Roger Daltrey: Rock Icon

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🗓️ 31 October 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

The Who changed rock n roll, with the use of synthesizers, feedback, power chords and a wild onstage presence They were rock gods. And they created the first rock opera. Lead singer Roger Daltrey is now 78. He's a grandfather, and wears hearing aids. But he is still on the road doing shows. He talks here about his roots in post-war England, and about meeting the other original members of The Who in high school. He discusses how they developed their unique sound, and dishes a little gossip about why he was once kicked out of the band after getting into a fight with drummer Keith Moon. He also has a good laugh about the band's supposed sense of style. And he gives insights into some of The Who's best-loved songs. (c ) American Academy of Achievement 2022

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0:00.0	Window breaking, earthquakes,
0:03.0	earthquakes, soul shaking.
0:05.0	That's how the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes the who.
0:09.0	Those adjectives describe much more than the volume of the Who's Music, though sure their concerts in the 1970s were loud enough to earn the McGinnis World Record.
0:22.0	But what those words also capture is the power and the impact of the Who's music.
0:29.0	They changed rock and roll with the use of synthesizers feedback, power cords and a wild on-stage
0:36.5	presence that for a time included the smashing of the instruments.
0:41.1	Out here in the fields.
0:44.0	I'm for my meals.
0:47.0	I get my back here.
0:54.4	They were rock gods who created the first rock opera and their lead singer was and is of
1:01.6	course Roger Daltrey.
1:03.4	Whose music is not the most popular.
1:05.8	It's a very acquired taste.
1:08.8	You either love it or you hate it.
1:12.0	It's not, if you want to stop a party,
1:14.8	put a whose song on because it's terrible to dance.
1:18.4	But it's, it does something else,
1:20.5	it's serving another purpose.
1:27.4	And it's not just cherries on cakes it's much much deeper level.
1:30.9	Don't cry don't raise your eye
1:36.0	It's only teenage we say
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