Yahoo

Pete Townshend on the music he despises, even though he influenced it with one vital Who album

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American Songwriter

The Who’s Pete Townshend Names the Top 5 Songs He’s Written While on ‘The Late Show’; Jams With House Band

In an extended edition of Townshend’s Late Show appearance, posted exclusively on the program’s YouTube channel, host Stephen Colbert asked the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer to please name his “top five ...
The Morning Sun

Column: For Pete Townshend’s sake

Happy 80th birthday, Pete Townshend! Longtime readers will know he’s my favorite songwriting rock-and-roller, placed high on a pedestal that includes Bob Dylan and Van Morrison (who belong to no other ...
Los Angeles Times

Four decades after their ‘farewell’ tour, the Who returns one last(?) time to the Hollywood Bowl

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Sixty years ago the British invasion was in full swing — beyond the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, bands like the ...
American Songwriter

‘I’m Going To Play Him off the Stage One Day”: The Legendary Guitarist Pete Townshend Thought He’d Never Best—but That Didn’t Stop Him From Trying

Townshend was a talented player in his own right, but he readily admitted to not being as technically proficient as Hendrix, or such other contemporaries as Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck. In ...