âMr. Townshendâs self-portrait is raw and unsparing . . .as intimate and as painful as a therapy session.â âMICHIKO KAKUTANI, THE NEW YORK TIMES
Long acknowledged as one of rock musicâs most intelligent and literary performers, Pete Townshendâguitarist, songwriter, singer and founding member of The Whoâat last tells his wild story in this candid and immersive autobiography.
Raised in West London by an eccentric grandmother while his parents were off living the early post-war, rock ânâ roll lifestyle, Townshend describes a frenetic childhood of displacement and abuse. Then, in high school, everything changed when he met Roger Daltrey and formed a band that would travel the world, earning fame, fortune and critical acclaim. In Who I Am, Townshend takes us from the inner sanctum of Eric Claptonâs drug-ridden hotel rooms to the feet of Jimi Hendrix and his electric Kool-Aid guitar; from the first trial performance of Townshendâs rock opera, Tommy, in a London bar to his infamous arrest (and acquittal) on child pornography charges.
With his trademark eloquence, fierce intelligence and brutal honesty, Townshend has created a work of literature that stands as a primary source for popular musicâs greatest epoch. Readers will be confronted by a man laying bare who he is, an artist who has asked for nearly sixty years: who are you?
Categories:
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Arts & Literature
- Composers & Musicians
- Rock
- Composers & Musicians
- Arts & Literature
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Author : Townshend, Pete
Language : English
Edition : First Paperback
Published :2013-08-06
Number Of Pages : 544
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1443418927
ISBN-13 : 9781443418928
Item weight : 1.41 lb
Dimensions : 1.18 in x 5.98 in x 8.98 in
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