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11 hours ago
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Rock Icon's Final Tour Brings Old Regrets and New Tension
Rock Icon's Final Tour Brings Old Regrets and New Tension originally appeared on Parade. might have thrilled fans with his signature guitar-smashing move onstage, but there was one particular incident that eventually left him with regret. Now, as The Who embarks on what may be its final tour, frontman Roger Daltrey is opening up about the toll time has taken and how Townshend feels about the future. In the late 1960s, Townshend was preparing to play in Detroit, but he found himself without a guitar. The lead guitarist went to a local pawnshop where he purchased two Stratocaster guitars for a steal. 'The dealer had no idea what he had. On stage, I started with the older of the two guitars. It was almost certainly a guitar that belonged to Buddy Holly,' Townshend said in a resurfaced interview with Premier Guitar from 2010. 'The sound was superb, off the map, bell-like, silky, just sublime. When the time came to smash the guitar, I switched it for the newer one, and a boy at the front of the stage protested. 'No,' he shouted. 'Smash the good one, not some fake.'' He continued, 'So I switched back, and to my shame, smashed the guitar over his hands. I still wait for him to sue me. He would have a perfect right, but I was pretty angry with him. However, this entire guitar-smashing thing is my fault, my thing, my idea, my artistic statement, my absurdity. I have no doubt that guitar is sitting in someone's home now, and probably plays okay. I hope the same can be said for that poor guy's hands. So my regret and shame on this occasion is doubled.' Fifteen years later, The Who's destruction looks a little different and Townshend's ambivalence is aimed at touring rather than destroying expensive music equipment. He's mentioned several times that he's not a fan of being on the road, something his bandmate is seemingly irritated by. 'I want to give the songs the same amount of passion as I did the first time round. But it's not easy when you're dealing with a partner who can be ambivalent about it,' The Who's lead singer Roger Daltrey said in an interview with The Times published on August 1. 'So he says until he's out there — and he loves the money. But look at those early Who concerts. Every night was a war. That's how we got the music across. We're not going to turn into f--king Abba overnight, are we?' While Townshend might be uninterested in touring, Daltrey's still determined to give it his all and he's trying to finish what they started. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 Rock Icon's Final Tour Brings Old Regrets and New Tension first appeared on Parade on Aug 7, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Aug 7, 2025, where it first appeared. Solve the daily Crossword
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21 hours ago
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'70s Rock Icon Dead Following a 'Brief Illness'
'70s Rock Icon Dead Following a 'Brief Illness' originally appeared on Parade. Bobby Whitlock has died at the age of 77, according to TMZ. The rock icon, best known as the co-founder of the band Derek and the Dominos along with Eric Clapton, died following a "brief illness," his manager Carol Kaye confirmed. He was at his home in Texas, surrounded by loved ones. Whitlock's wife, Coco Carmel Whitlock, shared a statement with TMZ. "How do you express in but a few words the grandness of one man who came from abject poverty in the south to heights unimagined in such a short time?" she wondered. "My love Bobby looked at life as an adventure taking me by the hand leading me through a world of wonderment from music to poetry and painting. I feel his hands that were so intensely expressive and warm on my face and the small of my back whenever I close my eyes, he is there." "Life is what you make it, so take it and make it beautiful," she added. Following his years in the music industry, Whitlock expressed his art in other ways. In 2018, he took up painting, according to his website. "Being a very creative soul, Bobby can't help finding new ways of expressing himself," his website reads. "He called his art 'Emotional Abstract' without realizing that there was such a thing, and found that he was in good company. He posted some photos of his paintings on Instagram, though hasn't been active on the platform in about a year.'70s Rock Icon Dead Following a 'Brief Illness' first appeared on Parade on Aug 10, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Aug 10, 2025, where it first appeared. Solve the daily Crossword
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a day ago
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'70s Rock Icon Dead Following a 'Brief Illness'
'70s Rock Icon Dead Following a 'Brief Illness' originally appeared on Parade. Bobby Whitlock has died at the age of 77, according to TMZ. The rock icon, best known as the co-founder of the band Derek and the Dominos along with Eric Clapton, died following a "brief illness," his manager Carol Kaye confirmed. He was at his home in Texas, surrounded by loved ones. Whitlock's wife, Coco Carmel Whitlock, shared a statement with TMZ. "How do you express in but a few words the grandness of one man who came from abject poverty in the south to heights unimagined in such a short time?" she wondered. "My love Bobby looked at life as an adventure taking me by the hand leading me through a world of wonderment from music to poetry and painting. I feel his hands that were so intensely expressive and warm on my face and the small of my back whenever I close my eyes, he is there." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bobby Whitlock (@bobby_whitlock) "Life is what you make it, so take it and make it beautiful," she added. Following his years in the music industry, Whitlock expressed his art in other ways. In 2018, he took up painting, according to his website. "Being a very creative soul, Bobby can't help finding new ways of expressing himself," his website reads. "He called his art 'Emotional Abstract' without realizing that there was such a thing, and found that he was in good company. He posted some photos of his paintings on Instagram, though hasn't been active on the platform in about a year.'70s Rock Icon Dead Following a 'Brief Illness' first appeared on Parade on Aug 10, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Aug 10, 2025, where it first appeared.
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2 days ago
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Alice Cooper Reaches The Top 10 For The First Time In His Career
Decades into his career, Alice Cooper is still making noise, and his fans are still listening. Over the years, he's released music both as a soloist and as the leader of a band that shares his name. Now, that original group is back together for The Revenge of Alice Cooper, which opens inside the top 10 on multiple Billboard charts and brings the rock icon to a new all-time peak. Alice Cooper's First Top 10 Vinyl Album The Revenge of Alice Cooper launches at No. 6 on the Vinyl Albums chart this week. As the set debuts, it becomes Cooper's first top 10 on the tally. His previous high point was No. 16, which he reached with Paranormal in August 2017. So far, Cooper has sent six titles to the Vinyl Albums ranking throughout his lengthy career. All but one of those sets have reached the top 20, and each has only managed a single frame on the list. Fifth-Highest Vinyl Album Debut of the Week This frame, The Revenge of Alice Cooper earns the fifth-highest debut on the Vinyl Albums chart, coming in behind Snipe Hunter by Tyler Childers (No. 1), Alfredo II by Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist (No. 2), Vanisher, Horizon Scraper by Quadeca (No. 4), and She Hangs Brightly by Mazzy Star (No. 5). It also finishes ahead of other new releases from Michael Clifford of 5 Seconds of Summer and Beck. Alice Cooper Lands on Six Billboard Charts The Revenge of Alice Cooper appears on six Billboard tallies in its opening week, landing inside the top 10 on half of them. Alongside its showing on Vinyl Albums, the title also debuts at No. 6 on the Top Album Sales list and No. 5 on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart. It arrives at No. 14 on the Top Rock Albums ranking, No. 16 on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums tally, and No. 72 on the all-genre Billboard 200 — its lowest position of the bunch. According to Luminate, The Revenge of Alice Cooper starts with 13,650 equivalent units, with nearly all coming from pure sales.
