| 26th October 2006 10:21 PM |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
Pete Townshend Blows Off Howard Stern
Oct 26 3:39 PM US/Eastern
Breitbart.com
Howard Stern's radio guests expect him to air their dirty
laundry and play along. Pete Townshend isn't one of them.
The legendary Who guitarist-songwriter ducked out of his scheduled interview on Stern's satellite radio show on Wednesday upon hearing Stern talk about a touchy subject for him _ his 2003 arrest in London on suspicion of possessing child pornography. Townshend was cleared of the charges.
Townshend, along with girlfriend Rachel Fuller and Who bandmate Roger Daltrey, was listening to Stern's New York-based broadcast as he waited in a London studio for his interview to begin. Co-host Robin Quivers brought up the "child pornography stuff" and Townshend's claims that he was abused as a child. "Oh yeah, we could ask him about that," Stern said. Townshend stormed out, leaving Daltrey and Fuller to talk to Stern.
During that conversation, Quivers said that Townshend would have walked out of the interview even "if we didn't bring that up. He's a real testy guy."
Daltrey weighed in on Townshend's behalf, accusing Stern of "sniffing dirty underpants."
"Can you imagine you're accused of this stuff and then you're found not guilty? If you had to defend yourself through this stuff? The wounds are so deep on the man, and it's just tragic because he's got so much to offer," he said.
Stern, who jokingly referred to Fuller as "Yoko" after it was mentioned that Fuller had co-written a song on the new Who album, wound up apologizing to Townshend.
"Tell Pete I am very sorry," he said. "We would have had a great interview with him. I really wish he'd reconsider this. We adore him."
The Who is in the midst of a 15-month concert tour all around the world, its largest ever. The band's first album in 24 years, "Endless Wire," is set for release at the end of this month.
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| 26th October 2006 11:00 PM |
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| Paranoid_Android |
Townshend's a pussy!!! |
| 26th October 2006 11:11 PM |
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| glencar |
I wondered what happened! |
| 26th October 2006 11:13 PM |
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| DrJimmy |
robin quivers screwed this up. she misrepresented the issue, got her facts wrong and suggested that pete downloaded porn. she acted stupidly throughout the whole thing.
howard apologized and pete wrote to howard: "Let's Have Lunch."
no big deal, pete & howard like each other. |
| 27th October 2006 09:45 AM |
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| ExileInLA |
quote:
DrJimmy wrote:
robin quivers screwed this up. she misrepresented the issue, got her facts wrong and suggested that pete downloaded porn. she acted stupidly throughout the whole thing.
howard apologized and pete wrote to howard: "Let's Have Lunch."
no big deal, pete & howard like each other.
well, if you're Pete, why not set the story straight yourself?
Shame on him for being a primadonna. |
| 27th October 2006 09:48 AM |
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| gimmekeef |
Howard has cashed in...he's over now....Pete's not far behind..... |
| 27th October 2006 10:52 AM |
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| corgi37 |
Looks like that nerve is still being hit. The old "Eagle Beak" hasnt got the nuts to defend himself.
And fuck him anyway. But, the coolest fucka around is Jon Voight. He's like 68, and he's "escorting" his 19 year old God daughter.
Man, thats guts! And, man, what a weak fucker of a father SHE has!
Again, i say;
Ohhhhh, you Yanks! |
| 27th October 2006 12:28 PM |
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| the good |
Why did Stern apologize? What does Pete think, that nobody is ever going to ask him about it? What a jackass. |
| 27th October 2006 01:03 PM |
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| doo doo doo Dude |
BILL PERKS avatar says it all |
| 27th October 2006 01:59 PM |
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| Sir Stonesalot |
Heck, from the title of this thread, I thought Petey was gettin' freaky with Howard.
I'm sorta disappointed that it was just Pete being a dickhead. I mean, you'd think that he'd WANT to get his side of the story out.... |
| 27th October 2006 03:55 PM |
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| F505 |
These threads about that asshole become tiresome. |
| 27th October 2006 04:08 PM |
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| Joey |
quote:
F505 wrote:
These threads about that asshole become tiresome.
You make Joey very sad .
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| 27th October 2006 04:10 PM |
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| Joey |
quote:
DrJimmy wrote:
no big deal, pete & howard like each other.
Amen !
http://www.petetownshend.co.uk/diary/display.cfm?id=419&zone=diary
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| 28th October 2006 04:20 AM |
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| F505 |
quote:
Joey wrote:
You make Joey very sad .
Hello Joey! |
| 28th October 2006 09:04 AM |
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| Bitch |
Judging by Townsend's reaction, this proves he's guilty! If he wasn't, he would have no problem wirh speaking publicly in his own defence and setting the record straight. But he was not able to do that, and he bolted.
I'm surprised his girlfriend didn't stick by his side. She must be a cover act, and out for her own gain, and isn't Pete gay? |
| 28th October 2006 09:56 AM |
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| MrPleasant |
Pete needs to write good songs. That's all. |
| 28th October 2006 04:12 PM |
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| Steamboat Bill, Jr. |
quote:
Bitch wrote:
Judging by Townsend's reaction, this proves he's guilty! If he wasn't, he would have no problem wirh speaking publicly in his own defence and setting the record straight. But he was not able to do that, and he bolted.
I'm surprised his girlfriend didn't stick by his side. She must be a cover act, and out for her own gain, and isn't Pete gay?
You really can't be serious about any of that crap? |
| 28th October 2006 07:05 PM |
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| Joey |
" I'm surprised his girlfriend didn't stick by his side. She must be a cover act, and out for her own gain, and isn't Pete gay? "
But Joey Flies Higher
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| 29th October 2006 07:29 PM |
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| Joey |
http://www.petetownshend.co.uk/diary/display.cfm?id=419&zone=diary
" I would not say that I ‘stormed out’ of an interview with Howard Stern, I would say that I walked away. I am not angry with Howard or his team and they have a perfect right to discuss my sexual past whenever they choose, I am a public person. I decided not to join what was developing into a light-hearted inquisition of sexual subjects that cause widely felt discomfort when not seriously addressed. The story of my life is as yet untold. Until I complete my memoirs I rely on my family, friends, fans and colleagues to believe in me almost unconditionally. Anyone unwilling to wait for my story must address the facts at hand and make their own decision. I was cleared of all charges brought against me. The caution I received was mandatory because I admitted using a credit card as part of a wider research exercise intended to gather evidence to present to various finance and internet companies to persuade them to try harder to prevent the use of children in the pornography industry. These are the facts.
For the record, I no longer lobby publicly about this issue, but I continue to underwrite organisations that support adult ‘survivors’ of childhood abuse."
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