The historical record gave Pete the edge — but Wood delivered proof he had the idea first when his 1965 diary was published ...

In March, Townshend told 'The New York Times' that the band had one "final" thing to do Jo Hale/Getty Pete Townshend, a co-founder and longtime member of The Who, is shutting down the possibility of a ...

Minimalism met rock in 1972 when Pete Townshend wrote “Baba O’Riley.” The song’s cyclic, arpeggiating riff was inspired by ...

If the idea of third inversions seems all upside down, fear not: these five examples show how easy they are to put together – ...

The Who’s 1965 hit encapsulated the rage of Pete Townshend, while cover versions hoped to channel its countercultural ...

Pete Townshend has shared his personal struggles to maintain mental health. During a recent conversation with The Sunday Times, the Who rocker admitted he suffered from “chemical depression.” As a ...

The Who‘s Pete Townshend said one of his songs was misinterpreted as a coming out song even though it was not. He once said he did not consider himself to be bisexual, saying he just had a feminine ...

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 ...

In his book Who I Am: A Memoir, Townshend discusses his boyhood friendship with a rock ‘n’ roll fan named Jimpy. Jimpy was into Bill Haley and Elvis. Townshend, on the other hand, had somewhat ...

The rock group, who had their first farewell tour in 1982, recently kicked off their The Song Is Over farewell run Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023.