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2 days ago
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- The Advertiser
Who available for private gigs, Pete Townshend quips
Pete Townshend quipped that The Who are "always available for private parties" as they kicked off their final tour. The legendary rockers brought The Song Is Over: The North American Farewell Tour to Florida's Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday night, and the 80-year-old guitarist joked that for a large sum of cash, he and frontman Roger Daltrey, 81, could be persuaded to perform for fans. "It's so great you've all come out to see us this one last time," he told the audience. "If any of you've got very, very, very deep pockets, Roger and I are always available for private parties! "Seriously, it's great to be here. We're so pleased to see you all come out." The 23-song set included the live debut of Going Mobile with Simon Townshend - Pete's brother - on lead vocals. Simon has performed the song before, but it's the first time it's been played at a Who concert. The track was penned by Townshend and originally released by the band on their 1971 album Who's Next, however, it was originally written for his abandoned Lifehouse project. Townshend recorded the lead vocals, guitars, and synths, with the late John Entwistle on bass guitar and Keith Moon on drums. Daltrey was not involved. As their touring days draw to a close, Townshend recently confessed he would have been "happier" without The Who. The musician - who co-founded the band in 1964 - has always felt the group were "beneath" him and he believes he'd have preferred to have followed his love of art instead. He told The Daily Mail newspaper's Weekend magazine: "I always feel I wish I'd left before the band got famous and been an artist. I think I would have been happier ... "I was deeply into a college course about how art was going to have a revolutionary function. So I felt The Who were a bit silly, maybe a bit beneath me, I'm afraid." Asked how he saw things now, he said: "I feel the same. I think they feel beneath me." Townshend admitted band mate Daltrey was unimpressed by his stance. "Roger and I have conversations about this. Sometimes he thinks I should be more grateful," he said. Pete Townshend quipped that The Who are "always available for private parties" as they kicked off their final tour. The legendary rockers brought The Song Is Over: The North American Farewell Tour to Florida's Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday night, and the 80-year-old guitarist joked that for a large sum of cash, he and frontman Roger Daltrey, 81, could be persuaded to perform for fans. "It's so great you've all come out to see us this one last time," he told the audience. "If any of you've got very, very, very deep pockets, Roger and I are always available for private parties! "Seriously, it's great to be here. We're so pleased to see you all come out." The 23-song set included the live debut of Going Mobile with Simon Townshend - Pete's brother - on lead vocals. Simon has performed the song before, but it's the first time it's been played at a Who concert. The track was penned by Townshend and originally released by the band on their 1971 album Who's Next, however, it was originally written for his abandoned Lifehouse project. Townshend recorded the lead vocals, guitars, and synths, with the late John Entwistle on bass guitar and Keith Moon on drums. Daltrey was not involved. As their touring days draw to a close, Townshend recently confessed he would have been "happier" without The Who. The musician - who co-founded the band in 1964 - has always felt the group were "beneath" him and he believes he'd have preferred to have followed his love of art instead. He told The Daily Mail newspaper's Weekend magazine: "I always feel I wish I'd left before the band got famous and been an artist. I think I would have been happier ... "I was deeply into a college course about how art was going to have a revolutionary function. So I felt The Who were a bit silly, maybe a bit beneath me, I'm afraid." Asked how he saw things now, he said: "I feel the same. I think they feel beneath me." Townshend admitted band mate Daltrey was unimpressed by his stance. "Roger and I have conversations about this. Sometimes he thinks I should be more grateful," he said. Pete Townshend quipped that The Who are "always available for private parties" as they kicked off their final tour. The legendary rockers brought The Song Is Over: The North American Farewell Tour to Florida's Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday night, and the 80-year-old guitarist joked that for a large sum of cash, he and frontman Roger Daltrey, 81, could be persuaded to perform for fans. "It's so great you've all come out to see us this one last time," he told the audience. "If any of you've got very, very, very deep pockets, Roger and I are always available for private parties! "Seriously, it's great to be here. We're so pleased to see you all come out." The 23-song set included the live debut of Going Mobile with Simon Townshend - Pete's brother - on lead vocals. Simon has performed the song before, but it's the first time it's been played at a Who concert. The track was penned by Townshend and originally released by the band on their 1971 album Who's Next, however, it was originally written for his abandoned Lifehouse project. Townshend recorded the lead vocals, guitars, and synths, with the late John Entwistle on bass guitar and Keith Moon on drums. Daltrey was not involved. As their touring days draw to a close, Townshend recently confessed he would have been "happier" without The Who. The musician - who co-founded the band in 1964 - has always felt the group were "beneath" him and he believes he'd have preferred to have followed his love of art instead. He told The Daily Mail newspaper's Weekend magazine: "I always feel I wish I'd left before the band got famous and been an artist. I think I would have been happier ... "I was deeply into a college course about how art was going to have a revolutionary function. So I felt The Who were a bit silly, maybe a bit beneath me, I'm afraid." Asked how he saw things now, he said: "I feel the same. I think they feel beneath me." Townshend admitted band mate Daltrey was unimpressed by his stance. "Roger and I have conversations about this. Sometimes he thinks I should be more grateful," he said. Pete Townshend quipped that The Who are "always available for private parties" as they kicked off their final tour. The legendary rockers brought The Song Is Over: The North American Farewell Tour to Florida's Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday night, and the 80-year-old guitarist joked that for a large sum of cash, he and frontman Roger Daltrey, 81, could be persuaded to perform for fans. "It's so great you've all come out to see us this one last time," he told the audience. "If any of you've got very, very, very deep pockets, Roger and I are always available for private parties! "Seriously, it's great to be here. We're so pleased to see you all come out." The 23-song set included the live debut of Going Mobile with Simon Townshend - Pete's brother - on lead vocals. Simon has performed the song before, but it's the first time it's been played at a Who concert. The track was penned by Townshend and originally released by the band on their 1971 album Who's Next, however, it was originally written for his abandoned Lifehouse project. Townshend recorded the lead vocals, guitars, and synths, with the late John Entwistle on bass guitar and Keith Moon on drums. Daltrey was not involved. As their touring days draw to a close, Townshend recently confessed he would have been "happier" without The Who. The musician - who co-founded the band in 1964 - has always felt the group were "beneath" him and he believes he'd have preferred to have followed his love of art instead. He told The Daily Mail newspaper's Weekend magazine: "I always feel I wish I'd left before the band got famous and been an artist. I think I would have been happier ... "I was deeply into a college course about how art was going to have a revolutionary function. So I felt The Who were a bit silly, maybe a bit beneath me, I'm afraid." Asked how he saw things now, he said: "I feel the same. I think they feel beneath me." Townshend admitted band mate Daltrey was unimpressed by his stance. "Roger and I have conversations about this. Sometimes he thinks I should be more grateful," he said.
Perth Now
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Pete Townshend admits he and Roger Daltrey 'don't communicate very well'
Pete Townshend has admitted he and Roger Daltrey "are very different" and "don't communicate very well". The Who bandmates - who are currently on their farewell tour after more than five decades in the legendary rock group - haven't always seen eye to eye, and the 80-year-old guitarist claims the 81-year-old frontman "got upset" with him over their "different needs as performers". He told the latest issue of AARP Magazine: "We don't communicate very well. He and I are very different and we have different needs as performers. "He got upset because he felt I had sometimes given the impression of having left the building. Roger complained about the fact that he is deaf. He's a singer, and he has to be 100 per cent fit in order to do his job." The pair have felt obliged to continue honouring the legacy of the My Generation band since the deaths of drummer Keith Moon and bassist John Entwistle in 1978 and 2002, respectively, with Pete hailing them a "Who tribute band". He said: "The Who [still] sells records — the Moon and Entwistle families have become millionaires. There's also something more, really: the art, the creative work is when we perform it. We're celebrating. We're a Who tribute band." Despite their differences, Pete still enjoys playing alongside Roger. He continued: "But apart from that, it does whet an appetite to think about how we should bow out in our personal lives — what we do with our families and our friends and everything else at this age. "We're lucky to be alive. I'm looking forward to playing, Roger likes to throw wild cards out sometimes in the set, and we have learned and rehearsed a few songs that we don't always play." The Who kicked off The Song Is Over: The North American Farewell Tour at Florida's Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday (16.08.25) night. The 23-song set included the live debut of Going Mobile with Simon Townshend - Pete's brother - on lead vocals. Simon has performed the song before, but it was the first time it had been played at a Who concert. The track was penned by Pete and originally released by the band on their 1971 album Who's Next, however, it was originally written for his abandoned Lifehouse project. Pete recorded the lead vocals, guitars, and synths, with the John on bass guitar and Keith on drums. Roger was not involved. Elsewhere, after a technical glitch hampered their performance at one point, Roger quipped: 'You never remember the perfect show. You remember the f***-ups.'
Perth Now
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Who available for private gigs, Pete Townshend quips
Pete Townshend quipped that The Who are "always available for private parties" as they kicked off their final tour. The legendary rockers brought The Song Is Over: The North American Farewell Tour to Florida's Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday night, and the 80-year-old guitarist joked that for a large sum of cash, he and frontman Roger Daltrey, 81, could be persuaded to perform for fans. "It's so great you've all come out to see us this one last time," he told the audience. "If any of you've got very, very, very deep pockets, Roger and I are always available for private parties! "Seriously, it's great to be here. We're so pleased to see you all come out." The 23-song set included the live debut of Going Mobile with Simon Townshend - Pete's brother - on lead vocals. Simon has performed the song before, but it's the first time it's been played at a Who concert. The track was penned by Townshend and originally released by the band on their 1971 album Who's Next, however, it was originally written for his abandoned Lifehouse project. Townshend recorded the lead vocals, guitars, and synths, with the late John Entwistle on bass guitar and Keith Moon on drums. Daltrey was not involved. As their touring days draw to a close, Townshend recently confessed he would have been "happier" without The Who. The musician - who co-founded the band in 1964 - has always felt the group were "beneath" him and he believes he'd have preferred to have followed his love of art instead. He told The Daily Mail newspaper's Weekend magazine: "I always feel I wish I'd left before the band got famous and been an artist. I think I would have been happier ... "I was deeply into a college course about how art was going to have a revolutionary function. So I felt The Who were a bit silly, maybe a bit beneath me, I'm afraid." Asked how he saw things now, he said: "I feel the same. I think they feel beneath me." Townshend admitted band mate Daltrey was unimpressed by his stance. "Roger and I have conversations about this. Sometimes he thinks I should be more grateful," he said.
