As a young man, every bone in my body wanted to pick up a machine gun and kill Germans. And yet I had absolutely no reason to do so. Certainly nobody invited me to do the job. But that's what I felt that I was trained to do. Now no part of my upbringing was militaristic.

The press sensationalised the incidents. The Who continue to perform critically acclaimed sets in the 21st century including highly regarded performances at The Concert For New York City in 2001 the 2004 Isle of Wight Festival Live 8 in 2005 and the 2007 Glastonbury Festival. [citation needed]
Nevertheless TownPete Townshendnd has maintained close relationships with many journalists and sought them out in 1982 to describe his two-year battle with cocaine and heroin.

com's list of the top 50 guitarists and No. Peter Dennis Blandford "Pete" TownPete Townshendnd (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. TownPete Townshendnd was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Who in 1990.