S8E9: Pete Townshend & Rachel Fuller

Rockonteurs with Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt

Rhino UK

Interviews, Rock, Pop, Music

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2024

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

This week on Rockonteurs we welcome Pete Townshend and Rachel Fuller to the podcast to discuss their new musical and literary collaboration, The Seeker. Authored and composed by Rachel with additional music and lyrics by Pete, it brings to life the Hesse novel Siddhartha in a brand new and beautiful way. You can see it live in London at a one-off show on November 6th at the Theatre Royal on Drury Lane. Tickets at www.theseekermusic.com

Plus, Pete shares some incredible and never before heard stories about his life, his music and his journey.

You can also watch some of our latest episodes on our Rockonteurs YouTube channel.

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