Feedback and smashed Rickenbackers were the results of his frustration with both suburban life and his limited guitar skills.
Watch The Who's Pete Townshend, John Mellencamp, and other stars performing classic songs at a recent pre-Grammy Awards party ...
Pete Townshend has intimated that he might use AI to complete some unfinished Who songs. The 80-year-old guitarist was interviewed by Stephen Colbert on his show last week. In a wide-ranging ...
Pete Townshend is facing a backlash after claiming being a young man today is harder than being a young woman.
When the Detours came to an end, the newly knighted singer decided he was unhappy in his role, forcing Townshend out of his comfort zone ...
Pete Townshend has long been one of the best songwriters in rock music. He is a pretty good guitarist, too, of course, but he and his band made their bones on the backs of Townshend's often brilliant ...
Near the end of The Who’s concert at the United Center Sunday night, purportedly the last time that Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend will ever perform here as The Who, right before the climax of ...
After a Who concert on Sept. 10, Attorney Garry Taroli, right, was invited backstage to meet iconic guitarist Pete Townshend. WILKES-BARRE — This is a story about a Wilkes-Barre attorney and an iconic ...
Zak Starkey's three decades with the Who came to a fiery end in 2025. But he says he remains on good terms with both Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey. More importantly, he's moving forward, while also ...
When The Who smashed their guitars and drums on stage, it felt like an extension of their loud, abrasive, and defiant rock ‘n’ roll. Years later, Pete Townshend would suggest that his “smashing ...
Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey embarked on their first “farewell” show in 1982, but since then, there have been several others. In a recent interview, Townshend admitted that the Who’s multiple ...
Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey have made it as clear as they can that The Who’s current farewell tour really is their last lap around North America. Now in their 80s, the British rock royals intend ...