On SeptemKeith Moon was found dead in an apartment in London. He stopped only when police arrived. This stint led them to be banned from all the Holiday Inns. After returning back to the hotel he started throwing guests and furniture in pool and started a fire. Then he started a food fight and knocked off his front tooth and was taken to hospital. As soon as he reached Flint, Moon started drinking. Moon celebrated his 21 st birthday (it was actually his 20 th birthday) at Holiday Inn in Flint, Michigan. Until his supply of explosives was exhausted, Moon tried to destroy every toilet and changing room which he could access. But his favorite destruction method was exploding toilet. He would be derived by drugs and alcohols and destroy furniture by throwing them out through windows. In 1966 when The Who stayed in the Berlin Hilton, Moon’s destruction of property started. Moon always had the tendency to lead a destructive lifestyle. Upon learning about this tragedy, the band members were deeply shaken. But no one told the band members about this tragedy till the show was over. An excited crowd forced their way inside and in this process 11 fans were killed. While having a sound check, the fans waiting outside thought that the concert had already started. On 3 December 1979, The Who were about to have a concert in Cincinnati. In this play he acted the part of the twin servants named Drumio. In the year 1983 The BBC did a screen adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘The Comedy Of Errors’. The only song of “The Who” whose writing credit is given to both Pete Townsend and Roger Daltrey is “Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere”. The only song written by both Pete and Roger He used this phrase to describe the sound of The Who’s sixties singles.īassist of the band “The Who”, John Entwistle has two other nicknames: “Thunderfingers” and “The Ox”.ĭo you know the muppet ‘Animal’ is actually inspired by Keith?ġ2. The phrase “Power Pop” was coined by Pete Townshend in the year 1967. It was actually written by Eddie Cochrane. The hit single not written by Pete TownsendĮvery hit single of the band “The Who” was written by Pete Townsend except one: Summertime Blues.
He took part in the school’s boxing league and did very well in it.Ĩ. Guitarist Pete Townshend was hit with a guitar by Roger Daltrey because Pete was drunk and was constantly poking and hitting Roger with his guitar. When Pete was being taken to hospital in an ambulance, Roger was with him and he was constantly apologizing.ĭuring his school Keith Moon’s favorite sport was boxing. When Roger Daltrey hit Pete Townshend with guitar!
So, his band mates expelled him from the band.Ħ. He flushed the pills and also beat up Keith. When Keith Moon supplied illegal drugs to two of his band mate, John Entwistle and Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey became quite angry. When Roger Daltrey flushed Keith Moon’s pills! Idiotic in other respects.” While his music teacher remarked, “has great ability, but must guard against a tendency to show off.”ĥ. Once his art teacher remarked in his report,”Retarded artistically. Eventually Guinness World Record stopped listing this record as many people’s hearing was being affected by these concerts.Īs a child Keith Moon was hyperactive and had restless imagination. Later it was beaten several times by several others. On May 31, 1976, the concert show in London by the band “The Who” was so loud that a Guinness World record was created. The Who made a Guinness Record for the Loudest Concert After meeting him he recruited Entwistle into the band (at that time Detours).ģ. At that time Entwistle was carrying a bass with him. Once when Daltrey was on a street he spotted Entwistle by chance. Daltrey’s chance encounter with Entwistle Let’s know some interesting facts about this amazing rock band, The Who.īefore finalizing on the band name “The Who”, they had performed under two other names: The Detours and The High Numbers.Ģ. Formed in 1964, The Who originally had Roger Daltrey (lead vocalist), Pete Townshend (guitarist), Keith Moon (drummer) and John Entwistle (bassist). The Who is the most influential rock band of the 20 th century.
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