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Mr Townshend regrets...
The guitarist, whose live career hangs in the balance due to worsening hearing problems, was interviewed for a new one-off magazine The Who: The Ultimate Music Guide, where he - somewhat ironically - opines that he'd have been better off as a solo performer.
"I would never have joined a band," he said. "I would have made a much more effective solo performer and producer working the way Brian Eno has worked. I would be less physically damaged today".
Source: NME 
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Peter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend (born 19 May 1945) is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group The Who, as well as for his own solo career. His career with The Who spans more than 40 years, during which time the band grew to be considered one of the most influential bands of the 1960s and 1970s, and,...
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Who the hell's he fooling, let go of it Pete, you'll go blind as well as deaf.
He's right. His solo albums are brilliant but neglected. All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes.
I used "Empty Glass" as reference for rough tuning of concert p.a.'s for years. Great music.
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