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In June of 1982, Pete Townshend released his solo album, All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes; in September, The Who released It's Hard, which was then followed by their first farewell tour. And while these projects are touched upon in this interview with Lisa Robinson, this is not a chat geared towards promoting either of them. Instead, Townshend talks more introspectively about his career and what rock and roll has meant to him. Recorded at a transitional time in his career, there are great psychological insights into the music, lifestyle, and demise of The Who, and…entire summary In June of 1982, Pete Townshend released his solo album, All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes; in September, The Who released It's Hard, which was then followed by their first farewell tour. And while these projects are touched upon in this interview with Lisa Robinson, this is not a chat geared towards promoting either of them. Instead, Townshend talks more introspectively about his career and what rock and roll has meant to him. Recorded at a transitional time in his career, there are great psychological insights into the music, lifestyle, and demise of The Who, and Townshend's place at the center of it all. 00:00 - Dying laughing
00:30 - Current status of The Who / sensing the end
01:35 - Not being able to "afford" being in the band
02:58 - Appreciation for the dodgy aspects of rock and roll
03:30 - Dangers presented by the corporate aspect of record making
05:18 - Practical dangers of performances
06:12 - Rock stars vs. movie stars / being oneself
06:58 - The Who creating danger in order to keep it interesting
08:13 - Rock and roll as defiance against real-world dangers
10:49 - The resiliency of rock and roll / knowing what to do with their crazy people
14:04 - Hypocrisy of punk musicians / the stage as a place of privilege
15:12 - The irony of the Clash, the Sex Pistols, and the Jam disliking each other
15:40 - Mutual feelings between the early British Invasion bands / not a huge fan of the Beatles
16:26 - A big fan of the Rolling Stones and the Kinks
17:04 - The Jann Wenner interview
17:44 - His life not measuring up to his childhood dreams
18:30 - A girl who fell in love with David Sylvian (thanks to the record company)
21:18 - Some dreams came true but bitterness remained
22:15 - Problems as the source of introspective songs
23:45 - Enjoying happiness, but prepared for sadness
24:25 - Intuition about the world's desire to set off a bomb / cause of pacifism
25:40 - The Who's violent image as an expression of impotence
27:35 - The implicit contract between artist and fan
28:35 - Problems with alcohol / Keith not being an alcoholic
30:45 - Stopping drinking as an alternative to sickness and exercise
31:44 - The original intentions for All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes
32:36 - Putting a group together for the new album
33:15 - Writing differently for solo work vs. work for The Who
34:03 - Thoughts on "Communication"
35:30 - Thoughts on "Somebody Save Me"
37:41 - Thoughts on "Uniforms (Corp d'Espirit)" collapse
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