Peter Asher

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359 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 7 Jul

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Fresh Air · Legendary record producer & manager Peter Asher · 7 Jul 2026 podcast

And then he picked up my guitar and just leaning in the corner of the room and

played me something live, and I couldn't believe it.

I thought his guitar playing was exceptional, his singing was exceptional, and the songs were brilliant.

I can wax on about each of them if needed, because they were all different.

I mean, his guitar playing was slightly classical, but with jazz kind of harmonies on it.

He listened to a lot of Manhattan records, and his singing style owed more to Ray Charles and Sam Cooke, and...

So I said, look, you know, this is amazing.

I love your music.

I've just got this new job as it happens.

I'm head of N after a record label.

Would you like a record deal?

And he kind of went, yes, please, I'd love one.

And that was that.

So he was the first artist signed to Apple Records.

I took him into Apple offices the next day or the following day, I'm not sure.

And Paul and George were both there at the time.

So they came in and sat and listened to James sing a couple of songs and kind of went, yes, we agree.

I mean, I was going to sign him anyway, but obviously getting the bosses on side was very important.

Just keep writing great songs, because I love the songs.

And then we started talking about the kind of record we should make, and that's when I decided that on this particular album, on the Apple album, I orchestrated it quite a bit.

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