Roy Carr has a recent interview with Keith called “The Chancellor and the Drummer Boy” in New Musical Express. In it Keith defends his current tax exile status: “They’re driving out all those people who make the money – whether it’s on a long or short-term basis. How on earth can a professional man afford… Read More »1976-01-17
www.thewho.network My life’s in jeopardy Murdered in cold blood is what I’m gonna be I ain’t been home since Friday night And now my wife is coming after me Give me police protection Gonna buy a gun so I can look after number one Give me a bodyguard A black belt Judo expert with a… Read More »The Who – My Wife :: Cleveland 1975
From left to right: UK edition, US edition, French edition, and a revised 1980 German edition (subtitled The Hardest Rockband in the World). An early biography of the band written by a rock journalist that worked for various publications including NME. He uses mostly his own interviews with the Who as source material for the book. There is… Read More »The Who
Rolling Stone magazine features an article titled “Daltrey: What the Who’s Been Doing” as well as a review of Roger’s new album “Ride a Rock Horse” Transcript: “I don’t think Tommy held the band back – it’s just that nobody wanted to listen to what [else] we were doing. Who’s Next holds up much… Read More »1975-09-11
The Who work on their new live show featuring Quadrophenia during rehearsals at the Sundown Theatre in Edmonton
During this month the third and last single from Keith’s solo album Two Sides Of The Moon is released. As with the previous two, “Crazy Like a Fox” backed with the Beatles song “In My Life” fails to chart. Despite this, Keith begins work on his never-to-be-completed second solo album later this month in Los… Read More »1975-07-01
A key interview from 1975 that nearly split The Who. The dejection and depression of an embittered Townshend (catalysts behind The Who By Numbers) are glaringly apparent in this discussion of the state of ‘rock’ and the future of The Who.
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Roger is interviewed in The New York Times.
Rolling Stone magazine features a full page on The Who with two articles: “Townshend’s Mixed Blessing” by Judith Sims, and a review of Tommy titled “‘Tommy’: Too Big, Too Late” by Jon Landau Transcriptions: Townshend’s Mixed Blessing BY JUDITH SIMS LOS ANGELES—Just how much can little Tommy take? With each passing version—Who album,… Read More »1975-04-24
Recording for The Who’s next studio album was to have begun at Shepperton Sound Studios in London but they are held up as Keith has yet to arrive from Los Angeles and Roger is still working on the movie Lisztomania