Pete Townshends Book....anyone else?

[Shango66]

Been reading Who I am PTs autobiography, enjoying it so far.
Up to the early days of The Who , I'm up to A quick one album....I must say among a lot of great songs they really did have some very ordinary tunes in that album.
Here's Pete with a Tele to make it relevant to the forum.

http://youtu.be/PVglLs3uA8Y

[Rothmans962]

I picked it up the other day....Really looking forward to reading it...Was fantastic to see them play Quadrophenia a couple of weeks ago...Could not believe how good it sounded..

[DrumBob]

Read it when it was first released.

[pondcaster]

Read it a few weeks ago back to back with Neil's new one & Buddy Guy's book... All three well worth the time.

[paranoidsam]

Here's Pete with a really nice Tele...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxZ77w9bnm8

[ac15]

Looking forward to reading it, mainly because I've always been impressed with Pete's candor and insight during interviews, even when his observations cast him in an unflattering light.

[Kebmel]

Yes, just finishing it, really good

[adamkavanagh]

Is it called "who I am" ? I asked for it for Xmas!

[Brett Fuzz]

Nah,

Kinda lost my appetite for this dude in 2003.

Never liked the Who or PT anyway.

Gave me a headache.

[Shango66]

Brett, you got something there, I kinda revisit artists over the years and try to pull the "gold" from the seams.
PTs turn at the moment, and sometimes I wonder HOW over WHO
As I mentioned in my first post, some really dodgy stuff in the mix.
Kinda hit their straps by Woodstock tho.

[Mjark]

I've read abut half of it. I find it interesting how seriously he takes everything. He doesn't seem like a fun guy. His perceptions about the Who's music are kind of way out there.

I love their music and his playing which is perhaps better than ever though.

[Big_Bend]

Thanks for the heads up. I'll have to ask for it for Christmas.

[TeleTex82]

Here's a very blurry Pete eating a salad and talking on his cell phone backstage in Greensboro NC.

[Joe Baggadonitz]

Finishing it off. I'm more innerested in the guitars and equipment he's used over the years and why. I don't need to know about all the other stuff in his life.

[Larry F]

I stopped after getting halfway through it. I'm just not that interested in his take on most things that happened around him. I really do like funny stories, insight into one's musical process, and behind the scenes takes on well-known events. He just comes across as way to unhappy and dis-satisfied with everyone and everything. It became a burden to pick up the book after a while. There is no other music auto-bio even close to this one. It was refreshing, I'll admit, to read about the bad consequences that stemmed from so-called funny events on the road, in particular, the birthday celebration for Moon where he drove a car into a swimming pool. It's a sign of his growth, I suppose you could say, that he now says it was a thoughtlessly stupid thing to do, and which had bad consequences after.

[enterprise]

I wouldn't support that sick pervert:

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/...990179285.html

[AndyLowry]

Pete Townshend: He can't explain.

[20721]

So is this his book about child molestation he was "researching" a few years back? No? Gee, I wonder what happened to that project that never actually existed.

[Tim Armstrong]

He explains, and I'm satisfied.

Good book!

[Mid Life Crisis]

Originally Posted by enterprise

I wouldn't support that sick pervert:

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/...990179285.html

Don't sit on the fence there eh - tell us what you really think about him.