Peter Frampton Caricature

Peter Frampton Caricature, illustrated here in 1976, age 26 upon the release of his album “Frampton Comes Alive”.

Peter Kenneth Frampton is an English rock musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and guitarist. He was previously associated with the bands Humble Pie and the Herd.
Frampton is known for his work as a guitar player, particularly with a talk box and his voice.

At 7 years old, he taught himself how to play guitar and piano as well. At the age of eight, he began taking classical music lessons, but was influenced by Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles and Django Reinhardt.

In 1969, when Frampton was 18 years old, he joined with Steve Marriott of Small Faces to form Humble Pie, he left the band in 1971.

As a solo artist, Frampton released several albums including his international breakthrough album, the live release Frampton Comes Alive!. The album sold more than 8 million copies in the United States and spawned several hit singles: “Breaking All the Rules”, “Show Me the Way”, “Baby, I Love Your Way”, and “Do You Feel Like We Do”.

Frampton’s following album, I’m in You (1977) contained the hit title single and went platinum.

Frampton suffered a huge setback when he had a near-fatal car accident in the Bahamas in 1978 that marked the end of his prolific period and from which his career never fully recovered.

After the September 11th attacks he became a U.S. citizen. He lives in Nashville.

Frampton was recently diagnosed with a degenerative muscle disease called Inclusion Body Myositis, which affects his ability to play guitar, so he completed his final tour in 2019.