‘There was more blood than you ever saw in your life’: Keith Moon’s mission to destroy himself

In the hope of calming Keith Moon’s wilder excesses, in February 1976 the Who sent their drummer to see a specialist known for curing rock stars of their burdensome dependencies. Having helped Eric ...
American Songwriter

Remember When The Who Fired Roger Daltrey After He Punched Out Keith Moon Following a Sloppy, Pill-Fueled Performance by the Drummer?

Pete Townshend has always been the main songwriter and creative force in The Who, but the band came together under the leadership of frontman Roger Daltrey. Daltrey, who was a year older than ...
American Songwriter

How the Who’s 1967 US Tour Was Marked With Piranhas, Shotguns, and Exploding Toilets (And Yes, Keith Moon Was Involved in All Three)

The only thing bigger than Keith Moon’s thunderous drumming was the legend that surrounded the raucous and rowdy drummer for The Who. Indeed, the story of Moon driving a luxury car into a swimming ...