David Friend Paul Humphrey of the band Blue Peter is shown on stage in this undated handout photo. Paul Humphrey, the frontman of 1980s Toronto new wave band Blue Peter, died on Sunday at 61. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Taza McDoom *MANDATORY CREDIT* April 07, 2021 - 4:32 PM TORONTO - Singer-songwriter Paul Humphrey, whose Hollywood good looks and theatrical stage presence commanded attention as the frontman of 1980s new wave band Blue Peter, has died at 61. Bandmates of the Toronto performer said Humphrey died on Sunday after a long battle with multiple system atrophy, a rare degenerative disorder. Although Blue Peter was not a household name, the band was deeply influential to a generation of Canadian listeners who were attuned to the new wave scene that reverberated through the post-punk era.