Peter Buck

Biography

Peter Lawrence Buck (born December 6, 1956) is an American musician and songwriter. He was a co-founder and the lead guitarist of the alternative rock band R.E.M. He also plays the banjo and mandolin on several R.E.M. songs. Throughout his career with R.E.M. (1980–2011), as well as during his subsequent solo career, Buck has also been at various times an official member of numerous 'side project' groups. These groups included Arthur Buck (with Joseph Arthur), Hindu Love Gods, The Minus 5, Tuatara, The Baseball Project, Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3, Tired Pony, The No-Ones and Filthy Friends, each of which have released at least one full-length studio album. Additionally, the experimental combo Slow Music (which also features Fred Chalenor, Hector Zazou, Matt Chamberlain, Robert Fripp, and Bill Rieflin) have released an official live concert CD. Another side project group called Full Time Men released an EP while Buck was a member. As well, ad hoc "supergroups" Bingo Hand Job (Billy Bragg and R.E.M.), Musical Kings (Michelle Malone, Peter Buck, John Keane) and Nigel & The Crosses (Robyn Hitchcock, Peter Buck, Glenn Tilbrook and others) have each commercially released one track.

"Richard M. Nixon", a band Buck founded in 2012 to support the release of his solo album with live gigs, has never issued an official recording. Richard M. Nixon consists of Buck, Scott McCaughey and Bill Rieflin, the same three musicians who comprise The Venus 3.[2]

Buck also has a career as a record producer including releases by Uncle Tupelo, Vigilantes of Love, Dreams So Real, The Fleshtones, The Feelies, and The Jayhawks, as well as a session musician (for the likes of The Replacements, Billy Bragg, Decemberists and Eels).

Known For

The Simpsons

Peter Buck (voice)

MTV Unplugged

Self

Saturday Night Live

Self - Musical Guest

The Colbert Report

Self

Boston Public

Self

Austin City Limits

Self

MTV Video Music Awards

Self

Parkinson

Self

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2024	Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight	Self
2019	R.E.M. - Monster	Himself
2017	R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed
2017	R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
2016	R.E.M. - Out Of Time	Gitarre
2014	R.E.M. By MTV	Himself
2014	R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
2012	Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton	Self
2012	R.E.M. at the BBC	Performer
2010	Do It Again	Self
2010	R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX
2009	The Fleshtones: Pardon Us for Living But the Graveyard Is Full	Himself
2009	This Is Not a Show: Live at the Olympia in Dublin
2008	R.E.M. Live	Self
2008	Robyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death... and Insects	Himself
2008	6 Days
2007	Slacker Uprising	Self
2007	R.E.M. Live	Guitarist
2006	R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine
2004	Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons	Himself
2004	R.E.M. : Perfect Square	Guitar
2003	R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)	Himself
2002	R.E.M.	Himself
2001	R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0
2000	R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance	Himself
1999	R.E.M. - Falls to Climb	Himself
1999	R.E.M.: This Way Up	Himself
1996	R.E.M.: Road Movie
1996	New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film	Self
1995	R.E.M.: Parallel	Himself
1995	R.E.M.: Rough Cut	Himself
1991	R.E.M. - This Film Is On	Himself
1991	MTV's 10th Anniversary Special	Self
1991	R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged
1990	R.E.M. Tourfilm	Himself
1990	R.E.M.: Pop Screen
1987	Athens, GA Inside/Out	Himself
1987	R.E.M.: Succumbs	Peter Buck
1985	R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater
1985	R.E.M. at Rockpalast
1984	Left of Reckoning

Year	TV Show	Role
2005	The Colbert Report	Self
2000	Boston Public	Self
1998	Parkinson	Self
1989	The Simpsons	Peter Buck (voice)
1989	MTV Unplugged	Self
1984	MTV Video Music Awards	Self
1975	Austin City Limits	Self
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Musical Guest
1974	Rockpalast	Self (guitar)