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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

Pete Townshend on the Who’s farewell tour, and the health issues he had to kick to get back on the road
By Phil Weller published
After a knee operation earlier this year, he fell foul of an issue which “is how rock stars die,” he says

Pete Townshend on his and Roger Daltrey's problems as the Who set out on their final tour
By Elizabeth Swann published
He admits more shows may be in their future for charity or special projects

Randy Bachman on Pete Townshend's hilarious response when the Guess Who told the Who to change their name
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Bachman says the Who's hotel-trashing antics caused his band trouble with staff when “we could not convince them we were quiet Canadians”
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