He left the band in 1991 after they released their seventh album Against the Grain, and was replaced by Bobby Schayer. He left the band because he had to concentrate with his next side project The Fishermen.
Pete came to England for a few years after that and studied English and Irish literature, as well as working as a part-time teacher.
In collaboration with Pete's label, and Triple-X Records, the CD got good press, and is still available from record stores and online sites today, which is more than can be said for alot of the smaller CD releases that so often come and go.
Pete is currently playing in 'Black on Sunshine', an impressive experimental-rock outfit, and 'Jackass', a rip-roaring country-punk band, both of whom have recently released debut albums, marking each as a band on their way up.