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| Pete Townshend considered suicide after arrest
Pete Townshend considered committing suicide after he was accused of being a paedophile.
The Who guitarist went through a terrible ordeal in 2003 when he was arrested in January 2003 as part of a police crackdown known as Operation Ore on a child pornography website and subseq... [more] |
| Pete Townshend wanted to destroy The Who
(BANG) -Pete Townshend used to think The Who should ’literally destroy themselves’ to make an impact on the music industry.
The 65-year-old rocker - who was the guitarist and songwriter in the band -was keen to adopt a ’punk’ frame of mind during the early days of the group, but fell... [more] |
| Roger Daltrey won’t quit
(BANG) -Roger Daltrey has vowed to continue performing even if The Who split up.
The future of the group is in serious doubt because guitarist Pete Townshend’s suffers from tinnitus - a severe ringing in the ears - but the frontman insists the demise of the group wouldn’t end his career.
He said:... [more] |
 | Beatles’ 500k drum
(BANG) -A drum featured on the cover of The Beatles’ ’Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ album has sold for over £500,000 at auction.
The hand-painted bass drum was among a collection of 60s memorabilia which in total fetched over £1 million at auction yesterday (10.07.08).
The percussion instrumen... [more] |
| Pink Floyd’s Fender auction
(BANG) -Pink Floyd are auctioning a unique signed guitar for charity.
The Fender Stratocaster instrument was decorated by Gerald Scarfe, who designed the infamous pictures on the cover of the band’s revolutionary record ’The Wall’, and is signed by band members including legendary guitarist Dav... [more] |
 | Courtney Love’s £7m house
(BANG) -Courtney Love wants to buy a £7 million house in a leafy London suburb.
The rocker is determined to put her wild lifestyle behind her and settle down in Richmond, a south-west London area famed for its tranquility.
She said: ’Ideally, I’d like a house on the green, near the theatre. It’s... [more] |
 | Paul McCartney: Head of the Q
Sir Paul McCartney, Kylie Minogue and Arctic Monkeys were the big winners at this year’s Q Awards today (08.10.07).
The Beatles legend received The Q Icon award, Kylie took The Q Idol accolade and Arctic Monkeys claimed the prestigious Best Act In The World Today prize at the glitzy ceremony at London... [more] |
| Pete Townshend’s live net
Pete Townshend hopes the internet will make live performances ’redundant’.
The Who guitarist has branded live shows ’absurd’ and believes world tours will soon be a thing of the past.
Townshend said in a magazine interview: ’Live performing is becoming an absurdity. The internet could and should make i... [more] |
| Pete Townshend thanks Moon
Pete Townshend says Keith Moon’s wild behaviour made The Who a legendary band.
The guitarist admits the late drummer’s infamous antics - which included him wrecking numerous hotel rooms and allegedly driving a car, either a Rolls-Royce or Lincoln Continental, into a swimming pool - were responsible for p... [more] |
| Pete Townshend’s computer music
Pete Townshend says the next Who album will be inspired by music made by computers.
The guitarist, with the help of mathematician and composer Lawrence Ball and software engineer David Snowdon, has created a computer system called ’The Method’ which allows users to make unique pieces of music create... [more] |
| Pete Townshend’s traumatic shower
Pete Townshend was forced to shower in front of two male scoutmasters when he was just ten.
The Who guitarist recalls his time in the Sea Scouts in his new memoir ’Who He?’ - the same book he was researching when he was arrested in 2003 on suspicion of downloading child pornography.
Townshend s... [more] |
| The Who headline
The Who are to headline this year’s Glastonbury Festival.
The legendary rockers will close the world famous music event, which takes place over the weekend of June 22-24.
Amazingly, it is the first time the band - who formed around 40 years ago - will have appeared at the festival.
Guitarist Pete Townshend a... [more] |
| Pete Townshend’s old apology
The Who guitarist Pete Townshend has apologised to Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones for saying they are too old to tour.
The 61-year-old rocker - who famously penned the line "I hope I die before I get old" in the band’s classic hit ’My Generation’ - previously claimed musicians from the 60s should ca... [more] |
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