Peter Deary | |
Alias: | Digsy |
Background: | solo_singer |
Birth Date: | Early 1960s |
Birth Place: | Liverpool, England |
Genre: | New wave, alternative rock |
Occupation: | Musician, songwriter |
Years Active: | Late 1970s–present |
Instrument: | Guitar, vocals |
Associated Acts: | Cook da Books Small Smaller The Sums |
Peter Deary is an English musician and singer-songwriter.
He was lead singer for 1980s band Cook da Books, went on to front Small, and then Smaller, who had two hit singles in the mid-1990s, and is now in The Sums. He has enjoyed a long friendship with Noel Gallagher, who guested on several tracks by Smaller. He was also the inspiration for the Oasis song "Digsy's Dinner" on their album Definitely Maybe,[1] and was mentioned in the lyric to "Be Here Now" ("Your shit jokes remind me of Digsy's").[2]