagepassmeredithmarx/videos/1356275311165342/
PLAYER INTERVIEW 2013/Frontiers Records
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwkM4xHFbHI
PETER BECKETT INTERVIEW
Bob Labbe- Reelin In The Years
WLRH 89.3 Radio July 2016
/clients/10846/File/Peter%20Interview.mp3
SURF 97.3 with Captain Kirk
Flagler Beach FL
March 12, 2016
Peter Beckett and Ronn Moss(Player) Interview with Eddie Winters 8/18/2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqd--S078ic
PLAYER-VHI Where Are they Now? 1999
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM-2tpoXV_Y
ROCK BAND REVIEWS
JANUARY 5, 2016
Peter Beckett Of Player Talks To Dave Fogel Before Tonight’s Show In Aurora!
K-HITS 104.3/JULY 24, 2015
THE CREATIVE SPOTLIGHT
BY FRANK IACONA
October 1, 2014
IT'S PSYCHEDELIC BABY
by Klemen Breznikar
June 8, 2011
by Sheena Metal
September 2009
by Steve Martin
September 17, 2009
Gary James Interview with Peter Beckett
Classic Bands-September 3, 2009
*THE RETURN OF SOFT ROCK*
James & Raina LeGaretta-2009
JJRADIO AUGUST 24, 2006
with JASON JEFFRIES
WITH JASON JEFFRIES
PLAYER-VHI Where Are they Now? 1999
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM-2tpoXV_Y
PETER BECKETT INTERVIEW 2005
By Patricia Marshall-Myers
PM: Who owns the Player name?
PB: Peter Beckett
PM: Who are you managed by?
PB: No current manager
PM: Was there ever any talk of a Player reunion?
PB: No
PM: Do you still keep in touch with any other members besides Ronn?
PB: No
PM: What was your reaction the first time you heard "Baby Come Back" on the radio?
PB: Excited!
PM: After "Baby Come Back" became a #1hit, did you ever hear from the girl that you wrote it about?
PB: No. Thank God!
PM: Are you self-taught on guitar and keyboards?
PB: Yes
PM: Were you ever in the school or church choir?
PB: No
PM: Why did The Thoughts record the single "All Night Stand", but never put out an LP?
PB: In those days, if the single died the LP was never born.
PM: Did you ever record with your 60's bands, Whip or
Winston G and The Wicked?
PB: No
PM: What was your involvement with Tin Tin? You wrote a few songs(I'm Afraid/Handle Me Easy) for the band, and your voice can be heard on these tracks.
PB: I replaced Steve Kipner when he went to the US.
PM: What made you decide to change from playing bass to lead guitar?
PB: A job offer
PM: I read in a teen magazine from 1973 that you were in a band called Zed. Was that incorrect info?
PB: ZED!
PM: What was your involvement with Steve Kipner's band 'Friends'. You wrote a song for their LP called "Applecart". Were you ever part of Friends?
PB: Yes, they evolved into Skyband
PM: Are you still in touch with Steve Kipner, and do you think there will ever be a third 'Think Out Loud' LP?
PB: Yes, and No
PM: Did you ever tour as 'Think Out Loud' ?
PB: No, we never really had a band. It was just Steve and I.
PM: Do you feel the timing was bad when you joined LRB as you had your solo CD out at
PM: Why did Skyband disband?
PB: Skyband broke up and Player began.
PM: Is it true that Skyband opened up for the Jackson 5 and Peter Noone?
PB: Yes, it's true.
PM: Did you touring with Little River Band have any influence on your success with your BECKETT solo CD?
PB: No. I tried for a single hit with "Brother Louie", but there was no plan to tour with the hit.
PM: Why do you decide to choose to back up other recording artists, instead of putting yourself out there as a solo artist?
PB: Good money
PM: What kind of music has inspired you?
PB: Pop, Blues, Rock
PM: Who has inspired you the most?
PB: Paul Rodgers, Hall and Oates, Foreigner, Stevie Ray Vaughn
PM: What artist do you enjoy listening to?
PB: Love 'Coldplay' !
PM: What was the last concert you attended?
PB: 'Eagles' 2006
PM: Do you see yourself producing new talent in the future?
PB: Yes
PM: Is there a song that you have written but never recorded
and would like to?
PB: I have a song called "Sins Of Yesterday", a great ballad.
PM: You mentioned that you have hundreds of "rarities" at home. When do we get to hear them?
PB: Guess what? My computer died with my catalog of 280 songs. GONE!
PM: What can we expect from your new CD that you are working on?
PB: Organic, blues oriented rock and soul
PM: If you had your career to do over again, what would you do differently?
PB: Work harder!