Pete, on his website, says he has spent the first six weeks of the year finishing piano pieces he had written between 1995-1999 for Scoop 3. He also says he has trawled through his old and recent stuff and has not found a single “perfect” Who song. Roger has supplied three songs that, while good,… Read More »2001-03-05
Rap artist Hesher releases his self-titled CD containing “Whose Generation,” a rap version of “My Generation.” You can listen to it on youtube here
The Who announce that they will not be participating in the planned tribute CD to Sun Records. They blame scheduling conflicts
The Grammy awards are broadcast live. The Who, having won a lifetime achievement Grammy, are represented by a video tribute.
John Entwistle accepts The Who’s Lifetime Achievement Grammy at an un-televised ceremony the night before The Grammys broadcast. During the next night’s show, The Who are represented by a video tribute. Attendees receive a four-track DVD preview of the upcoming Royal Albert Hall 2000 release. Others winning the Lifetime Achievement Grammy this year are The… Read More »2001-02-20
Pete writes a review of The Who Sell Out for Q magazine’s website
Pete is placed at number 62 (tying with Van Morrison) on the Sunday Mirror’s Top One Hundred Richest Entertainers in Britain. They report he has an estimated wealth of £2 million.
Pete publishes a letter he wrote to Mojo magazine in response to his mentioning that Kit Lambert, Brian Epstein and Robert Stigwood were gay in an article he had written the previous month about a 1967 meeting with John Lennon. In the letter he says that Who manager Kit Lambert never approached him sexually even… Read More »2001-02-16
Pete attends the last night’s performance of the stage version of The Graduate starring his friend Jerry Hall
The British press reports that Roger has sold his trout farm to put up cash for the Keith Moon biopic