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| Ten Thousand Motels |
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Roger Daltrey biography in the works
The rock radio online
Who singer Roger Daltrey will be the subject of a new authorized biography, titled Behind Daltrey's Eyes.
The book was originally begun by author Jalanne Barnes in 1976, but was scrapped in 1987. A new official site discussing the book's mission and stalled history can be found at rogerdaltrey.blogspot.com.
Barnes says that over the years, the Who's main creative force and principle songwriter Pete Townshend had been adamantly opposed to the project. She posted on her site that, "Years ago, when Pete Townshend discovered I was writing a biography about Roger Daltrey, he told me a book about the Who's lead singer could only be written in one of two ways: a fluff piece from a groupie or a hard-nosed expose that would make Townshend look like a tyrant. He could see no other outcome to such an endeavor."
She added that Townshend has since softened his stance about the book: "(Back then) Townshend truly believed that a book about Daltrey written by someone who knew him well could destroy everything Pete had worked so hard to achieve professionally... It is now thirty-one years later and I no longer care what anyone thinks or says about a woman being the author of a book about Roger Daltrey. His story deserves to be told. I think Pete Townshend now understands that."
There has been no word as to when Behind Daltrey's Eyes will be published. The biography will be the first book to be dedicated entirely to Daltrey's life and career.
Roger Daltrey says that despite the fact that the Who had desperately wanted to devote a portion to their nightly concerts to rarely performed material, there simply wasn't enough room in the context of the band's current show: "There's only tiny bits of it you can change every night and us trying to place a lot of the newer songs, obviously a lot of the older ones have to drop out. So, we're stuck between a rock and a hard place. We do our best, and hopefully we will find other formulas to present the other music that people want to hear in different situations in the future."
The Who kick off their final European leg on May 16th in Lisbon, Portugal.
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| Saint Sway |
naturally, Pete's doing all the writing for it. |
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| Hannalee |
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Ten Thousand Motels wrote:
There has been no word as to when Behind Daltrey's Eyes will be published. The biography will be the first book to be dedicated entirely to Daltrey's life and career.
I must have imagined buying one last year...
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| pdog |
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could only be written in one of two ways: a fluff piece from a groupie or a hard-nosed expose
Fluff and hard in the same sentence... Awesome! |
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| Gazza |
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Saint Sway wrote:
naturally, Pete's doing all the writing for it.
As long as Daltrey isnt relying on Pete's research skills, he should be OK.... |
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