As to, “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” that’s the beauty of Townshend’s writing. I’ll watch in the comfort of my home after the next half of The Who tour. I’m a member of BAFTA, so I will judge both to see whether they deserve awards. I’ve got to see the new Elvis movie, too. Hogan/Getty ImagesĬlash: Have you seen, “Top Gun: Maverick,” yet? There’s great placement of, “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” early on in the flick.ĭaltrey: No, I’ve been on the road so much. LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 19: Tom Cruise attends the "Top Gun: Maverick" Royal Film Performance at. I think I’m singing the best I have in my entire life. My throat doctor, Steven Zeitels in Boston, has given me a voice that’s better than ever. Fortunately, it wasn’t cancer, but a pre-condition. I don’t want the downward slope where you’re not quite as good as you used to be.Ĭlash: Was that possibly the case when you had a voice-cancer scare a while back?ĭaltrey: Yes. If I lose the power to do that, well, I will stop, even if it’s after this tour. They have to connect, the singer to the audience. You’re dealing with words from a deep innerspace within us all. The Who’s music is very different from most rock. When I can’t sing the notes anymore, sing to where it touches the audience, then it’s time. I would like to stop while we’re still doing it well. To know that rock music has achieved that, and that The Who was part of it, is the thing I’m most proud of.Ĭlash: What’s the future hold for you, The Who, etc.?ĭaltrey: The Who is getting near retirement age. Here we are at this grand old age of 78, 79 - like Mick Jagger - where people bring their grandchildren to shows, some of them eight years old. I saw as much last spring at the Madison Square Garden show in New York.ĭaltrey: I was lucky enough to be in that generation of bands who believes rock music can be much more than just a three-minute single appealing to teenagers. Some of us did get Covid, but we got through to the end anyway.Ĭlash: Your Who concerts seem to attract all ages.
and I was hoping that the tour wouldn’t get canceled. As I had indicated, I took musicians, nine of them, out just to give them a month’s work. So me and my big mouth, I made a statement that the bands who can afford to, like us who’ve had privileged careers, should look after their own, try to give them some money and work to help replace what they’ve lost over the last couple of years.Ĭlash: At 78, touring and travel must take a toll on your body?ĭaltrey: Yeah, but it’s a good toll - gets you fit, keeps you moving - instead of just sitting on a chair watching TV. I worried whether they would actually be there when we went back. To find those kinds of people again, to rebuild that business, would take years. As soon as the band comes off of the stage, they take it all down, load it into a truck, travel overnight to the next gig, then do the same thing over. Every day they arrive at 10 a.m., spend all day setting up the stage, putting lights up, all of that. Those guys, they're extraordinary people, incredibly skilled. It’s the road crews I was most concerned about. They were quite poorly treated during the lockdowns, and received very little help from both governments. I just did a tour in England, for nothing, for the musicians who passionately care about our industry. Roger Daltrey: I love it, I love it, it’s as simple as that.
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