‘Naked Eye’: the song that took The Who 54 years to perfect
Good things come to those who wait…
Pete Townshend
The 1967 song Pete Townshend thought would take The Who to “eternal glory”
Going past traditional rock and roll.
The one musician Pete Townshend crowned as a “guitar genius”
Discovering the new ways of the six-string.
The 1975 song Genesis wrote as a tribute to a guitar hero: “I was a big fan”
“A subconscious tribute.”
The 1980 song Pete Townshend called his greatest work: “This is one of the best songs I’ve ever written”
Getting straight to the heart.
“Figurehead anarchists”: When Pete Townshend out-drunk the Sex Pistols in 1977
“Rock ‘n’ roll’s going down the f***ing pan!”
The 1969 The Who classic that Pete Townshend will always regret: “I’m embarrassed”
“I’m embarrassed. This sounds like a Music Hall song.”
The one singer Pete Townshend said had a heart of gold: “His work was inspiring”
Always playing for the right reasons.