When it came time for The Who to argue about whether to tour, one member was always ready to go.

"I liked recording, but it wasn't my idea of what rock 'n' roll was all about," says John Entwistle, the band's co-founder and bass guitarist. "I like to go out there and play."

So when The Who played its final tour in 1982 and its 30th anniversary really, really final tour in 1989 (Entwistle says there will be no further Who tours "in the foreseeable future"), the bassist known as the Ox found ways to continue touring.

He toured with former Who lead singer Roger Daltrey in 1994, was a member of Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band last summer, and was about to embark on another half-a-Who tour with Daltrey this year in Germany, South America and Australia. "But when Australia fell through, I thought I'd go out and tour myself."