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Pete Townshend on rivals, regrets — and what he really thought of Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin
Townshend’s famously cutting remarks were in line with his view of heavy metal acts in general
Guitar legend Link Wray on the hit that introduced distortion to rock and roll, inspired Jimmy Page to play guitar — and caused public outrage
Behind the 1958 guitar instrumental that changed rock and roll’s sonic landscape forever
Pete Townshend on the music he despises, even though he influenced it with one vital Who album
The guitarist wondered “why these guys look like that, and why it is that they think they look so cool?”
How Eric Clapton survived rock guitar‘s most transformative era and found his way to the blues
Like Jeff Beck and Pete Townshend, Clapton was thrown when Jimi Hendrix arrived on the rock scene
Rock royalty's favorite sideman recalls his days with Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townshend, Roger Waters and Bill Wyman
From Hendrix‘s earliest U.K. gigs to Clapton‘s Crossroads, Andy Fairweather Low has seen and played with the best of them
Pete Townshend on the Who's real lead guitar player
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Pete Townshend claimed this guitar innovation was the Who’s idea. The Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood proved him wrong
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
The guitarist has mentioned the creative possibilities of using AI before, but never as seriously as he does now
