Pete Townshend
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Pete Townshend finds new ways to play old songs on Live In Concert 1985-2001
By Neil Jeffries published
Live In Concert 1985-2001 comprises 14 discs of live recordings from The Who guitarist Pete Townshend

The Who's Quadrophenia is being turned into a mod ballet
By Fraser Lewry published
Quadrophenia: A Mod Ballet is coming to a stately theatre near you in 2025

The Pete Townshend album that measures up to The Who's best work
By Bill DeMain published
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

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
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