After many drama-filled turbulent years, Peter Sunde, the infamous Pirate Bay spokesman, has resigned. Citing a complete lack of time, Peter says he wants to concentrate on new things, including several projects and a book. "I am leaving a role in order to be a person instead," he said.

In perhaps not a completely unexpected move, Peter Sunde, the public voice of The Pirate Bay, has announced his retirement as site spokesman. With the sale of The Pirate Bay to Sweden’s Global Gaming Factory still promised for the final days of August, it’s doubtful whether his unique blend of abilities would be compatible with their immediate business strategy, if the deal sails through.

But of course, being involved with the running of The Pirate Bay means there is little time for anything else and this is the main reason cited by Peter behind his decision to quit – he wants time to do other things.

“I want to build something new and I want to focus my energy in a different direction. I have projects waiting to be finished, a book is waiting to be finalized and many more books are waiting to be read,” he said.

Touching briefly on the challenges facing the site’s operators, Peter – who is known to millions of Internet users as brokep – said that they had “been raised to another level” adding that it’s “time for biological dispersal.”

Promising not to give up his battle in pressing for a better Internet, Peter says his resignation marks the end of an era, “..but I am simply leaving a role in order to be a person instead,” he said.

BitTorrent will miss you – Good luck Peter!