{"id":2082614,"date":"2026-08-07T11:17:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T08:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2082614"},"modified":"2026-08-07T11:17:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T08:17:08","slug":"tributes-paid-after-smashing-pumpkins-morrissey-backstreet-boys-manager-peter-katsis-dies-aged-69","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2082614","title":{"rendered":"Tributes paid after Smashing Pumpkins, Morrissey, Backstreet Boys manager Peter Katsis dies, aged 69"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Peter-Katsis@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Tributes paid after Smashing Pumpkins, Morrissey, Backstreet Boys manager Peter Katsis dies, aged 69<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Billy Corgan wrote that Katsis \u201cdeserves immense credit for helping to usher in the alternative revolution of the 80\u2019s and 90\u2019s and beyond\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Liberty Dunworth<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-07T12:17:08+01:00\">7th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Peter-Katsis@2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"President of BMG Thomas Scherer, Gavin Rossdale, and Peter Katsis\" title=\"Peter-Katsis@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">President of BMG Thomas Scherer, Gavin Rossdale, and Peter Katsis. CREDIT: Lester Cohen\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Peter Katsis, the renowned music manager who worked with Smashing Pumpkins, Morrissey, Backstreet Boys and more has died.<\/p>\n<p>His passing was confirmed yesterday (Thursday August 6), and is being widely reported as being due to congestive heart failure complications. He was aged 69.<\/p>\n<p>Starting out in the \u201880s, Katsis first turned heads when he took on the industrial rock group Ministry in his Chicago hometown. He would later relocate to Los Angeles in the \u201890s and go on to work with The Cramps and Jane\u2019s Addiction, as well as nu-metal pioneers Limp Bizkit and KoRn.<\/p>\n<p>As his notoriety grew, he began taking on pop and hip-hop artists as well, including Snoop Dogg and Backstreet Boys, as well as 311, Smashing Pumpkins, Liz Phair and more.<\/p>\n<p>Following news of his death, tributes have quickly rolled in across social media.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WeAreMinistry\/posts\/pfbid01CqyQdjR5dzXWzk4mZEGSgKfE4pHDrQvWLJ3GeH2jsp9o5FPD61YQjvugkrtwZXyl\" data-width=\"696\"><\/div>\n<p>Rest in power Pete,\u201d Ministry wrote on Facebook. \u201cHe was our first manager in 1981. May your next journey be as prodigious as this one. We (Ministry camp) loved you. Safe travels my friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Morrissey took to his own website to share an image of the music manager alongside the simple caption \u201cPeter Katsis, RIP\u201d, and Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan shared his own message on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHeartbroken that Pete is gone,\u201d Corgan wrote, adding that he saw him as \u201ca dear friend and extended member of our family.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dbt7I_gxKau\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHe will be missed and I\u2019ll always cherish his intense candor and deep love of great music; which was infectious,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd he deserves immense credit for helping to usher in the alternative revolution of the 80\u2019s and 90\u2019s and beyond. He was truly one of a kind. One of a us. And Chicago royalty through and through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DJ and television host Matt Pinfield shared: \u201cRest in Peace my dear friend. So many memories..you will always be in my heart and thoughts. Thank you for all the incredible times we shared in our brotherhood. From the laughter to the tears, the beauty of living was and Is the ability to feel..Peter Katsis I will miss you so much\u2026my heart remains broken today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Podcast host and longtime tech for Jane\u2019s Addiction, Dan Cleary added: \u201cSad day today. Been working close with Peter Katsis for close to 20 years as he was Jane\u2019s Addiction\u2019s manager as well as some of their adjacent projects. He was a lovely man and always listened to the crew if we had concerns. Super collaborative and a well respected man. RIP Pete.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Find more tributes below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rest in Peace my dear friend. So many memories..you will always be be in my heart and thoughts. Thank you for all the incredible times we shared in our brotherhood From the laughter to the tears, the beauty of living was and Is the ability to feel..Peter Katsis I will miss you so\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/XicKlHRnXV<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Pinfield (@mattpinfield) August 7, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sad day today. Been working close with Peter Katsis for close to 20 years as he was Jane\u2019s Addiction\u2019s manager as well as some of their adjacent projects. He was a lovely man and always listened to the crew if we had concerns. Super collaborative and a well respected man. RIP\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/1Cb8UlzLVZ<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Cleary\ud83d\udef8 (@DanCleary79) August 6, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RIP Peter Katsis. I first met Peter back in \u201901 when I started working at The Firm. I was assisting Simon Renshaw, manager of Dixie Chicks and Mary J Blige. Peter was managing Korn, Limp, Backstreet, etc\u2026 he cofounded The Firm and with Jeff Kwatinetz. Peter was always cool to me\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/7nYhTo6Rhc<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim Smith \u90aa\u60aa\u306a\u30e4\u30ae\u30cf\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc (@bitvargen) August 6, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Absolutely, shocked that Peter Katsis passed away. Great picture of his college love and him on the start of him manifesting a magical career in music. pic.twitter.com\/BHBrqgmMao<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mslisaski2 (@mslisaski2) August 6, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RIP Peter Katsis, Music Manager<br \/>Prospect Park, The Firm<br \/>Jane&#8217;s Addiction, Korn, The Backstreet Boys, Limp Bizkit, Morrissey, Enrique Iglesias, Snoop Dogg, The Smashing Pumpkins, Liz Phair, Bush, Ice Cube<br \/>1st Concert by an American Rock Band in Cuba (Audioslave)#InMemoriam #RIP pic.twitter.com\/tJ5DTXmEtu<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LegacyTributes (@InMemoriamX) August 6, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Later in his career, Katsis also managed One Direction, and in 2008, he co-founded a management firm called Prospect Park.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div 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class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Film News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Jared Leto reportedly lost major film role amid mounting sexual misconduct allegations<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Peter Katsis, the renowned music manager who worked with Smashing Pumpkins, Morrissey, Backstreet Boys and more has died.<\/p>\n<p>His passing was confirmed yesterday (Thursday August 6), and is being widely reported as being due to congestive heart failure complications. He was aged 69.<\/p>\n<p>Starting out in the \u201880s, Katsis first turned heads when he took on the industrial rock group Ministry in his Chicago hometown. He would later relocate to Los Angeles in the \u201890s and go on to work with The Cramps and Jane\u2019s Addiction, as well as nu-metal pioneers Limp Bizkit and KoRn.<\/p>\n<p>As his notoriety grew, he began taking on pop and hip-hop artists as well, including Snoop Dogg and Backstreet Boys, as well as 311, Smashing Pumpkins, Liz Phair and more.<\/p>\n<p>Following news of his death, tributes have quickly rolled in across social media.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WeAreMinistry\/posts\/pfbid01CqyQdjR5dzXWzk4mZEGSgKfE4pHDrQvWLJ3GeH2jsp9o5FPD61YQjvugkrtwZXyl\" data-width=\"696\"><\/div>\n<p>Rest in power Pete,\u201d Ministry wrote on Facebook. \u201cHe was our first manager in 1981. May your next journey be as prodigious as this one. We (Ministry camp) loved you. Safe travels my friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Morrissey took to his own website to share an image of the music manager alongside the simple caption \u201cPeter Katsis, RIP\u201d, and Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan shared his own message on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHeartbroken that Pete is gone,\u201d Corgan wrote, adding that he saw him as \u201ca dear friend and extended member of our family.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dbt7I_gxKau\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHe will be missed and I\u2019ll always cherish his intense candor and deep love of great music; which was infectious,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd he deserves immense credit for helping to usher in the alternative revolution of the 80\u2019s and 90\u2019s and beyond. He was truly one of a kind. One of a us. And Chicago royalty through and through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DJ and television host Matt Pinfield shared: \u201cRest in Peace my dear friend. So many memories..you will always be in my heart and thoughts. Thank you for all the incredible times we shared in our brotherhood. From the laughter to the tears, the beauty of living was and Is the ability to feel..Peter Katsis I will miss you so much\u2026my heart remains broken today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Podcast host and longtime tech for Jane\u2019s Addiction, Dan Cleary added: \u201cSad day today. Been working close with Peter Katsis for close to 20 years as he was Jane\u2019s Addiction\u2019s manager as well as some of their adjacent projects. He was a lovely man and always listened to the crew if we had concerns. Super collaborative and a well respected man. RIP Pete.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Find more tributes below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rest in Peace my dear friend. So many memories..you will always be be in my heart and thoughts. Thank you for all the incredible times we shared in our brotherhood From the laughter to the tears, the beauty of living was and Is the ability to feel..Peter Katsis I will miss you so\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/XicKlHRnXV<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Pinfield (@mattpinfield) August 7, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sad day today. Been working close with Peter Katsis for close to 20 years as he was Jane\u2019s Addiction\u2019s manager as well as some of their adjacent projects. He was a lovely man and always listened to the crew if we had concerns. Super collaborative and a well respected man. RIP\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/1Cb8UlzLVZ<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Cleary\ud83d\udef8 (@DanCleary79) August 6, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RIP Peter Katsis. I first met Peter back in \u201901 when I started working at The Firm. I was assisting Simon Renshaw, manager of Dixie Chicks and Mary J Blige. Peter was managing Korn, Limp, Backstreet, etc\u2026 he cofounded The Firm and with Jeff Kwatinetz. Peter was always cool to me\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/7nYhTo6Rhc<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim Smith \u90aa\u60aa\u306a\u30e4\u30ae\u30cf\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc (@bitvargen) August 6, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Absolutely, shocked that Peter Katsis passed away. Great picture of his college love and him on the start of him manifesting a magical career in music. pic.twitter.com\/BHBrqgmMao<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mslisaski2 (@mslisaski2) August 6, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RIP Peter Katsis, Music Manager<br \/>Prospect Park, The Firm<br \/>Jane&#8217;s Addiction, Korn, The Backstreet Boys, Limp Bizkit, Morrissey, Enrique Iglesias, Snoop Dogg, The Smashing Pumpkins, Liz Phair, Bush, Ice Cube<br \/>1st Concert by an American Rock Band in Cuba (Audioslave)#InMemoriam #RIP pic.twitter.com\/tJ5DTXmEtu<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LegacyTributes (@InMemoriamX) August 6, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Later in his career, Katsis also managed One Direction, and in 2008, he co-founded a management firm called Prospect Park.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/tributes-paid-after-smashing-pumpkins-morrissey-backstreet-boys-manager-peter-katsis-dies-aged-69-3961344&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Peter-Katsis@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Tributes paid after Smashing Pumpkins, Morrissey, Backstreet Boys manager Peter Katsis dies, aged 69 Billy Corgan wrote that Katsis \u201cdeserves immense credit for helping to usher in the alternative revolution of the 80\u2019s and 90\u2019s and beyond\u201d By Liberty Dunworth 7th August 2026 President of BMG Thomas Scherer, Gavin Rossdale, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2082614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2082614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2082614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2082614\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2082614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2082614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2082614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}