Peter Frampton

About Peter Frampton

Peter Frampton is a British rock musician born in Beckenham, Kent, England. His 1976 double album Frampton Comes Alive! became an era-defining release. He is known for hit songs including Show Me the Way, Baby, I Love Your Way, and Do You Feel Like We Do. Early in his career, he performed with The Preachers, a band managed by Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman. He won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album in 2007 and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2024.

In this interview

• Reflects on American rock and blues as the foundation for British music.
• Recalls playing in The Preachers as a teenager, managed by Bill Wyman.
• Describes performing live on Ready Steady Go when the Rolling Stones took over.
• Addresses rumors about potentially replacing Mick Taylor in the Rolling Stones.

“It all came from America, so really when they say the British wave changed music, yeah, well maybe it did, but we were just regurgitating in our style what we'd learned from you.”— Peter Frampton, in this interview

Since this interview

In February 2019, Frampton announced a farewell tour after being diagnosed with inclusion body myositis. He published his memoir Do You Feel Like I Do? in 2020, which became a New York Times bestseller. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in October 2024 by Roger Daltrey. In May 2026, he released Carry the Light, his first album of newly written songs in sixteen years.