Nevada’s Clark County medical examiner ruled that the bassist died of a heart attack brought on by cocaine usage. John Entwistle died in Las Vegas the night before The Who was to launch its 2002 North American tour. Drummer Keith Moon died in 1978 after taking an overdose of an anti-alcohol abuse drug. Townshend and Daltrey are the last surviving original members of The Who. But less than 36 months after that tour’s final stop the band performed on “Live Aid.” Four years later The Who was back in full force with the 1989 “Tommy” tour. The Who’s 1982 outing was supposed to be the band’s swan song. It would be good to go to eastern Europe and places that haven’t heard us play all the old hits.” We wouldn’t blame you if Pete’s words give you a slight feeling of déjà vu. There are still plenty of places we’ve not played. “For the 50th anniversary we’ll tour the world,” Townshend said. Townshend talked about the band’s final hoorah while he and Who frontman Roger Daltrey were at a screening of the rock doc “Sensation – The Story Of The Who’s Tommy,” reports the Evening Standard. " The Who ‘Going Mobile’ For The Last Time? " " The Who’s Pete Townshend told reporters in London this week that the band would celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2015 with a global tour before putting its Magic Bus up on blocks … forever. "But the stuff coming up now," he smiles, "we don't need to practise." Cue an encore that includes Baba O'Riley and the outstanding Pinball Wizard. Townshend acknowledges how tricky it is to get Quadrophenia right. The trick is then repeated in tribute to drummer Keith Moon on Bell Boy. It's one of the finest 'live' moments of the year. Most effective, though, is a stunning clip of the late John Entwistle on bass during the sublime 5.15. The aforementioned screens present a visual history of time in and out of The Who since the British band formed in the mid-Sixties. Roger – still a phenomenal rock vocalist – prefers to keep it, er, cool, popping his shirt buttons and dancing like your granddad. Stunning A brilliant guitarist, Townshend still waves that right arm of his around and around, making like a teenager and shaking his behind. Townshend (68) and Daltrey (69) are never far from each other's side, yet both men have different ideas about how to keep an audience entertained. With more than a little help from their friends, of course. Whatever you call it, it's a testament to Townshend and Daltrey's skills as both showmen and musicians that they just about manage to paper over the cracks to deliver a storming rendition of one of their most recognised works. Call it an entertaining exercise in prog rock. Call it a bad day at the seaside a musical tale of Jimmy and his 'friends' struggling to find The Real Me. At least, that's how they play it in 2013. 81 minutes on record, 100 in a live setting. Lest we forget, tonight is all about The Who's 1973 rock opera, Quadrophenia. The sea swells (so that's what those enormous, circular screens are for), Townshend throws on his shades, and we're off. Both men are in place, surrounded, as always, by a gang of well-oiled supporting players. Or might that have been Pete Townshend that decided on such a witty pre-concert message? It doesn't matter. " Chris Wasser – 10 June 2013 02:30 PM "Roger is allergic to smoke and would greatly appreciate if you could stick to brownies." Good man, Daltrey. And sometimes that’s not necessarily a good omen to working together if you understand what I mean?” …The unfortunate part about it is we became best buddies. And it took about a few months, but anyway we got him home. I said I can’t take it any more… Get him home. I said if you don’t he’s gonna be dead within nine months guaranteed. I rang Bill Curbishley up, the Who’s manager, I said Bill, get him home. I said if you don’t get yourself together, you ain’t going to be here. And I just said Keith, I’m out of here mate. For some reason, Keith attracted all the wrong elements of the LA set, and the drug situation was getting beyond a joke, and that was the first time we had an almighty punch-up ever. “When I left Keith, he was in his beach house, living next door to Steve McQueen in Trancas, just up the coast from Malibu, and it was just getting out of order. " Butler left Moon’s employ in late 1977, when an opportunity arose for him to work with filmmaker Jeff Stein, who was working on Who biopic The Kids Are Alright at the time.
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