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The Who’s Pete Townshend Offer a shadow explanation of his differences with fellow rock -stitles of the 1960s The Beatles.
“When you look at early interviews with the Beatles, what they did is every time they were asked a serious question, they made a joke,” Townshend, 79, complained on Tuesday’s episode, March 25, the “Switched on Pop” podcast.
While the Beatles were initially considered as clean mop tops, WHO flavored the scene in 1965 with their revolutionary anthem “My Generation.”
“My Generation” number 2 struck on the UK’s singles charts following a wave of controversy, where the BBC initially refused to play the song because Stuttering Townshend voices were considered offensive to people who were actually stuttered. Eventually, the track was dropped back on British charts once it became too popular to ignore it, although it only arrived in the US
When discussing the debate in his latest podcast interview, Townshend refused to have long -standing theories that “my generation” was banned over fears that he would encourage the youth to rebel against the British Government.
“I think the people who banned him were intelligent and they were defensive,” he insisted. “I don’t think it’s because they feel it would create a revolution or it was a reflection of a possible revolution. In fact there has never been a revolution.”
“The revolution in the UK, I hoped to feel I was involved, was about fashion and art and music,” continued Townshend. “It was not about social change. It was not about politics. There were no musicians and no artists who spoke about politics. No one suggested who you vote for. It was considered to be a passé for even a political stance.”
Townshend touched on large differences between the World Health Organization and the Beatles at the time, as the Son Four usually refused to talk about political or social justice issues in the mid -1960s.
“I tried to answer questions seriously but I knew there were topics that I had to stay away from,” he added. “I would have defended myself quite well on the stuttering. It wasn’t supposed to be taking piss for people stumbling. It was supposed to grow up in this group of boys who took so many amphetamines that they couldn’t talk.”
The Beatles were known for their avoidance interviews and often flopped in their early days, shown by John Lennon He undoubtedly suggested that the Beatles were “more popular than Jesus” in 1966.
“I don’t know if he’ll go first – rock ‘n’ roll or Christianity,” he quoted.
Lennon’s comments drew criticism and boycott threats from the Vatican and other Christian groups before the singer-composer offered a half-hearted public apology.
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“If you want me to apologize, if that makes you happy, then okay, I’m sorry,” he said at the time.
Later the Beatles became much more socially aware following a trip to India in 1968, where they stayed with George HarrisonTeacher Maharishi Mahesh Yogi by his ashram. The group wrote some of their most open political songs during this time, including “Revolution.”
Townshend is no stranger to shadowing his contemporaries, as he is famous beef Kanye West over Glastonbury the latter set in 2015. In 2019, the guitarist accused LED Zeppelin of ripping off “heavy bass, heavy bass, heavy lead guitar” and suggested In the 1995 documentary Rock and Role History that Jimi Hendrix Also borrowed by the band to become successful.
