The owner of an iconic music store in Sydney has died suddenly aged 64.
HUM MUSIC founder Peter Thiele passed away on November 9 after he took his own life, The Daily Telegraph reported.
Peter is survived by HUM co-founder and his ex-wife Kyliejo Thiele, 53, and their two children Felix, 21, and Ava, 17.
Ms Thiele said she wanted Peter to be remembered for his ‘generosity’ and she urged anyone suffering to ‘ask for help’.
‘He loved music and that’s why he’s only ever done that as a job. He lived for it,’ she added.
‘He was warm and probably a little bit shy (and) he will be truly missed. I know that he used to love the customers coming in and he’d just be chatting with them.’
The owner of iconic Sydney music store HUM MUSIC Peter Thiele has died suddenly aged 64
The music store’s official Instagram page also posted an emotional tribute to Peter following news of his tragic death.
‘With great sadness our leader, Peter, tragically and suddenly passed away recently,’ the post read.
‘As you can imagine this is an extremely stressful and painful time for his family and his HUM family.’
‘We will endeavour and try our very best to keep HUM going in honour of Peter, so please be patient as we work through this difficult time. Rest In Peace Pete Thiele. He will be missed.’
Many customers also paid tribute to Peter, with one writing: ‘So very sad to hear this news. Our hearts go out to his friends, his family and the great many music fans whose lives Peter has touched through the decades.’
‘Very nice man, a friend, loved our chats and going on walks with him. Very sorry to KJ & kids. He will be missed. RIP Pete xo,’ another commented.
‘Heartbreaking. Thanks for everything Pete,’ a third said while another wrote: ‘Very shocking and sad. I am terribly sorry.’
‘I enjoyed my time working at Hum. Pete had some very interesting stories. My love goes out to KJ and kids,’ one said.
Peter ran the ARIA Award winning store for 24 years after opening it in Newtown in 2000
‘Heartbreaking. Thanks for everything Pete,’ another person commented.
‘Oh no! I’m so, so sorry. Hum has always been our one stop shop on Record Store Day, all because of Peter,’ one said.
Peter ran the HUM store for 24 years after opening it in Newtown in 2000.
The store, which stocks a range of records, CDs and DVDs, received an ARIA award for ‘Best Independent Music Store’.
