Pete Townshend is hailed as one of rock’s greatest rhythm players. Even he’s not shy about his talents, telling Sound International in 1980, “in that particular area, I don’t think I’m topped.” But ...
The Who’s legendary guitarist Pete Townshend admitted that the band’s most iconic song, “My Generation,” became “a burden.” “I hate playing it,” Townshend, 79, confessed on the Tuesday, March 25, ...
Guitarist Pete Townshend wrote some of rock's most iconic songs for The Who, and his musical legacy will always be ensured through his rowdy primary act. That band's successes, whether singles like ...
In April, The Who announced that it had parted ways with Starkey, who is Ringo Starr’s son, a few weeks after an onstage incident during a concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London. During the show, ...
In 1971, The Who released an iconic track that would come to define the British rock band’s legacy and the younger generation as a whole—although songwriter Pete Townshend never intended the latter.