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This week we talk to Mike Peters about Marching On In The Face of Difficulties
Mike Peters is a Welsh musician, best known as the lead singer of The Alarm. Between 2011 and 2013, Peters was the vocalist for Big Country as well as The Alarm.
A two time cancer survivor he founded the Love Hope Strength Foundation. The Foundation has found close to 1000 potentially life saving bone marrow donor matches; built the first ever children’s cancer center in Tanzania; supported the Bhaktapur Cancer Center in Nepal with life saving equipment and registered over 60,000 donors through it’s ‘Get On the List’ program.
Eric caught up with Mike in Akron on his tour supporting the 30th anniversary of the classic Strength album.
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In This Interview Mike and I Discuss…
- The One You Feed parable
- Feeding the positive side of our personality
- Treating people the way we want to be treated
- Seeing both sides of the story
- Seeing The Clash and The Sex Pistols in 1977
- Meeting Johnny Rotten and Joe Strummer
- Joe Strummer teaching Mike to be positive
- Creating an empowering message for the audience
- What the song Strength means to him 30 years later
- His 20 year battle with cancer
- The Love Hope Strength Foundation
- His approach to handling cancer
- The power of music
- Where he turns when he is struggling internally
- The meaning of the song Blaze of Glory
- The song he wrote for Bono
- Having the courage to take steps forward when facing opposition.
- The lesson that has taken him the longest to learn
- What the world spirituality means to him
- The song We Are The Light
Mike Peters Links
Mike Peters/The Alarm Homepage
Mike Peters/The Alarm Twitter
Love Hope Strength Foundation
John Caulfield says
I have been an Alarm fan since I saw them at the Hacienda in Manchester in 1983. This podcast moved me to tears. Awesome.
Eric Zimmer says
Hi John…I’m glad you liked it. Thanks for listening.
Craig judd says
Mike Peters at his most open, honest, and sincere. Great artist. A great role model.
Eric Zimmer says
Yes…he is wonderful. Thanks for listening.
Safflower says
Mike Peters should receive more consideration on our part. He was the one who started the no harassment movement. Hope to meet him in real life sometime.