Personal Life and Miscellanea
Pete is the brother of Lauren Laverne, presenter of The Culture Show and Transmission. He has had many pseudonyms, He's variously been Johnny X (as drummer in Kenickie), then Pete X (guitarist in Kenickie). The name J Xaverre stems from Kenickie's entry in the The Great Indie Discography, which listed his supposed full name as "Johnny Xaverre" and furthermore claimed him to be the band's chief songwriter. (It has been strongly suggested that this error stemmed from a misreading of the surname "Laverne" in the handwriting-style songwriters' credits on the CD booklet of Kenickie's first album At The Club.)
Originally thought to be pronounced to rhyme with 'fair' (one Metro article came with the punning headline 'All The Fun of Xaverre'), Pete has since confirmed that it is to be pronounced 'Xavier'. He appears on the cover of the Field Music album Tones of Town, as a cafe patron. He made an appearance in the 2006 film Confetti as a member of Snoopy's band.
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