10-05-2025
EXCLUSIVE PETE TOWNSHEND reveals why he wishes he quit The Who DECADES ago - and what he REALLY thinks of Roger Daltrey
He's a rock god, adored by many and worth millions. Yet The Who's Pete Townshend has regrets. 'I always feel I wish I'd left before the band got famous and been an artist,' says the former art school student. 'I think I would have been happier.'
This jaw-dropping moment of reflection comes after we've been watching the dancers of Sadler's Wells rehearse a new ballet that is based on his wife Rachel Fuller's orchestration of the rock opera Quadrophenia, written by Pete and released as an album by The Who in 1973. It's the story of Jimmy, a young man having a breakdown during the legendary clashes between Mods and Rockers on Brighton seafront in 1964. And Pete was actually there.
