MP: The Life of Michael Peterson

MP: The Life of Michael Peterson

By Sean Doherty

The only authorised biography of MP, a "tortured genius" and a surfing icon who embodied the zeitgeist of his time.

Michael Peterson, or MP as he is commonly known, ruled the surfing scene throughout the early to mid–1970s.

Despite Michael's brilliant success he was, unbeknownst to all, facing a tougher opponent than anything he'd ever encounter in the surf. What many dismissed as introverted weirdness was, in fact, the early signs of paranoid schizophrenia, and Michael's battle with this disease would ultimately put an end to his flourishing career.