Pete has a rude awakening after going out drinking with some locals. “They invited me back to their flat for the night but when I woke up the next morning there was a policeman standing by the bed and it was then I discovered they’d all gone and it wasn’t their place at all.” Pete… Read More »1965-09-23
Keith is interviewed by Melody Maker. “Yes, I do play very loudly and use the drums to their full extent. I keep very close with the bass player, who is just as extrovert in playing as I am. I try to get a jerky complicated beat, especially between my bass drum and snare drum.” The… Read More »1965-09-18
Half the equipment stolen from The Who’s van on the 2nd is recovered during a police raid on a Morden, Surrey flat but The Who still can’t get it back as it is held for evidence
Zak Starkey is born
Life magazine prints an article on The Beatles. Ringo, asked if The Beatles are a “pop-art” band, says that would be The Who. “It’s a new group. When they play they slowly smash their instruments to bits.”
While trying to buy a guard dog for their van at the Battersea Dogs’ Home, the Who’s van is stolen from the parking lot. The van is soon recovered but with a door and £5,000 of equipment missing.
Melody Maker runs an article called “The Price Of Pop Art” detailing The Who’s insane level of expenditures. The article also claims Pete has amassed 9 guitars while living on the dole. The numbers in the article, later re-printed in the book Rock Dreams, are largely fabricated by The Who’s management.
The Town Hall in Torquay prints posters for a show with The Who and The Telstars for the 27th but The Who do not show up as no contract is ever signed. A poster for the show sells for £1,100 at a Sotheby’s auction in the late 1980’s.
Chris Stamp tells Record Mirror the new single (“My Generation”) will be out 24 September. This is in an article in which Stamp says fans will now be able to buy shares in The Who.
A Shindig crew films The Who at Twickenham Film Studio Stage 3 in London. They perform live-in-studio versions of “I Can’t Explain”, “Daddy Rolling Stone” and a new song, “My Generation”. The first song is later included in The Kids Are Alright. The footage would be broadcast on the final shindig show on January 6,… Read More »1965-08-03