With his windmill strumming, mod rock rebellion, and rock opera masterpieces, The Who’s Pete Townshend has had an unavoidable impact on the landscape of rock and roll.

Pete Townshend once described the fanaticism around The Who as a gulf between the band and the audience, recalling the band's early days.

"He’s had real influence, and I think he’s influenced me," Pete Townshend said of past collaborator David Gilmour.

The dissatisfaction was evident during a tense post-show interview with MTV’s Alan Hunter, which Collins dominated when the others proved truculent. The drummer later wrote in his 2016 memoir, Not ...

Looking at how watching Bill Haley's concert film 'Rock Around The Clock; changed Pete Townshend from The Who's life forever, and made him love rock music.

Pete Townshend and his wife, musician and composer, Rachel Fuller - Rii Schroer. The Who: Pete Townshend (centre), then L-R, Keith Moon, John Entwistle and Roger Daltrey - Colin Jones / TopFoto ...

With rock music retreating from the cultural zeitgeist, the mere act of enduring is a statement in itself. On that score, ...

The Who drummer Zak Starkey says Roger Daltrey made the mistake that led him to be ousted from the band — but he doesn't hold ...

The Who’s Pete Townshend, who wrote “Tommy, says Bourzgui “just gets it. Jeenah Moon for The New York Post. Townshend, who first watched Bourzgui tackle the complex role of Tommy Walker at ...

The Who guitarist and songwriter Pete Townshend discusses the reunion of iconic British band, Oasis, lead by brothers Noel ...

Pete Townshend was in his early 20s when he wrote most of “Tommy,” which was released in 1969. Now, as the album-turned-Broadway musical plots a Chicago comeback, he’s 78.

What Pete Townshend thought when Arthur Brown appeared in the film version of ‘Tommy’ In his 2012 book Who I Am: A Memoir, Townshend discusses Brown several times.He recalls bringing Brown to ...