Pete Townshend, Master Windmiller

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Which is one of the most popular rock bands of all time, and guitarist / songwriter Pete Townshend is someone who has a high degree of responsibility for the group's popularity and success. Born in London, at the end of the Second World War, Townshend was able to have the support of his parents, a professional musician when pursuing his dream of music at a young age. From blues and surf guitar intrigued, quickly took the instrument and has become more mastery. AsBeatles, The Who were originally a 'skiffle' band that Townshend had formed with his friend John Entwistle and Roger Daltrey, much more quickly moved toward the rock and roll at the end of the spectrum.

They released their first recording contract in 1965, which were conducted by the combustion of Antics guitar Pete Townshend. British masses, and two were blinded by the wild and unorthodox approach Townshend implement shocked. Away from the guitar, serious, reserved, which was common in rock bands of their time,Pete Townshend seems to beat the themes of his guitar with his hand violently rapid effect windmill turns and returns to its chains. This maneuver is patented soon joined another mark of a musician - the destruction of their equipment. In a sample of animal energy that the rock band, even after many years adopted, aches, Townshend smashed his guitar at the end of a show, often accompanied by his band mates in a bath of blood instrumentalDestruction.

Although there are performances on stage, put on top of rock and roll guitarist, Pete Townshend was also a composer of great talent, the more weight on my shoulder, The Who. It was his artistic vision, which allows reference works such as "Tommy" and "Quadrophenia" with rock and roll, telling a story as vivid as a painting of classical aria. There was also a pioneer of the guitar, exploring the first sounds,Possibility of feedback guitar, though his experience in high volume has led him among the first to say, hearing loss often have to be professional musicians.

After the break The Who, Pete Townshend continue to write and publish music, his solo albums and participated in several film productions and "Tommy" on Broadway. He is currently on tour with the other members of WHO.