![]() As a member of the band, Daltrey received a Lifetime achievement award from the British Phonographic Industry in 1988, and from the Grammy Foundation in 2001. The Who is considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century and has sold over 100 million records worldwide. His solo hits include "Giving It All Away", "Walking the Dog", "Written on the Wind", "Free Me", "Without Your Love" and "Under a Raging Moon". Since then he has released ten solo studio albums, five compilation albums, and one live album. He began his solo career in 1973, while still a member of the Who. He is a co-founder and the lead singer of the rock band the Who.ĭaltrey's hit songs with the Who include "My Generation", "Pinball Wizard", "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Baba O'Riley" and "You Better You Bet". 2.Roger Harry Daltrey CBE (born 1 March 1944) is an English singer, occasional songwriter, actor, and film producer. Kibblewhite, Mario Andretti, His Own Epitaph By Jim Clash MORE FROM FORBES The Who Hits Back! Tour To Resume Oct. MORE FROM FORBES Roger Daltrey Celebrates A Decade Of The Who's Teen Cancer America Charity By Jim Clash MORE FROM FORBES Roger Daltrey On Knighthood, Fear, Death, Mr. It’s whether they discover it and use it, have that opportunity. Most people - 99.999% - are really good people, with lots of talent. Everybody is amazing if they can find the thing they love to do, and have the breaks that allow them to do it. You're an amazing guy, done so much in your life.ĭaltrey: I’m just a bloke, Jim. Ĭlash: I read a lot about you over the last few days. We had very, very little when I was a kid. Remember, I come from the post-WWII generation. We couldn’t afford to buy them back then. (Photo by The Visualeyes Archive/Redferns) Redfernsĭaltrey: Yes. L-R Pete Townshend, Keith Moon, Roger Daltrey and. The Who pose for a group portrait, London, 1965. ![]() I started singing in youth clubs and things like that at the age of 12, and then went on at age 16 to start what became The Who. I used to sing in the church choir when I was six- or seven-years old. I was born with perfect pitch, which most singers have. But when word got out and the show aired, we couldn’t have done anything better to get The Who known in America.Ĭlash: At what age did you know that you could sing?ĭaltrey: I think people who sing know they can from very early on. For a good 24 hours, it was a pretty bleak scenario. You know what the Hollywood studios are like. It involved all of the fire marshals, too. The Smothers Brothers nearly got fired from CBS, and, if that had happened, we would have been mortified. ![]() You just had to love him, although it was incredibly serious at the time. You think, “what’s he doing?” He wasn’t trying to make his hair look good, he was trying to put it out! It was on fire, smoldering.Ĭlash: What did you say to Keith after that happened? Did he get by unscathed?ĭaltrey: It was a typical day on the road with Keith. Pete was standing there to the side, and you see the camera go over to him because I had disappeared. If you watch it, I completely disappear off camera. All I know is that it blew me out of the way. I can laugh about it now - I think she fainted - but there was a huge kerfluffle on the side of the stage. When the drum exploded, Bette nearly dropped dead of a heart attack. She was dressed in her most famous role as Elizabeth I, a great medieval Queen. How could anyone forget it? On that show with us was Mickey Rooney, someone we had watched on film as kids, and Bette Davis, the legendary film star from that golden period of Hollywood. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Getty Imagesĭaltrey: My memory of the whole day is extraordinary. residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on Jin Las Vegas, Nevada. LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 29: Singer Roger Daltrey of The Who performs on the first night of the band's. ![]()
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