Ex Spandau Ballet member and movie star discusses being inspired by David Gilmour, Syd Barrett and Mick Ronson, the ...

Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Desert Trip It’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 ...

Here’s wishing a heartfelt Happy Birthday to The Who’s Pete Townshend, who turned 80 years old on May 19. Pretty much since the iconic British band’s inception, the guitarist has been the ...

A rumor that Pete Townshend of English rock band The Who, said American singer Bruce Springsteen was "a bit overrated" circulated online in May 2025. For example, Facebook account America's Last ...

Reports of Pete Townshend describing Bruce Springsteen as overrated have been trending on social media for some time. Notably, the latter recently created headlines after he made anti-Trump ...

Happy 80th birthday, Pete Townshend! Longtime readers will know he’s my favorite songwriting rock-and-roller, placed high on a pedestal that includes Bob Dylan and Van Morrison (who belong to no ...

Helping form The Who, Pete Townshend spent over six decades performing on stages all over the world. And during that time, he also helped write over 100 songs for the band. With each passing year ...

Now, Roger Daltrey, 81, has said he wasn’t impressed by Pete Townshend’s remark that being in the band after 61 years is like ‘flogging a dead horse’. He said: ‘If Pete doesn’t want to ...

May 19 (UPI) --Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. They include: -- Pope Innocent XI in 1611 -- Philanthropist Johns Hopkins in 1795 -- American-born British MP Nancy Astor in ...

As The Who look ahead to their farewell tour of North America, Pete Townshend has explained why he doesn’t enjoy being on the road and why he “doesn’t have a relationship with the guitar”.