To have a year off is a great thing.” He recalls: “When I worked in a factory I used to say, ‘If I can make it and have a year off I’m going to bloody enjoy myself - and I have.” “I’ve been doing so much, little things,” he says: “And it’s so nice to do them. Roger considers their extended holiday as a time to relax and find new interests. The question should be: How will all this benefit the band? Rather than: Isn’t it going to detract? Because it isn’t too presumptious to claim that neither Daltrey nor Entwistle are the creative core of the Who, but Townsend is. But in the case of the Who, a good few people will claim that the solo activities are just a consequence of the band taking a long lay-off – which doesn’t really answer anything. Invariably the petty bitching begins when an established band member decides to make his own album. I don’t think it can really make any difference at all.” The Who have never had a front man or anything - we’re all just individuals anyway. “John’s done solo albums,” he continues, “and it hasn’t made any difference. Rock’s stage matador pauses, and as he contemplates his next statement he glances over the grounds of his Sussex house. I wouldn’t have done it if I thought there were.” First I thought about any problems a solo set might involve if it was successful, but I can’t see it creating any. “Christ,” he spits, “I’m all for the Who, crikey. That’s an extract from a reader’s letter.īut Roger Daltrey is quite resolute. So come on lads, get together and let’s have a new album and a tour. Now I hear Roger Daltrey’s working on a solo album.

John Entwistle SHOULD be concentrating on the Who’s future, but he’s too busy with Rigor Mortis and solo albums. WHAT’S HAPPENED to the Who? Pete SHOULD be writing and recording for the Who.

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