Pete Townshend
Released in 1980, ‘Let My Love Open The Door’ was the single pulled from Pete Townshend’s first "official" solo album -- apparently ‘Who Came First’ and ‘Rough Mix’ don’t count -- and it became a top ten hit on the charts that year.
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Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images In a deal that reportedly took three years to complete, Pete Townshend has sold all the publishing rights to his entire catalog - approximately 400 songs between the Who and his solo career - to the Spirit Music Group, a firm that specializes in placing songs in commercials, movies and television shows. Terms of the contract were not disclosed, but the arrangement, which was announced last month, is rumored to be as much as $100 million.
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Gareth Catermole, Getty Images The reissue of the Who's rock opera 'Quadrophenia' has been guided by the careful hand and direction of guitarist Pete Townshend. The new version is remastered and features Townshend's demos of each song, as well as extensive liner notes. In a pair of videos, the guitarist shares his methodology behind the reissue.
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Gareth Cattermole, Getty Images The Who's Pete Townshend has revealed that his initial choice for the lead in the 1979 film based on the band's 'Quadrophenia' album was none other than punk icon Johnny Rotten -- but the Sex Pistols singer turned down the role.
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Dave Hogan, Getty Images Pete Townshend considers 'Quadrophenia' "the last great album by the Who," but during recent promotions for the upcoming re-release of the 1973 album, he admitted tensions within the band ran high while mixing the disc. In fact, things got so bad that at one point, Townshend was on the receiving end of a nasty punch from singer Roger Daltrey that left him without his memory for two days.
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Evenging Standard/Getty Images Fans of the Who will effectively be able to pick Pete Townshend's brain about the making of 'Quadrophenia' when the director's cut box set becomes available on Nov. 15. The promotional video below makes it clear that the guitarist and songwriter is opening up his vault to reveal the stories and secrets behind the legendary album.
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Elsa, Getty Images The Who guitarist Pete Townshend would like to see digital retailer iTunes do more to help artists, especially new artists. During the inaugural John Peel Lecture on Monday night Townshend, as promised, questioned if music could survive the cyber world.
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Hulton Archive, Getty Images Lou Adler’s legendary ‘Monterey Pop’ festival is the subject of a brand new coffee table book release called ‘A Perfect Haze,’ which features a foreword by Adler, and personal recollections from a number of performers who appeared at the event, which occurred prior to Woodstock in June of 1967.
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Mark Metcalfe, Getty Images Lou Reed, Bob Seger and the Who's Pete Townshend are three of 12 nominees in the Performing Songwriter category up for election to the 2012 class of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Others artists on the short list include Deborah Harry and Chris Ste
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