Peter Coyle

As the vocalist for the Lotus Eaters, Peter Coyle witnessed a brief flicker of fame when the band's first single, "The First Picture of You," sold more than 100,000 copies in England. The song's popularity earned Coyle and guitarist Jeremy Kelly some magazine covers. However, when the group released their debut LP, No Sense of Sin, a year later, many music fans had already become disinterested. Coyle's anguished singing on the Lotus Eaters' 1985 single, "It Hurts," unveiled his maturing vocal style, evolving from the adolescent romantic longing of No Sense of Sin to a harrowed...