musicOct 5, 202617:08failed

Pete Byrne’s Final Interview: How Naked Eyes Created Two ’80s New Wave Classics

Get every episode summarized

Each time Professor of Rock publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.

Email me new episodes

Free for 3 shows. No card needed.

About this episode

It’s been a horrible year in terms of losing legends in music, and sadly we just lost another one. The compelling singer who gifted us with several 80s classics from our youth. Pete Byrne, the singer from the new wave band Naked Eyes. Pete passed away from a stroke brought on by a brief illness. Pete was a fantastic guy who ruled the charts with the one-two punch of Always Something There to Remind Me and Promises Promises. The Music videos were absolute classics that rocked MTV during its peak. Coming up next, in one of his final full-length interviews, I have the story of both of those classics with Pete. I was fortunate to get to know him and have this deep-dive conversation about these classic tunes and his passion for music. Let’s get into it.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Get every episode summarized

Each time Professor of Rock publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.

Email me new episodes

Free for 3 shows. No card needed.

Know when Pete Byrne turns up

Follow Pete Byrne and once a week we email you every new episode they appeared on — including guest spots the show notes never mention, because we read the transcript.

Follow Pete Byrne

Free. Pick your own day and time.

Or alert me on every mention of this name →