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The 10 most underrated Pete Townshend songs
By Rob Hughes published
From The Who’s forgotten singles to unsung solo gems, these are 10 classic Pete Townshend songs you’ll never hear on CSI

The Pete Townshend song that savaged a pair of music writers
By Rob Hughes published
Written in response to two journalists who said it was good that Keith Moon was dead, it's one of rock’s most spiteful songs

"I've been touring for the money": Pete Townshend opens up as he considers one final tour world from The Who before they "crawl off to die"
By Fraser Lewry published
Pete Townshend also has things to say about Keith Richards and AC/DC

"Roger punched me once, and I’m sure I asked for it": How The Who overcame internal strife and a drummer behaving like 'a Saudi prince' to make their most poignant album
By Rob Hughes published
By 1973 The Who were bored and angry – and Pete Townshend knew he had one last chance to hold the band together and unify them in the eyes of their fans

"My hair caught fire and my hearing was never the same again": Relive the explosive moment Keith Moon blew up his drums on live TV
By Fraser Lewry published
It's one of the most iconic clips in rock: The Who, The Smothers Brothers, and 10 times the permitted amount of gunpowder

Pete Townshend releases Can’t Outrun The Truth, first solo single in 29 years
By Fraser Lewry published
Can’t Outrun The Truth is accompanied by Pete Townshend's first solo video in nearly four decades

Pete Townshend doesn't give a f*ck about the new Keith Moon biopic
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
The Who's Pete Townshend says he'll have a "moan" about the upcoming Keith Moon biopic if he doesn't like it, but doesn't really care all that much

After 50 years, Pete Townshend hopes to recover ‘lost’ Who song Ambition for long-overdue Lifehouse release
By Paul Brannigan published
After 50 years on the shelf, Pete Townshend’s complex concept album Lifehouse will emerge in some form in 2022, guitarist says
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