RIP - Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson

This is especially sad to me because his creativity has never really flagged - anything he's done has been worth hearing, whether I loved it or not he was an artist who treated his gifts with the full-on immersion they deserved. When TG reformed, they made new music. Release for release, Coil was one of the best, most interesting acts of the age. Someone who, if they put out a new record and you didn't know it was coming, were much more likely to surprise and challenge you than any other act who'd been around since the early eighties, really -- so many artists from that time decide they have nothing new to say. This idea seemed utterly alien to Peter Christopherson. I hope the spirit he brought to music haunts this earth for some time to come.

What sad news to wake up to. aerosmith's words say it all, so well.

this sucks so much

RIP you crazy genius

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqUeirXg9nk

keep exploding frogs Sleazy

I'm really sideswiped by this, he was a great artist and a deeply thoughtful person, patient and precise, content to let others by his side be explosive and "star-shaped" while he quietly remained steadfast, dedicated, cleaning up the messes and moving forwards. I can't sum up how I'm feeling, but it was a privilege to have known him; he was extraordinarily generous with his time when I was working on the TG book and he was always encouraging and sweet to my bf and myself when we would interact at Coil and TG shows and festivals and backstages. When I covered "The Anal Staircase" in dedication to Geff at the Brainwaves fest he hugged me and thanked me backstage and it felt like a sincere benediction, though it only ever partially eased the fanboy reverence with which I always regarded him. Listening to "Broccoli" now. Will make my family raise a toast to him at Thanksgiving tonight.

RIP "they walk serene / in spaces between"

always felt like him and coil were the most transcendent of the industrial records group. the band you carry with you after that phase.

I am genuinely heartbroken. Rest in peace, Sleazy.

RIP

Brainwashed.com post with many reactions and links:

http://brainwashed.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8519:peter-christopherson-1955-2010&catid=85:in-memoriam&Itemid=95

Very sad. RIP.

This is heartbreaking!

always felt like him and coil were the most transcendent of the industrial records group. the band you carry with you after that phase.

cha-cha very OTM.. Coil were one of those groups who could - and did - get away with pretty much anything musically - noise, dance, 'industrial', classical, ambient, soundtrack, 'proper' songs

no other band skipped genres so easily... so sad that both of them are now gone.....

RIP, amazing artist I'm barely beginning to comprehend

A short clip I recorded last year. Sadly, he was followed onstage by Salem.
http://mysterydriver.tumblr.com/post/1680446962/goodbye-peter-christopherson-hard-to-believe-all

Oh man, I was just mourning Jhonn's death the other night with a Coil marathon. This is just too horrible. We were lucky to get as much brilliant output out of the man in those brief 55 years. My condolences to all those who knew the man. He was as precious as they come.
RIP

looks like Ned beat me to posting the Brainwashed link but i'm gonna do it again

http://www.brainwashed.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8519:peter-christopherson-1955-2010&catid=85:in-memoriam&Itemid=95

great memories & comments from TG and Coil members, thighpaulsandra, david tibet, marc almond and several others

RIP - very sad

At the time of his death, Sleazy was in the midst of assembling what was to be Throbbing Gristle's next project: a cover version of Nico's Desertshore album.
!!!

devastating news. sleaze in peace.

Witnessing a live performance of 'Form Grows Rampant' was one of the most moving and memorable experiences of my life. Talking with him before and after was the icing on the cake.

Enjoy the HouseBoys in the sky

sigh...

RIP Peter. Feeling very sad right now.

listening to 'Valley of the Shadow of Death' right now :(

http://www.optimo.co.uk/blog/index.php

RIP

Very nice tribute stirmonster.

onimOTM, well done, stirmonster.

Made me cry out in shock when I found out. Terrible, terrible news. Thanks for everything, Sleazy!

Still nothing on Genesis Porridge's site.

my memorial text / obituary is up on this link here, along with thoughts from lots of other folks too:

http://stereogum.com/586592/the-first-five-minutes-after-death-various-artists-remember-peter-sleazy-christopherson/news/

Great retrospective for the last 3 hours or so on WFMU. I'm sure it will be archived.

nice collection of images from his Thailand compatriots here

http://soisong.com/sleazy/

http://soisong.com/sleazy/06.JPG

made me smile.

made me go 'awwwww' and ;_;

http://thequietus.com/articles/05385-genesis-p-orridge-pays-tribute-to-sleazy

http://www.thresholdhouse.com/flowersfade.jpg

http://unklesleazy.tv
http://www.thresholdhouse.com

So is there any word yet on the cause of death?

Good words from Gen.

Pictures from the service
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIcwirnjdqQ

really nice of Ke$ha to dedicate a song from her new album to him

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2kdCJRAiNk

thought about SBing u for that but it's Christmas

hahaha thx

j/k, nothing but love for sleazy (the gentleman not the song)

been on a huuuge coil kick this week

Don't think anyone posted this yet - tribute mix by Surgeon.

http://dj-surgeon.blogspot.com/2010/12/peter-christopherson-tribute-mix.html

The lack of any information about the cause of death still puzzles me. Healthy 55-year-old men don't just die in their sleep. Did he have a heart attack, and if so what brought it on? Did he have a pre-existing heart condition, and if he did, did he know about it?

Otherwise healthy but overweight men with a history of drug use die suddenly ALL THE TIME.

Yes, but what caused it? Heart failure? The cause of death is usually a matter of public record. Maybe not in Thailand though?