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Pete Townshend claimed this guitar innovation was the Who’s idea. The Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood proved him wrong
By Christopher Scapelliti last updated
The historical record gave Pete the edge — but Wood delivered proof he had the idea first when his 1965 diary was published

Pete Townshend may borrow an idea from the Beatles as he looks for help polishing rough gems from the Who’s archive
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist has mentioned the creative possibilities of using AI before, but never as seriously as he does now

Pete Townshend thought the Who would last two weeks. This was the moment that changed his mind
By Phil Weller published
In a new interview, the guitarist reveals his thoughts about the group's origins and the revelation that showed him the possibilities that lay ahead

Pete Townshend on the first guitar he ever broke — at age 13 — and John Entwistle's hilarious response
By Phil Weller published
The future Who bassist was present to witness the first of many guitar destructions in Townshend's life

Roger Daltrey on the day he knocked out Pete Townshend
By Elizabeth Swann published
With the group's final U.S. tour behind them, the singer explains what kept them going through the worst of times

“It sounds like 50 Marshall stacks!” Pete Townshend’s guitar secrets revealed by the Who’s substitute guitarist
By Joe Matera last updated
Steve Bolton said the Who guitarist taught him the power of using just one guitar for some of his most bombastic tracks

The time Pete Townshend trashed the Beatles on television
By Phil Weller published
The Fab Four were selling records like hot cakes, but Townshend wasn’t buying — not until he heard a pair of sides they cut later that same year

Pete Townshend’s substitute guitarist reveals the highs and lows of his time in the Who
By Joe Matera published
Atomic Rooster guitarist Steve “Boltz” Bolton was hired to play on the group’s star-studded 1989 tour — if he could survive the rehearsals
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