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  1. Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend ( / ˈtaʊnzənd /; born 19 May 1945) is an English musician. He is the co-founder, guitarist, second lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the Who, one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s.

  2. Pete Townshend. Pete Townshend, The Who’s guitarist and principal songwriter, was born into a musical family in Chiswick, West London, on May 19, 1945. His father Cliff played the alto saxophone with the RAF dance band The Squadronaires, and his mother Betty Dennis sang professionally.

  3. Nov 25, 2019 · Of all the key figures from rock music’s glory days, the Who’s Pete Townshend is the one to have had most deeply interrogated — on albums like “Quadrophenia” and in his own writing over the...

  4. Feb 2, 2024 · Guitarist. “I’ve had all of the great guitarists in the world say to me, ‘Pete, you’re not in the top 10 for virtuosity, but you’re certainly No. 1 as an acoustic rhythm player’”: Pete Townshend on Who’s Next, Lifehouse, and fun times with Superstrats. By Jeff Slate.

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  5. Mar 23, 2024 · March 23, 2024. As he entered a suite at the Carlyle hotel in Manhattan, Pete Townshend mentioned that an afternoon meeting had been canceled. “So,” he added, “we have lots of time to talk.”...

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  7. Feb 13, 2022 · The guitarist talks about the upcoming American tour with symphonies, the Keith Moon biopic, the absurdity of NFTs, the future of classic rock, and more. He also shares his views on Freaks and Geeks, Wes Anderson, and his hatred of NFTs.

  8. Apr 21, 2024 · Pete Townshend (born May 19, 1945, Chiswick, London, England) British guitarist and singer-songwriter best known as the lead guitarist and principal songwriter for the British rock band the Who. Townshends evocative songwriting has earned him a reputation as an inventive and intellectual rock music composer.

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