Feb 13, 2008 • 1 min read

John Peel's gravestone finally put up

John Peel's gravestone has been installed more than three years after his death, with the words from 'Teenage Kicks' inscribed on it.

John Peel's gravestone has finally been put up, more than three years after his death in Oct 2004. The legendary DJ's wife Sheila Ravenscroft explained that she was the reason for the delay, telling BBC News: "I suppose that it was my fault really. I couldn't face it to start with."

The memorial, in St Andrew's Church in Great Finborough, has the Liver bird (emblem of Liverpool FC, who he supported) and the words "teenage dreams, so hard to beat" from Peel's favourite track 'Teenage Kicks' inscribed on it. Ravenscroft commented: "We have put the words on the stone that he would've wanted. I wouldn't dare do anything else!"

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