PETER WHITE

Tell everyone who you are and what you do.

My name is Peter White, and I am a musician and composer. I was born in England in the 1950s, started playing professionally at 19 and moved to California when I was 23. All I wanted was to be in a band and tour the world. I did that with singer Al Stewart from the time I was 20 till the time I was 39, and also with Polish singer Basia - 2 world tours in 1990 and 1994. In 1990 I released my first solo CD and since then I have released 15 more.

How would you define your purpose?

When I started out, I just wanted to be a musician and somehow along the way I became an entertainer. I have found that my purpose in life is to entertain people and take them to a different place, which is what music does to you. And with no side effects!

What has been one of the most memorable moments of your career?

Meeting George Benson was very memorable as he was an idol of mine. I met him on a few other occasions and he has always been very friendly and gracious to me. When I first heard Breezin’ It made me think of starting a career as a solo artist. His music inspired me to one day set out on my own!

If you could perform anywhere in the world, where would it be? I like to perform everywhere and anywhere, but most specially for me in England as it is the place of my birth! The one thing that I miss most, living in California is hearing English spoken by British people. I love to hear people pronounce my name correctly with a T in the middle!

shows a year all round the world and at this moment I’m preparing music to play on the Dave Koz Cruise in the Mediterranean.

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What made you want to be a guitarist?

When I was about 8 years old, I heard the Beatles on the radio and I loved their sound so much, especially the guitars, that it made me want to play guitar. I got my first guitar soon after and I taught myself to play by listening to the radio and trying to copy what I heard.

Let’s talk a little about your journey and how you got to where you are today.

I got my first professional gig through a chance meeting with a guy who needed a guitar player for his organ trio. They had a summer season lined up in a resort on the South Coast of England, but their guitar player quit. I say it was a chance meeting, but I was working in a musical instrument warehouse and because of that I started meeting other musicians, something that would not have happened at my previous job in a soup canning factory! It’s what I call the proximity factor - being close to the places where musicians congregate and meeting them. Nowadays the internet seems to have replaced that, but I think that the proximity factor still has it’s place!

Tell us about “Music for Starlux Airlines” and the motivation behind it.

I was recently asked to record some music for Starlux Airlines, a new airline in Taiwan. They wanted me to write some peaceful, relaxing music for their passengers for boarding and deplaning. Later, I put all the songs together to make a CD in 2019 and it is my latest.

What is one message you would like to leave with your fans?

If I had one message to send, the most important one is to be kind to each other. We all need each other in this world, and the unknown person that you fear may be the one person that helps you when you need it the most. Never judge a person by their appearance. I treat everybody the same, and on my travels I have met thousands of people!

Are you working on any events or upcoming projects?

I have been working on a new CD for 3 years now and it’s just about finished. My release set is for later this year! At the same time I am playing about 100

You can follow me on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. There are links on my website to all of these. Remember there are many impersonators out there. It’s easy to spot them because they will always beg you to friend them or message them on a site they created using a celebrity’s name. Real celebrities don’t do this. I will never do this. My email address is on my website peterwhite.com and I respond to every email. Also, all my current tour dates are on my website. I’ll see you out there!