No, I was two years older than the other guys. I was a war baby. My family were a lot poorer than they were. I'd had to fight too hard for anything I had in my life and to smash things up for me.

When he first contacted Daltrey to request a collaboration Daltrey refused but after some discussion he agreed to help produce a one-off performance. However this presentation lacked the confidence of later years and he was arguably still a singer seeking a voice. In 1964 drummer Doug Sandom left the band eventually being replaced by Keith Moon.

Roger Harry Daltrey CBE (born 1 March 1944) is an English singer musician songwriter and actor best known as the founder and lead singer of English rock band The Who. He has maintained a musical career as a solo artist and has also worked in the film industry acting in films theatre and television roles and also producing films. In 2008 he was ranked number 61 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest singers of all time.