Articles tagged: the-who

Photo of Pete TOWNSHEND and The Who, Pete Townshend performing live onstage, smashing guitar against amplifier

"Nobody's gonna tell me that a hunk of wood with strings stretched across it is sacred": Pete Townshend reveals all about why he became a guitar smasher

By Rob Laing published

"I think a lot of people struggle to buy their first instruments, they build up a relationship with them but I never had that but I don't know quite why that is"

Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who perform at The O2 Arena on July 12, 2023 in London, England

"AC/DC made 50 albums, but all their albums were the same. It wasn’t the way the Who worked. We were an ideas band": Pete Townshend admits he doesn't enjoy playing live with the band much anymore but still wants to release new music

By Rob Laing published

"If I’m really honest, I’ve been touring for the money"

Pete Townshend of The Who smashes a Fender Telecaster guitar into the speaker cab of his amplifier during a concert at the Oberrheinhalle, Offenburg, Germany, 17th April 1967. Singer Roger Daltrey is behind him on the left. Marshall amplifier heads are visible behind the speaker cabs and the guitar is fitted with a Fender Stratocaster neck

"I remember saying to Eric, 'I'm going to play him off the stage one day'. But what Eric did was even more peculiar, he said, 'Well, I'm going to pretend that I am Jimi Hendrix!'": Pete Townshend looks back in this classic 1990 guitar interview

By Guitarist magazine published

"The thing that really stunned Eric and me was the way he took what we did and made it better"

Photo of The Who; L-R: Pete Townshend, Keith Moon, John Entwistle, Roger Daltrey - posed, studio, group shot

"It was a fair fight that I got thrown out of the band for, because Moon came for me with a tambourine": When Roger Daltrey was fired from The Who at the worst possible time in 1965

By Rob Laing published

"When they got on amphetamines the music just turned to a load of crap," reflected the singer

Keith Moon

"If you could just bear with us, we’re going to go and revive our drummer by punching him in the stomach. He’s out cold...": 5 crazy Keith Moon moments

By Stuart Williams published

They didn’t call The Who’s drummer Moon The Loon for nothing…

Jeremy Clarkson's window cleaner playing on his drum kit

I Can’t Ex-pane: Jeremy Clarkson shares clip of window cleaner drumming on his Premier Spirit of Lily Keith Moon kit

By Stuart Williams published

Clarkson's Farm just got a bit louder

Pete Thorn

Pete Thorn demos his touring pedalboard for classic rock tones

By Rob Laing published

He's using three recent pedal releases too

Jimi Hendrix Roger Daltrey Pete Townshend

Roger Daltrey says Jimi Hendrix stole Pete Townshend’s stage act

By Jonathan Horsley last updated

But they both stole from blues great Buddy Guy, says the Who frontman

Keith Moon Getty

Keith Moon drove a Rolls Royce into a swimming pool on this day in 1967. Or did he?

By MusicRadar published

The Who drummer Keith Moon would have been 75 today. In 1967 he had a 21st birthday like no other - but was it as wild as he claimed?

Geddy Lee and Neil Peart

Rush’s Geddy Lee and Neil Peart voted greatest rhythm section of all time

By Jonathan Horsley published

The pair top MusicRadar GOAT hunting polls to find the best bassist and drummer ever – will Alex Lifeson join them on guitar? And who plays keys? Well, that's up to you...