When Pete Townshend claimed ‘Sgt Pepper’ was a rip-off of a 1966 flop: “The Beatles copied us!”
Sphere of influence.
Pete Townshend
The 1975 album Pete Townshend could never relate to: “I felt detached from my own songs”
The right songs with the wrong drive.
The 1960s band Pete Townshend said The Who could never compete with: “They stole our mantle”
The real rock and roll virtuosos.
John ‘Speedy’ Keen: The Who roadie who scored a 1967 number one hit the band never had
Who’d have thought it?
The Beatles member Pete Townshend fell in love with: “His spiritual commitment was absolute”
The softer side of the Fabs.
The 1965 song Ritchie Blackmore said changed guitar forever: “I thought it was wonderful”
“I thought it was wonderful.”
“Neglected”: Pete Townshend thought ‘The Who Sell Out’ was a wasted opportunity
“Potentially brilliant but ultimate inconclusive…”