Peter Frampton appeared in a new interview with AXS TV, revealing his biggest mistake so far.
Discussing spending time with other rockers and his career, the guitarist was asked about the worst thing he had ever done. After a few seconds of thinking, he recalled a moment that he referred to as his biggest mistake. He said:
“I would have to say not learning quickly enough from my mistakes. Trusting in others wrongly. The day that I walked into my management office with the master tapes from ‘I’m In You,’ I threw them on the couch, and I said, ‘There it is.’ Hated it. Didn’t wanna release it. But everybody said, ‘Oh no, you’ve got to. We’ve got to put out something quickly.’ I believe that was the biggest mistake that was made.”
Despite the ‘biggest mistake,’ it seems that the rocker does not regret the other mistake he has made. He explained why:
“There were others after that but then my gut started talking to me. Even if I have missed some opportunities since. I’d like to think that those things my gut has said are okay, and they have led me along the right path since.”
Was Going Solo Also A Mistake For Frampton?
Frampton joined forces with Steve Marriott to form Humble Pie in 1969. During his time with Humble Pie, Frampton also engaged in session recordings with various artists. After contributing to four studio albums and one live album with Humble Pie, Frampton made the decision to leave the band and pursue a solo career in 1971.
Frampton admitted that until the release of his 1976 album, ‘Frampton Comes Alive!’ which achieved gold certification after selling 500,000 copies, he worried about risking his career by leaving the band early. He said:
“Even though I knew that ‘Rockin’ The Fillmore’ would be our biggest record so far, I just decided in the end that this would be the best time, before they really break. Otherwise, if I had stayed in the band, I would have still been in Humble Pie, I think. It was just I wanted to be in charge of my own destiny finally.”
Aware of the popularity of ‘Rockin’ The Fillmore,’ in his words, it felt ‘surreal’:
“[It was] surreal because four or five years beforehand I thought I’d made the biggest mistake of my career by leaving Humble Pie because ‘Rockin’ The Fillmore’ was jumping up the charts all over the world.”
You can watch the interview below.
