Posted on 10/31/2006 8:16:08 AM PST by presidio9
This summer, National Review magazine called "Won't Get Fooled Again" the greatest conservative rock song of all time. Townshend says that's "on the money." The self-described "working musician" who sees his job as "helping the audience to forget themselves," says he never really bought into "all that hippie s- I so despise."
He was never charged, and if they had the goods, they would've charged him.
It was probably a plot by the vast Left-wing conspiracy.
IIRC, Pete admitted he was confused about his sexual identity and attributes such confusion to childhood situations (I think his parents were in show business). IRC, he views his problems with alcohol and drugs to this childhood trauma. He made some really odd statements about his "feminine side" etc. which needed to be worked out. The story goes that he was researching childhood abuse on the internet.
In the end the authorities in the UK (the UK is a police state compared to the US with public and private cameras watching your every move) cleared him of charges because they investigated his claims.
"I may need to go buy the new Who CD."
I suggest the old ones...
Townshend penned a couple of songs on Gilmour's "About Face" solo album that were excellent.
Perhaps this is a mis-interpretation on my part, but I always thought of the song as a counter-countercultural anthem. As if The Who was saying, "we were led by one group, then another took over, but nothing really changed."
Oh, please.
Forget innocent until proven guilty, for you he's guilty after being proven innocent.
Charges were dropped. Read the thread.
See the link in post #61 - you're dead-on target.
Huh? All I know is, I read years ago that he left his wife because he needed more violent sex and felt he could only have that with another man.
Yikes!
I realize you're new to FR. Some friendly advice: Read the thread before posting.
This has been debunked here several times.
See post 24.
See post 24.
'Perhaps this is a mis-interpretation on my part, but I always thought of the song as a counter-countercultural anthem. As if The Who was saying, "we were led by one group, then another took over, but nothing really changed."'
My take too!
Another word...TOMMY!
Bravo!
But wait, isn't Townshend a convicted hemophiliac?
Just as The Who were about to break into their next song, Hoffman ran up to the microphone and started whining about how John Sinclair, the MC5's communist manager, was in prison for dealing drugs.
Townshend was enraged that this filthy loser he never met had interrupted his set and he shouted "F*** off! Get the f*** off my f***ing stage!" and smacked Hoffman upside the head with his guitar.
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