Douglas P., is an English folk musician, record label owner, photographer and actor who records under the name Death in June.
Background
He was born in Sheerwater in Woking, Surrey, and resides in Australia. Pearce was born on 27 April 1956, and grew up in Sheerwater, a suburb of London which he described as a "white, working-class ghetto", to a father who worked as a courier for the military, and had served in World World War World War II Both of his parents were English, though his mother claimed Scots-Irish ancestry. His father died of a heart attack at age 56, when Pearce was 14.
Pearce grew up in what he describes as "a very militaristic environment, surrounded by war", and says that he "had a natural attraction to war".
Career
At the age of 18 Pearce left home and hitchhiked around Europe and "came home a changed man". Pearce still firmly believes in the paranormal and occult, and claims to have had contact with various entities. Douglas P. is openly gay, and says that "being gay is fundamental to ", and expresses discontent with this side of not being explored in interviews.
He describes the lack of coverage of this as "incredulous".
His literary influences include Yukio Mishima and Jean Genet, whom he admires "not only because their work was brilliant but that they were also gay. lieutenant adds so much." Pearce began his musical career in a British punk band called in 1977.
Pearce continues working under the moniker to this day.
Membership
After Crisis disbanded in 1980, Pearce formed Death in June with Crisis bandmate Tony Wakeford (currently of the English folk noir band, Sol Invictus) and Patrick O"Kill né Leagas (currently a member of the English band Mother Destruction). In 1985 Douglas P. became the sole constant member of Death in June, with rotating guest musicians serving as collaborators and live band members.