As the creative engine and windmill-armed guitarist of The Who, Pete Townshend is responsible for a ferociously ambitious amount of music, expanding its reach into concept albums and rock-opera. He’s ...

Townshend is releasing an 8-CD box set collection of his solo music outside of The Who, complete with in-liner notes packed with anecdotes from his career Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at ...

There are plenty of books by embittered old rock stars and sorry has-beens. But in an industry where backbiting and cheap shots are a pitiful, if entertaining, by-product of lost opportunity and ...

“Rough Boys” was a big hit for Townshend in 1980. One of the first singles from Empty Glass, the song boasts all of the best elements of Townshend’s talent, from his iconic guitar riffs to his ...

The Who's Pete Townshend has written a song that will be featured in The Americans. FX has billed the track 'It Must Be Done' as Townshend's first foray into television, with the song to feature in an ...

The Who’s legendary guitarist Pete Townshend admitted that the band’s most iconic song, “My Generation,” became “a burden.” “I hate playing it,” Townshend, 79, confessed on the Tuesday, March 25, ...

Helping form The Who, Pete Townshend spent over six decades performing on stages all over the world. And during that time, he also helped write over 100 songs for the band. With each passing year, ...

Pete Townshend says he's fed up with fans who continue to request Who songs at his solo shows and suggests AI may provide a solution. Speaking to The Times, Townshend suggested he could turn to AI to ...

Karly B. is a music news journalist at Collider, specializing in the Western and Asian music industries. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Media and Web Technology, she has dedicated part ...

Pete Townshend says the Who invented backing tapes while they were working on their 1971 album Who’s Next. The guitarist said that while he worked on his shelved Lifehouse concept project – parts of ...

Pete Townshend is a full-time member of the Who, but not even he fully understands what happened to cause drummer Zak Starkey to be dismissed from the band. Starkey was fired back in April after Roger ...