Pete Townshend
Risk 85Musician
80 years oldBritish0 picksBorn May 19, 1945
The mastermind behind The Who's legendary windmill guitar assault has spent six decades smashing instruments and eardrums in equal measure. At 80, Townshend's still kicking despite a career built on explosive stage antics, tinnitus-inducing volume levels, and the kind of rock excess that's claimed many of his contemporaries. The man who wrote "Hope I die before I get old" is now living proof that irony ages better than most rockstars.
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Risk Score85/100 - Critical
About Pete Townshend
The mastermind behind The Who's legendary windmill guitar assault has spent six decades smashing instruments and eardrums in equal measure. At 80, Townshend's still kicking despite a career built on explosive stage antics, tinnitus-inducing volume levels, and the kind of rock excess that's claimed many of his contemporaries. The man who wrote "Hope I die before I get old" is now living proof that irony ages better than most rockstars.
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