B&T Extra: Rocker Peter Frampton

Summary

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Podcast Summary: The BOB & TOM Show Free Podcast

Episode: B&T Extra: Rocker Peter Frampton

Date: July 14, 2026
Guest: Peter Frampton (Rock & Roll Hall of Fame musician)

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Overview

In this lively B&T Extra edition, the iconic Peter Frampton joins The BOB & TOM Show crew for a candid and affectionate conversation. They delve into Frampton’s musical journey, his recent induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, ongoing health challenges, touring, songwriting evolution, and some classic tales from the road. The episode is punctuated with warm humor, admiration for Frampton’s resilience, and insightful reflections on a legendary career.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Welcoming Peter Frampton and Bigsby (His Service Dog)

• [01:00] Bob and Tom enthusiastically introduce Frampton, who appears on camera with his service dog, Bigsby.
• Peter Frampton: “It’s Bigsby’s world. We just live in it.” (01:10)

2. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction

• [01:15 – 02:11] Tom and Bob discuss Frampton’s induction speech, especially his plea for Humble Pie's recognition.
  • Frampton reminisces about his bandmates and desires the band's recognition:

    “Steve’s... Steve Marriott is in because of the Small Faces and the Faces...that’s personal for me.” (01:43)
    He also warmly calls out to his old bandmate:
    “Good morning, Jerry, wherever he is...”

• Frampton reflects on the emotional aspect and gratitude toward fans for their votes.

  • “500,000 people plus voted...Those are the people I want to thank...without the fans, none of this would have happened.” (06:14)

3. Classic Tale: Birth of “I Don’t Need No Doctor” with Humble Pie

• [02:17 – 04:00]
  • Frampton vividly recounts how a spontaneous sound check riff with Humble Pie (while opening for Grand Funk Railroad at Madison Square Garden) led to their iconic version of “I Don’t Need No Doctor.”

    “There was nobody there, obviously...this E chord just rang out throughout the place...Steve Marriott was at the mixing console and...ran to the stage...” (02:30)
    “He started ‘I don’t need no Doctor’...we arranged it that day...we did it that night. And I believe it was the last number of every show after that.” (03:31)

4. Health Update: Coping With Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM)

• [04:12 – 05:36]
  • Frampton discusses his muscle disease with humor and optimism.

    “It’s IBM. It’s a muscle disease…but I’m gonna live. That’s much better than a lot of other things that I’m so glad I don’t have.” (04:21)

    • He notes challenges with hand and finger strength, emphasizing adaptability:

      “I’m enjoying it because I’m having to work around it...It’s a challenge. And there’s one thing about the Frampton family—we do like a good challenge.” (05:00, 05:36)

5. Touring Plans

• [05:36 – 06:44]
  • Frampton hints at upcoming touring, expressing enthusiasm for performing while he’s able:

    “We’re going to do another couple of weeks either in the spring or beginning of the summer...I’d like to continue that, just because so many people...voted.” (05:39)
    “I’m most comfortable on stage. I’m going to do it as long as I can.” (06:44)

6. Sobriety and Life Changes

• [06:46 – 07:35]
  • Marking 24 years of sobriety, Frampton jokes about hangovers:

    “The thing about a hangover is that when you wake up in the morning, that’s the best you’re ever going to feel all day.” (07:16)

7. Songwriting and Evolving Creativity

• [07:35 – 08:43]
  • Frampton has shifted his songwriting approach, inspired by Michael Hedges’ alternate guitar tunings, adapting to his physical limitations:

    “It’s kind of easier for my fingers with an open tuning...It’s completely changed my style of writing and it’s working so far.” (08:08)
    “Now I got some killer songs.” (08:43)

8. Licensing, Publishing, and Commercial Use

• [08:46 – 09:50]
  • Frampton discusses publishing rights and turning down inappropriate usage:

    “I sold my soul to BMG...they gave me, like, $5.” (09:02)
    “I definitely would say, no, I don’t want it for the, you know, diarrhea medicine, you know.” (09:38)

9. Backstage Fun and Parody

• [09:53 – 10:41]
  • He jokes about using funny voices to play his most famous songs during soundcheck, poking fun at himself.

10. Induction by Roger Daltrey

• [10:55 – 12:02]
  • Frampton explains he asked Roger Daltrey to induct him, having known him since his teens:

    “He’s one of the nicest guys in rock. He really is.” (11:54)

  • Tom and Peter also muse about Daltrey’s tough reputation:

    “Back in the day, he would punch out a guy in a second.” (12:12)

11. Life at Home with Bigsby

• [12:43 – 13:40]
  • Bigsby is specially trained as Frampton’s service dog—“He can pick up anything that I drop…and basically, he knows everything. I just have to learn to control all that.” (13:12)
  • Bob and Tom joke about Bigsby being a “Gibson guy,” not a “Fender guy.”

12. Early Career and TV with the Rolling Stones

• [14:10 – 15:19]
  • At 14, Frampton performed on "Ready, Steady, Go!" because Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones selected his band, The Preachers:

    “Each one of the Stones got a choice of who they wanted on the show, and Bill had chosen us...I actually saw them do Satisfaction live for the first time.” (14:20)

13. Hyde Park & Historical Context

• [15:38 – 17:05]
  • Tom recalls seeing Frampton open for Grand Funk Railroad at Hyde Park with Humble Pie; the group reminisces about legendary shows and London in the early ‘70s.

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Notable Quotes

• On adapting as a musician:

  “I’m enjoying it because I’m having to work around it...It’s a challenge. And there’s one thing about the Frampton family—we do like a good challenge.”
  — Peter Frampton (05:00, 05:36)

• On continuing to perform:

  “I’m most comfortable on stage. I’m going to do it as long as I can.”
  — Peter Frampton (06:44)

• On songwriting with alternate tunings:

  “It’s completely changed my style of writing and it’s working so far. Now I got some killer songs.”
  — Peter Frampton (08:08, 08:43)

• On sobriety:

  “The thing about a hangover is that when you wake up in the morning, that’s the best you’re ever going to feel all day.”
  — Peter Frampton (07:16)

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Memorable Moments & Humor

• Playful banter about Bigsby’s guitar preferences (“He likes Gibsons, kind of like me. Now he’s walking away now...He’s not a Fender guy.” 13:51)
• Frampton’s tongue-in-cheek quip about selling his soul to BMG for “like, $5.” (09:02)
• Comic imagining of licensing songs for “diarrhea medicine” ads (09:38)
• The show’s traditional levity (the Jekyll/Hyde Park joke at 17:41)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Welcoming Peter Frampton & Bigsby: 01:00 – 01:14
• Humble Pie/Rock Hall Talk: 01:15 – 02:11
• “I Don’t Need No Doctor” Story: 02:17 – 04:00
• Health Update: 04:12 – 05:36
• Touring Plans: 05:36 – 06:44
• Sobriety Reflection: 06:46 – 07:35
• Songwriting Changes: 07:35 – 08:43
• Publishing and Licensing: 08:46 – 09:50
• Backstage/Soundcheck Fun: 09:53 – 10:41
• Roger Daltrey as Inductor: 10:55 – 12:02
• Bigsby & Life at Home: 12:43 – 13:40
• Rolling Stones TV Memory: 14:10 – 15:19
• Hyde Park Ruminations: 15:38 – 17:05
• Jekyll Park Joke & Wrap-up: 17:41

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Tone and Takeaway

The episode is warm, nostalgic, and gently humorous. Frampton is gracious and quick-witted, candidly reflecting on his career, health, and creative spirit. The BOB & TOM crew balance reverence for his legacy with their trademark lightheartedness, making for an engaging listen that celebrates resilience, reinvention, and the joy of lifelong music.

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Transcript

[Christopher]

Welcome back. It's another Bob and Tom extra. This is Christopher. Not only is the Bob and Tom show live every weekday morning, but every afternoon. We'll give you a little extra in case you missed anything on the big show today, rocker Peter Frampton. We'll talk to him in just a minute. Jim Rome takes on sports.

[Jim Rome]

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[Christopher]

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[Jim Rome]

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[Christopher]

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[Bob]

Tom. We have a royalty. A special guest. My goodness gracious.

[Tom]

There he is.

[Bob]

Oh, there's the puppy dog. There's the puppy Bigsby, right?

[Peter Frampton]

It's Bigsby. It's Bigsby's world. We just live in.

[Bob]

That's exactly right.

[Tom]

We're joined by looking dog, the great Peter Frampton. Peter, obviously great, great work. The Rock and Roll hall of Fame. So cool.

[Bob]

Tom, you didn't do it right.

[Peter Frampton]

Yahoo.

[Bob]

Now, ladies and gentlemen, an honorary member of San Francisco Society, Mr. Peter Frant.

[Tom]

Okay, Peter, I, I, I love speech where you kind of sort of broke and you said, by the way, is it cool if we nominate Humble Pie?

[Peter Frampton]

Well, you know, Steve's. Steve Marriott is in because of the Small Faces and the Faces. But as, as a band, obviously there's lots of terrific bands that, but I'm, you know, that's personal for me. So. And Jerry Shirley, obviously, who I say, good morning, Jerry, wherever he is. And he, and I would love to, to do this for the other guys too. So we'll see.

[Tom]

Yeah, I'm a big fan of Humble Pie and get their records. Listen to them.

[Bob]

Can you tell the story, Peter? When you first did the. I think I've got this right. It's from your book.

[Tom]

I don't need. I don't need no doctor.

[Bob]

No doctor from the Riff. And Steve came running up and said, hey, what is that? What the hell was that?

[Peter Frampton]

Yeah, it's, we were playing, I think we were opening for Grand Funk Railroad. And, and we, we were allowed a sound check which was not the norm in the. When you're the opening act, you know. So we got to know a Grand Funk pretty well, and they were really nice guys. And. And gave us a sound check at Madison Square Garden. And my amp was turned on my Marshall stack. And so I just did an A chord. And there was. There was nobody there, obviously. It was just this huge. I'd never seen anywhere this big before. And this E chord just rang out throughout the place. And I looked at Jerry, and Jerry just started playing drums. And I was. Started playing this riff of the beginning of Dr. And then. Which I had no idea what it was. It was just a riff, you know. And then Steve Marriott was at the mixing console and he. He just ran to the stage, jumped up and didn't have a guitar on, and he just went straight to the mic and said, hold it on the E. And he started, I don't need no Doctor. And that was it. We arranged it that day, that sound check. We had long enough, and we did it that night. And I believe it was the last number of every show after that.

[Bob]

Man.

[Tom]

Oh, it's great. I. I often do the we go home on Monday speech myself because. Because I love it so much.

[Peter Frampton]

We do that on stage, too. We play.

[Bob]

Steve.

[Jim Rome]

Oh, that's.

[Christy]

That's.

[Jim Rome]

That's the best.

[Tom]

Peter Frampton, now a member of the Rock and Roll hall of Fame. And you have the dog because you. You have some pretty serious health issues. How's that going? Everything. You look great.

[Peter Frampton]

I feel great. Yeah, no, everything's good. It's IBM. It's a muscle disease. But, you know, it's not. I'm. I'm gonna live. So that's much better than a lot of other things that I'm so glad I don't have. So. No things are good for me. In fact, even. Even though my muscles are getting weaker very slowly all the time, so it's getting a little, you know, hands. Fingers are losing strength a little bit. So.

[Tom]

Is it affecting your playing? Is it affecting the guitar playing? I'm sorry.

[Peter Frampton]

Yeah. Yes, it has started to affect it, but I. I think that what I'm enjoying now is adapting to, you know, maybe this finger isn't as strong as. As that finger right at this moment. And I'll just. As I'm playing, I'll switch my ideas. And it's. I'm enjoying it because I'm having to work around it. It's a challenge. And there's one thing about the Frampton family. We do like a good challenge.

[Tom]

Now, are you going to be continuing to tour? What's your schedule?

[Peter Frampton]

Do you know, it looks like we're going to do another couple of weeks either in the spring or the beginning of the summer. We're working on that. Right? Yeah. Because I just feel it would just be great to go back out there and we did the Thankful tour, positively Thankful tour. And I think I'd like to continue that. And just because so many people when you wake up and your daughter calls you and goes, darling, dad, you've got over 500,000 votes. And I go, for what?

[Bob]

For what?

[Peter Frampton]

And she goes, the Rock and Roll hall of Fame, you idiot. So, so 500,000 people plus voted. And those are the people I want to thank because without them it wouldn't have happened and without the fans, none of this would have happened. So, you know, that's, those are the people I, you know, me and I'm most comfortable on stage playing live. So I'm going to do it as. For as long as I can.

[Tom]

Bravo.

[Christy]

Yes.

[Tom]

Over the years you've had to give up a lot of habits, a lot of bad ones. Do you have any cool vices left like Eddie? Can you have an occasional anything?

[Peter Frampton]

No, well, no, I don't drink anymore. It's like be 24 years. Actually it just happened 24 years on the 5th. Wow, what an auspicious day. And, and so yeah, I, you know, the thought of, of a hangover is far, far in the, in the past. So that's the one good thing. Because you know, the thing about a hangover is that when you wake up in the morning, that's the best you're ever going to feel all day. It just gets worse.

[Tom]

Let me ask you with the difficulties that you're having with your in any way made it more interesting to write a song?

[Peter Frampton]

Very interesting question. I've been using. I've always been a alternate tuning guy and, but limited to open E or open A or open G, something like that. But I came across the great Michael Hedges tunings and wonderful player Arrested Peace and, and so I started just going through his tunings and picking up the acoustic or the electric and, and doing them on, on that end and Very inspiring. But also it's kind of easier for my fingers with an open tuning because depending on what notes you have ringing or whatever, it's just, it's a little easier for me. So it's completely changed my, my style of, of writing and it's, it's working so far.

[Tom]

Good.

[Peter Frampton]

Now I got some killer songs.

[Tom]

Do you have someone out there that tries to market your songs to movies and stuff?

[Peter Frampton]

Yes, but at the moment I, I am not with a publishing company because I sold my soul to bmg. So they have my. My publishing and my record royalties and everything. And they gave me, like, $5.

[Tom]

Yeah.

[Jim Rome]

Do they have to ask you.

[Tom]

Do they have to ask your permission for, you know, like.

[Peter Frampton]

They officially don't, but they are very polite, and they do. So, you know, when I was with Universal Publishing for all those years, you know, then the songs would, you know, they. I definitely would say, no, I don't want it for the, you know, diarrhea medicine, you know.

[Tom]

Yeah, yeah.

[Bob]

Do you feel like this?

[Tom]

Do you feel like a kale picked it? Have you ever taken one of your tunes while joking around during a sound check and turned it into a commercial and then went, wait a minute, maybe I should call them?

[Peter Frampton]

No, but I. I do because we sometimes have to do show me the way or. Or, baby, I love you ate a sound check. We don't like practicing those because we kind of know them. And sometimes I do it with. With different kind of accents, you know, you know, about Jewish, that kind of thing. I love you.

[Tom]

Do you feel. Do you feel like a shoe? We're speaking. We're speaking to Peter Frampton, distinguished guitar player, singer, songwriter, and we hope to see him back out on tour. Christy, just saw you not too long ago.

[Christy]

Yeah, I did in Charleston. But I wanted to ask a quick question about the Rock and Roll hall of Fame induction. Did you get to pick Roger Daltrey to induct you, or did they say Roger's gonna do it?

[Peter Frampton]

No, I got to ask him. Yes.

[Christy]

Was it hard to pick. I mean, was it hard to pick someone to do that for you or.

[Peter Frampton]

Well, it always is. And then you've got availability at that time of year as well. So, you know, I had to have a couple of different people that I went after to. To ask to do this. And. But when Roger. Because I've known Roger since I was 16, so with the herds. Or 17. 16. 17 around there. And. And he's known me for. And I played with Roger on a British rock symphony. And so, yeah, we've known each other for. For years, and he's always been a. And he's one of the nicest guys in rock. He really is a great story.

[Tom]

I also. I also have read that Roger is a. A bad man. He can. Back in the day, he would punch out a guy in a second.

[Peter Frampton]

Oh, yeah. Well, he, you know, he. On the Rock and Roll hall of Fame, he was using a wireless mic, but usually he has a wire on the mic, you know, because he does the whip business, right? And then you Know if there's someone in the front he doesn't like, you know, just like,

[Tom]

clang. Once again, we're speaking with the great Peter Frampton. And now are you just primarily chilling out and writing songs and kicking back?

[Peter Frampton]

That's it? Yeah, I'm just home. Bigsby and I rule the roost here and. Oh, are you there, Biggs?

[Tom]

It looks to us. Is he. Is he a black lab? Is he a doodle of some sort? Peter?

[Peter Frampton]

He is, yeah. He's. He's 60 pounds now. So he's a big dude, and he has to be that they wanted. The trainers wanted him to be, you know, £60. So. Hi, babe. How you doing? So that he could support me, you know, my weight. So, yeah, I mean, he has. He can pick up anything that I drop. And it's just incredible what they've taught him to do. And basically, he knows everything. I just have to. I have to learn how to. To. To control all that.

[Tom]

So are there any. Any of your songs that he particularly doesn't like? Or any guitar tune or any guitar tones?

[Peter Frampton]

He likes Gibsons, kind of like me. Now he's walking away now. That's it. We've upset. You're not gonna.

[Bob]

Oh, he turned his back on you.

[Peter Frampton]

Yeah, he's. He's not. Offender guy. Okay.

[Tom]

In your speech at the Rocky Roll hall of Fame, you think Bill Wyman from the Rolling Stones, and you mentioned that you were on TV on some show with the Stones when you were 14.

[Peter Frampton]

Yeah, yeah. That was Ready, Steady, Go, which was the big Friday night show. Six, eight minutes past six. And we have strange beginning times in England. That's. You have to get used to that. But. But, yeah, we were on that because the Stones took over the show and renamed it Ready Steady Zones for one week. And Michael Lindsay Hogg, the director, directed that one. And so it was the only one that was taped, actually. So, yeah, I got to play with the band the Preachers, the band that Bill had produced the track. And so each one of the Stones got a choice of who they wanted on the show, and Bill had chosen us. And so, yeah, I actually saw them do Satisfaction Live for the first time.

[Tom]

Oh, wow. Wow, that's. That's amazing. Well, Peter, it's always a great pleasure. Thanks so much for your time. Congratulations, once again.

[Peter Frampton]

And that's it.

[Tom]

Yeah.

[Christopher]

Well,

[Peter Frampton]

I told you we were going to be here for a little longer.

[Tom]

Next. Next time you're out. I'm coming. I'm gonna come see the show again. I was a big fan and the first time I saw Mr. Frampton was in Hyde park opening for Grant Funk Railroad with Humble Pie. And for some weird reason, I was right up front losing my mind. What a great. What a great show. And the photograph of that, Isn't that in the middle of one of the vinyl records?

[Peter Frampton]

Yeah, it's in the Rock and the Fillmore. There's lots of pictures from Hyde Park. H. Yeah, that's that. Some of the best pictures of me and Steve in action are from Hyde park, definitely.

[Tom]

Okay, well, be sure to check out that great album and many others from Mr. Frampton. It's always a great pleasure, Peter.

[Peter Frampton]

Oh, my pleasure, too, you guys. We love you and hope to see you soon. And, Christy, I'll see you at the next show.

[Christy]

That's right.

[Tom]

I'll be there, too. I'll be there, too. I'll leave my dogs at home. Thanks, Peter. Okay.

[Bob]

All right.

[Peter Frampton]

Very good.

[Bob]

Fair enough.

[Tom]

What a great guy.

[Christy]

Yes.

[Tom]

And we've been lucky enough to have him playing in the studio on several occasions, and he can still play. Great.

[Christy]

What year was that Hyde park show?

[Peter Frampton]

Oh,

[Tom]

70, maybe.

[Christy]

Oh, okay. So way before Brampton was alive.

[Peter Frampton]

Yeah.

[Tom]

He was in Humble. He was in Humble Park.

[Christy]

I know that at the time. Oh, okay.

[Tom]

Yeah. And Grand Funk was at their peak. It might have been. It could have been 71.

[Christy]

Okay.

[Tom]

I'm not sure, But I was in London both those summers, so I. I'll check. I'll. I'll find out. But thank you for asking, Christy.

[Bob]

Oh, you look over.

[Christy]

Looking for a time frame.

[Bob]

You look over your journals and how you check on travel itineraries back then.

[Tom]

No, I'll look at the album.

[Jim Rome]

Yeah.

[Tom]

Or Google it. Yeah, I don't remember. I was actually having lunch with my sister at the original Hard Rock Cafe.

[Christy]

Whoa.

[Bob]

The very first one.

[Tom]

Yeah. Right off of Hyde Park. And it was impossible to get a decent hamburger in London at the time.

[Bob]

Now, is there a Jekyll park as well?

[Tom]

It's on the opposite side of the lake.

[Bob]

It's very different.

[Tom]

It's a little dodgy.

[Christopher]

That's it for another Bob and Tom show. Extra, catch us on itunes, Google play, and stitcher for Bob and Tom. Extra, this is Christopher. Take care, everybody.