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Pete Townshend


Born
in Chiswick, London, England, The United Kingdom
May 19, 1945

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Arts & Photography, Entertainment, Literature & Fiction


Pete Townshend (born Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend), is an award-winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, composer, and writer.

Townshend made his name as the guitarist and principal songwriter for rock band The Who. His career with them spans more than 40 years, during which time the band grew to be considered one of the greatest and most influential rock bands of all time, in addition to being "possibly the greatest live band ever." Townshend is the primary songwriter for the group, writing well over 100 songs for the band's eleven studio albums, including the rock operas Tommy and Quadrophenia, plus dozens more that appeared as non-album singles, bonus tracks on reissues, and tracks on rarities compilations such as Odds and ...more

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Average rating: 3.69 · 11,829 ratings · 1,455 reviews · 82 distinct works • Similar authors
Who I Am
3.72 avg rating — 9,716 ratings — published 2012 — 50 editions
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The Age of Anxiety
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Horse's Neck
3.36 avg rating — 325 ratings — published 1985 — 15 editions
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Lifehouse
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Tommy: The Musical
3.96 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1993 — 5 editions
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Somebody Saved Me
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A Decade Of The Who
4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1977 — 3 editions
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Best of The Who
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The Boy Who Heard Music
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Quadrophenia
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“Rock 'n' Roll might not solve your problems, but it does let you dance all over them”
― Pete Townshend
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“Life's a bitch and so am I.”
― Pete Townshend
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“If you don't want anyone to know anything about you, don't write anything.”
― Pete Townshend
tags: writing-from-the-heart
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