![]() Beginning in the '80s, Townshend suffered from tinnitus, and abstained from playing electric guitar for a few years while the ringing in his ears subsided. He used to wail and howl, and Keith's drumming would be so chaotic but perfectly in rhythm with the whole thing."ĭaltrey discussed few regrets, but told the students to be careful about protecting their ears on stage. That guitar was like an animal being slaughtered, and Pete did it with incredible artistry. ![]() It was a total art form, it was music without space. "What people don't get about it, and what the journalists never wrote about, was the sound that it created. "The most wonderful thing about that was, it was an art form," Daltrey said. Daltrey said he regretted that most journalists never reported the most important part of those smashing sessions. Moon, known for his manic drumming and excessive lifestyle, died in 1978 and Entwistle passed away in 2002, but Daltrey and Townshend continue to write and record as The Who with side musicians, including Townshend's brother Simon, who was present at the event, and drummer Zac Starkey, who is Ringo Starr's son but was taught to drum by Moon.įor much of the band's history, The Who was known for smashing its instruments on stage at the end of performances. While the group called it quits in the early '80s, it reunited to celebrate its 25th anniversary with a series of concerts in 1989, and has continued to perform for occasional tours since. The group is often credited with creating or perfecting the "rock opera" through concept albums such as "Tommy" and "Quadrophenia." The Who were a rock 'n' roll band, first and foremost, and brought a visceral fire to songs such as "My Generation," "I Can See For Miles," "Baba O'Riley" and "Won't Get Fooled Again." and a literary, poetic approach to the lyrics.Įventually, the band was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's loudest rock band, but the Who were not simply dealing in volume. The Who started out playing rhythm and blues before their music transformed into a powerful, muscular sound that contrasted sharply with The Beatles' pop approach and The Rolling Stones' loyal love affair with the blues. And I was one of them, and all my mates thought they could look like Elvis, and of course, none of us did." Something came out of the music, this drive and energy, and I thought, 'That's what I'm going to be.' Pete actually wrote a song called 'Real Good-Looking Boy,' and it's kind of about people who thought they could look like Elvis. "There was this clip of this guy singing 'Heartbreak Hotel' and looking like something from outer space. "The only thing that saved me was I saw Elvis Presley on TV," he said. ![]() "And well done to the Lips!"ĭaltrey, who performs a solo concert Thursday night at WinStar Casino in Thackerville, talked about being a disengaged student in the 1950s, and how a BBC television report on a young American rocker changed his life. "I'm very impressed with your college - it's fabulous," Daltrey said as the interview began. He discussed the band's history, the current state of the music industry, and greeted Flaming Lips singer Wayne Coyne, a longtime fan who saw his first Who concert in Oklahoma City in the 1970s and performed last year in as part of a "VH1 Honors" The singer, who first began performing with guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon in The High Numbers in the early 1960s before changing their name to The Who in 1964, spent 90 minutes in a casual question-and-answer session with Booker and the student body. ![]()
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