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==Personal life==
Peter Buck has been married three times and is twice divorced. He was first married to [[Barrie Buck|Barrie Greene]], the owner of Athens' [[40 Watt Club]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Gill|first=Andy|date=5 March 1991|title=The Home Guard|journal=Q Magazine|volume=55|pages=56–61}}</ref> He and Barrie Greene married in 1987 and divorced in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dunn |first=Bill |title=Peter Buck - Freedom From Religion Foundation |url=https://ffrf.org/ftod-cr/item/41226-peter-buck |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=ffrf.org |language=en-gb}}</ref> [[Barrie Buck]] has been the owner of the 40 Watt Club since before their marriage and led it to become an iconic music venue.
The guitarist has been married three times and is twice divorced.
 
Peter BuckHe has twin daughters with Stephanie Dorgan, theborn ownerin ofMay the famous Seattle music club1994, [[The Crocodile|Crocodile Cafe]].<ref>{{Cite newsweb |lastdate=MARSHALL2007-02-07 |firsttitle=ByFNFCL JOHN- |title=Seattle'sFindings Crocodileof CafeFact closesand Conclusions of Law - FINDINGS OF FACT&CONCLUSIONS OF LAW February 07, 2007 |url=https://wwwtrellis.seattlepi.comlaw/entertainmentdoc/music153050294/article/seattlefnfcl-sfindings-crocodilefact-cafeconclusions-closeslaw-1259107.phpfindings-fact-conclusions-law |access-date=2024-04-18 |workwebsite=Seattle Post-IntelligencerTrellis.Law |language=en}}</ref> Theirwith daughtersStephanie areDorgan, Zeldathe andowner Zoe,of whoSeattle's were[[The bornCrocodile|Crocodile inCafe]] Maymusic 1994club.<ref>{{Cite webnews |datelast=2007-02-07MARSHALL |titlefirst=FNFCLBy -JOHN Findings|title=Seattle's ofCrocodile FactCafe and Conclusions of Law - FINDINGS OF FACT&CONCLUSIONS OF LAW February 07, 2007closes |url=https://trelliswww.lawseattlepi.com/docentertainment/153050294music/fnfclarticle/seattle-findingss-factcrocodile-conclusionscafe-lawcloses-findings-fact-conclusions-law1259107.php |access-date=2024-04-18 |websitework=Trellis.LawSeattle Post-Intelligencer |language=en}}</ref> Buck and Stephanie Dorgan married in January 1995 while in Perth, Australia, during R.E.M.'s Monster World Tour.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-02-07 |title=FNFCL - Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law - FINDINGS OF FACT&CONCLUSIONS OF LAW February 07, 2007 |url=https://trellis.law/doc/153050294/fnfcl-findings-fact-conclusions-law-findings-fact-conclusions-law |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=Trellis.Law |language=en}}</ref> The couple separated in 2006, and Dorgan sued Buck for divorceddivorce in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Crocodile |url=https://www.afar.com/places/the-crocodile-seattle |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=AFAR Media |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-02-07 |title=FNFCL - Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law - FINDINGS OF FACT&CONCLUSIONS OF LAW February 07, 2007 |url=https://trellis.law/doc/153050294/fnfcl-findings-fact-conclusions-law-findings-fact-conclusions-law |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=Trellis.Law |language=en}}</ref> During his marriage to Dorgan, Buck became a partner in [[The Crocodile|Crocodile Café]], and often played there with his other band, [[The Minus 5]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crocodile-cafe-abruptly-closes-its-doors/ |title=Crocodile Cafe abruptly closes its doors |website=[[The Seattle Times]] |author=Tom Scanlon |date=December 17, 2007}}</ref>
Peter Buck was first married to the owner of Athens' [[40 Watt Club]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Gill|first=Andy|date=5 March 1991|title=The Home Guard|journal=Q Magazine|volume=55|pages=56–61}}</ref> He and Barrie Greene married in 1987 and divorced in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dunn |first=Bill |title=Peter Buck - Freedom From Religion Foundation |url=https://ffrf.org/ftod-cr/item/41226-peter-buck |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=ffrf.org |language=en-gb}}</ref> [[Barrie Buck]] has been the owner of the 40 Watt Club since before their marriage and led it to become an iconic music venue.
 
Buck married his third wife, Chloe Johnson, on June 1, 2013, in Portland, Oregon.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-20717-scoop-gossip-makin-it-here-or-nowhere-at-all.html|title=Scoop: Gossip Makin' It Here or Nowhere at All|work=Willamette Week|access-date=2017-10-06|language=en-US}}</ref> The three other original bandmates of REMR.E.M. were all in attendance and performed, leadingat fansthe to hope for a reunionceremony.<ref>{{Cite web |title=R.E.M. carefully avoids actual reunion as all 4 members play Peter Buck’s wedding – Slicing Up Eyeballs |url=https://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2013/06/02/rem-near-reunion-peter-buck-wedding/ |access-date=2024-04-18 |language=en-US}}</ref>
Peter Buck has twin daughters with Stephanie Dorgan, the owner of the famous Seattle music club, [[The Crocodile|Crocodile Cafe]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=MARSHALL |first=By JOHN |title=Seattle's Crocodile Cafe closes |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/music/article/seattle-s-crocodile-cafe-closes-1259107.php |access-date=2024-04-18 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |language=en}}</ref> Their daughters are Zelda and Zoe, who were born in May 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-02-07 |title=FNFCL - Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law - FINDINGS OF FACT&CONCLUSIONS OF LAW February 07, 2007 |url=https://trellis.law/doc/153050294/fnfcl-findings-fact-conclusions-law-findings-fact-conclusions-law |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=Trellis.Law |language=en}}</ref> Buck and Stephanie Dorgan married in January 1995 while in Perth, Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-02-07 |title=FNFCL - Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law - FINDINGS OF FACT&CONCLUSIONS OF LAW February 07, 2007 |url=https://trellis.law/doc/153050294/fnfcl-findings-fact-conclusions-law-findings-fact-conclusions-law |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=Trellis.Law |language=en}}</ref> The couple separated in 2006 and Dorgan sued Buck for divorced in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Crocodile |url=https://www.afar.com/places/the-crocodile-seattle |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=AFAR Media |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-02-07 |title=FNFCL - Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law - FINDINGS OF FACT&CONCLUSIONS OF LAW February 07, 2007 |url=https://trellis.law/doc/153050294/fnfcl-findings-fact-conclusions-law-findings-fact-conclusions-law |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=Trellis.Law |language=en}}</ref> During his marriage to Dorgan, Buck became a partner in [[The Crocodile|Crocodile Café]], and often played there with his other band, [[The Minus 5]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crocodile-cafe-abruptly-closes-its-doors/ |title=Crocodile Cafe abruptly closes its doors |website=[[The Seattle Times]] |author=Tom Scanlon |date=December 17, 2007}}</ref>
 
BuckHe is known for his encyclopedic knowledge of music, as well as his extensive personal record collection. Buck estimated his record collection to be around 25,000 in the late 1990s (he estimated he had 10,000 vinyl singles, 6,000 LPs and 4,000 CDs).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.murmurs.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=17327&d=1024329453 |title=Murmurs.com |publisher=Murmurs.com |access-date=2012-02-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207155632/http://www.murmurs.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=17327&d=1024329453 |archive-date=February 7, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
Buck married his third wife, Chloe Johnson, on June 1, 2013, in Portland, Oregon.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-20717-scoop-gossip-makin-it-here-or-nowhere-at-all.html|title=Scoop: Gossip Makin' It Here or Nowhere at All|work=Willamette Week|access-date=2017-10-06|language=en-US}}</ref> The three other original bandmates of REM were all in attendance and performed, leading fans to hope for a reunion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=R.E.M. carefully avoids actual reunion as all 4 members play Peter Buck’s wedding – Slicing Up Eyeballs |url=https://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2013/06/02/rem-near-reunion-peter-buck-wedding/ |access-date=2024-04-18 |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
Buck is known for his encyclopedic knowledge of music, as well as his extensive personal record collection. Buck estimated his record collection to be around 25,000 in the late 1990s (he estimated he had 10,000 vinyl singles, 6,000 LPs and 4,000 CDs).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.murmurs.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=17327&d=1024329453 |title=Murmurs.com |publisher=Murmurs.com |access-date=2012-02-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207155632/http://www.murmurs.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=17327&d=1024329453 |archive-date=February 7, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
 
Buck is an atheist.<ref>R.E.M. interview disc, "Shiny Chatty People" conducted on June 23, 1985, for England's Piccadilly Radio "If we all found God tomorrow and wanted to do a gospel show, we would do it. I never will -- I'm an atheist"</ref>
 
In the 1990s, Buck relocated to the [[Pacific Northwest]] and divided time between [[Portland, Oregon]],<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Fricke |first=David |author-link=David Fricke |date=February 7, 2011 |title=R.E.M. Roar Back with ''Collapse into Now'' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/r-e-m-roar-back-with-collapse-into-now-20110207 |access-date=February 6, 2012 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> and [[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]]. He has also lived in [[Todos Santos, Baja California Sur|Todos Santos]], [[Baja California Sur]], [[Mexico]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Korrs |first=Ivan |date=December 6, 2022 |title=Peter Buck Now 2022: Age, Birthday, Net Worth, REM Reunion Not Possible |url=https://www.musictimes.com/articles/88602/20221206/peter-buck-now-2022-age-birthday-net-worth-rem-reunion.htm |url-status=live |access-date=April 17, 2024 |website=Music Times}}</ref>
 
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