As the guitarist explains, the windmill is fraught with danger, including fingernail tears and hand lacerations ...

Pete Townshend is hailed as one of rock’s greatest rhythm players. Even he’s not shy about his talents, telling Sound International in 1980, “in that particular area, I don’t think I’m ...

I t’s been ages since Pete Townshend smashed a guitar onstage. The last time was 2007, when a Gibson acoustic guitar sadly met its fate in his hands when it proved impossible to tune.

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

Pete Townshend Struggled With Childhood Insecurity. If there’s one fact of life that transcends time and geographical background, it’s that kids can be cruel to those who look different from them.

"Pete Townshend's a god of guitar and always will be," read one of his previous comments. Jelly Roll Joins Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst Onstage for a Classic Rock Cover: 'Love This Fella' Brian May ...

Pete Townshend, The Who’s guitarist and principal songwriter, paid a visit to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday, March 26, to promote the Broadway revival of the musical based on ...

Many of Townshend’s guitar-smashing tantrums were captured on film and by 1965, drummer Keith Moon was joining in and obliterating his kit - once, for a TV appearance on the Smothers Brothers ...

May 23, 2023 at 9:02am BST. A guitar given by The Who rocker Pete Townshend to a friend whose own was stolen could fetch up to £20,000 when it is auctioned next month.

A guitar given by The Who rocker Pete Townshend to a friend whose own was stolen could fetch up to £20,000 when it is auctioned next month (PA) (PA Archive) Your support helps us to tell the story.