Peter Deary is an English

musician A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who wri ...

and singer-songwriter. He was lead singer for 1980s band

Cook da Books Cook da Books (also known as Cook the Books, Big in France and Da Books) were a British new wave band from Liverpool, England, formed in 1980. The band were signed to indie labels throughout their career, and much of their music was politicall ...

, went on to front Small, and then

Smaller Smaller were an English alternative rock, Britpop band from Liverpool, active during the 1990s. They had hits with "Wasted" and "Is" in 1996 and 1997. History The band was formed in the early 1990s by former Cook da Books guitarist/singer Pet ...

, who had two hit singles in the mid-1990s, and is now in The Sums. He has enjoyed a long friendship with

Noel Gallagher Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born 29 May 1967) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. He was the chief songwriter, lead guitarist, and co-lead vocalist of the rock band Oasis until their split in 2009. After leaving Oasis, he formed ...

, who guested on several tracks by Smaller. He was also the inspiration for the

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song "Digsy's Dinner" on their album ''

Definitely Maybe ''Definitely Maybe'' is the debut studio album by English rock band Oasis, released by Creation Records on 29 August 1994. Oasis booked Monnow Valley Studio near Rockfield in late 1993 to record the album and worked with producer Dave Batchel ...

'', and was mentioned in the lyric to "Be Here Now" ("Your shit jokes remind me of Digsy's").Wright, Jade (2008) "Greater than the Sum of the parts ; THE NUMBER ONE PROJECT", ''

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'', 11 January 2008, p. 5

References

External links

Thesums.net

Digsy on Myspace

The Sums Myspace
{{DEFAULTSORT:Deary, Peter 1960s births Year of birth missing (living people) Living people English new wave musicians English male singer-songwriters English male guitarists Musicians from Liverpool