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23 mag 2024 · A late-70s blitz of punk, personal problems and tragedy forced The Who’s Pete Townshend to reassess his life and career. One of the results was his solo masterpiece Empty Glass. (Image credit: Martyn Goddard/Shutterstock) In early 1977, Keith Moon took Pete Townshend to see Generation X at the Marquee Club.
4 giorni fa · Townshend has also been involved in several high-profile feuds with other musicians and celebrities, including a notable feud with Roger Daltrey, his bandmate in The Who. The two have had a complicated relationship over the years, with Townshend accusing Daltrey of being difficult to work with and Daltrey accusing Townshend of being controlling and egotistical.
4 giorni fa · Townshend had been invited to perform for Amnesty by Martin Lewis, the producer of The Secret Policeman's Ball, who stated later that Townshend's participation had been the key to his securing the subsequent participation for Amnesty (in the 1981 sequel show) of Sting, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Phil Collins and Bob Geldof.
3 giorni fa · The Pete Townshend quote that made Joe Walsh “flattered beyond belief”. Almost every artist imaginable usually has to deal with some form of imposter syndrome during their lifetime. As much as people like to talk themselves up as the next big thing, it’s hard to really believe in yourself when you’re the one who’s your biggest critic ...
5 giorni fa · There aren’t too many venues immortalised in song. But when Ian Hunter name-checked the Roundhouse in Mott The Hoople’s 1974 hit Saturday Gigs the place had already secured a place in the hearts of London’s rock’n’roll fans. Some referred to it as England’s answer to The Fillmore West in San Francisco. And from the moment the first ...
12 mag 2024 · Cultura. Salman Rushdie: “Ecco il mio musical con Pete Townshend: Elena di Troia diventa femminista” L’autore svela a La Stampa: «Preparo uno spettacolo sull’assedio di Troia» Paolo Bertinetti....
13 mag 2024 · Townshend definitely had a firm grasp on his ballads, but he wasn’t exactly enamoured with what he had come up with at first. Despite writing the tearjerker, Townshend said that he didn’t necessarily agree with the message that he wrote, telling Classic Rock Stories , “‘Behind Blue Eyes’ is not a song about me.
