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(member of The Who)
Hits include: "Rough Boys",
"Let My Love Open the Door",
"Face the Face", "English Boy",
"Give Blood", "A Little is Enough".
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Grammy Award winning Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend
(born 19 May 1945) is an English musician. He is the co-founder, leader,
guitarist, second lead vocalist and principal songwriter of
the Who, one of the most
influential rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s. Due to his aggressive playing
style and innovative songwriting techniques, Townshend's works with
the Who and in other projects have
earned him critical acclaim.
In 1983, Townshend received the Brit
Award for Lifetime Achievement and in 1990 he was inducted into the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the
Who. Townshend was ranked No. 3 in Dave Marsh's 1994 list of Best
Guitarists in The New Book of Rock Lists.
In 2001, he received a Grammy
Lifetime Achievement Award as a member of
the Who.
Hire Pete Townshend for your
festival or concert plans.
In 2008, he received Kennedy Center
Honors. He was ranked No. 10 in Gibson.com's 2011 list of the top 50 guitarists,
and No. 10 in Rolling Stone's updated 2011 list of the 100 greatest guitarists
of all time.
On 21 May 2016, he and Roger Daltrey
received The George and Ira Gershwin Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement at
UCLA.
Many rock guitarists have cited
Townshend as an influence, among them
Slash, Alex Lifeson, and Steve Jones.
Although he grew up in a household
with jazz musicians, Townshend absorbed many of his ideas about performance and
rock music themes during art school. Townshend's roommate at Ealing Art College,
Tom Wright, had a large record collection, and Townshend listened to and became
influenced by R&B and rock & roll artists like Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Bo
Diddley, Booker T. & the MGs, Little Walter, and Chuck Berry.
He was also strongly influenced by
cellist, Malcolm Cecil, who often damaged his cello during performances, along
with Gustav Metzger, pioneer of auto-destructive art. In light of these
influences, guitar smashing became not just an expression of youthful angst, but
also a means of conveying ideas through musical performance. "We advanced a new
concept", he writes. "Destruction is art when set to music." Townshend also
cited Robbie Basho as a significant influence, saying "I've totally been
influenced by him. You can hear it in my work."
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