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My Take
Peter Blegvad fascinates me as a true polymath who never seemed interested in playing it safe. A founding member of the avant-pop band Slapp Happy and a brief collaborator with Henry Cow, he is also a cartoonist and cinematographer, and even won a first comic book prize at Angouleme. Raised by a children's author and an illustrator, he treats creativity like breathing, moving fluidly between music, drawing, and words. I have a soft spot for artists who build their own private universe rather than chase the charts. Blegvad is exactly that kind of cult figure, the sort whose work keeps quietly rewarding the curious.
Overview
Peter Blegvad (born August 14, 1951) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, writer, and cartoonist. He was a founding member of German/English avant-pop band Slapp Happy, which later merged briefly with Henry Cow, and has released many solo and collaborative albums. He is the son of Lenore and Erik Blegvad, who were respectively, a children's book author and illustrator.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Peter Blegvad
- Name (Japanese)
- ピーター・ブレグヴァド
- Reading
- ぴーたー・ぶれぐゔぁど
- Born
- August 14, 1951 (age 74)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rabbit
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- guitarist / singer-songwriter / songwriter / comics artist / cinematographer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2014 Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for First Comic Book
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.