The Who’s Pete Townshend may have to quit the iconic rock band after the return of his tinnitus, a painful ringing in the ears caused by noise-induced hearing loss. The legendary guitarist doesn’t think that The Who can continue on if his health doesn’t improve, saying “If my hearing is going to be a problem, we’re not delaying shows. We’re finished. I can’t really see any way around the issue.” The band already cancelled for both the Coachella and New Orleans Jazz Festivals but Pete is meeting with a specialist at the urging of Neil Young who is also dealing with tinnitus. Pete has been given an in-ear monitor which could prevent more damage and the band will get to test it out when they play on March 30 for the charity Teenage Cancer Trust. I hope it goes well.
The Who sucks and even the guys in the band think so. Lead singer Roger Daltrey has as much complaints with his Super Bowl performance as everyone else. Roger spoke to ESPN about the gig and how disappointed he and the rest of the band were with the results. He said “Cameras were everywhere. I was so blinded that I couldn’t see. And I really wished the crowd would have gotten into singing the songs with us more. That’s how it is in Europe for our soccer matches. I wanted more banter.” Pete Townshend agreed saying “We were trying to put on a good show, we had as fun as we could have.” Too bad no one else did.
2010 BRIT Awards Winners Full List
British Breakthrough Act
JLS
Florence and the Machine
Friendly Fires
La Roux
Pixie Lott
British Female Solo Artist
Lily Allen
Bat For Lashes
Florence and the Machine
Leona Lewis
Pixie Lott
British Group
Kasabian
Doves
Friendly Fires
JLS
Muse
British Male Solo Artist
Dizzee Rascal
Calvin Harris
MIKA
Paolo Nutini
Robbie Williams
British Single
JLS – Beat Again
Alesha Dixon – Breathe Slow
Taio Cruz – Break Your Heart
Pixie Lott – Mama Do
Lily Allen – The Fear
La Roux – In For The Kill
Joe McElderry – The Climb
Cheryl Cole – Fight For This Love
Alexandra Burke – Bad Boys
Tinchy Stryder featuring N-Dubz – Number 1
BRITs Album of 30 Years
Oasis – (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?
The Verve – Urban Hymns
Sade – Diamond Life
Phil Collins – No Jacket Required
Coldplay – A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Keane – Hopes & Fears
Duffy – Rockferry
Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms
Dido – No Angel
Travis – The Man Who
Critics’ Choice
Ellie Goulding
Delphic
Marina and the Diamonds
International Album
Lady GaGa – The Fame
Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
Black Eyed Peas – The End
Empire Of The Sun – Walking on a Dream
Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3
International Breakthrough Act
Lady GaGa
Animal Collective
Daniel Merriweather
Empire Of The Sun
Taylor Swift
International Female Solo Artist
Lady GaGa
Ladyhawke
Norah Jones
Rihanna
Shakira
International Male Solo Artist
Jay-Z
Bruce Springsteen
Eminem
Michael Buble
Seasick Steve
MasterCard British Album
Florence and the Machine – Lungs
Dizzee Rascal – Tongue n’Cheek
Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
Lily Allen – It’s Not Me, It’s You
Paolo Nutini – Sunny Side Up
Outstanding Contribution Award
Robbie Williams
The BRITs Hits 30
Spice Girls – Wannabe, Who Do You Think You Are
Bee Gees – Stayin’ Alive, How Deep is Your Love
Take That – Beatles Medley
Scissor Sisters – Take Your Mama
Robbie Williams & Tom Jones – The Full Monty Medley
Pet Shop Boys – Go West
Paul McCartney – Live And Let Die
Michael Jackson – Earth Song
Kylie Minogue – Can’t Get You Out of my Head
Kanye West – Golddigger
Girls Aloud – The Promise
Eurythmics & Stevie Wonder – Angel
Coldplay – Clocks
Bros – I Owe You Nothing
Who – Who Are You Lyrics
It is being rumored that legendary 1960s British rock band, The Who, will be taking the stage at this year’s Super Bowl halftime show. If that does go down, the event will mark the band’s first live performance in the United States in two years. It’s a good choice but I kind of miss the years when they paraded out Britney Spears to sing with Aerosmith and when Justin Timberlake got shamed for undressing Janet Jackson. Don’t get me wrong though, I love The Who. However, this whole G-rated thing doesn’t really peak my interest and I doubt anything newsworthy will happen at the event.
Sources are saying that things on The Who reunion tour aren’t going well. Front man Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend are supposedly not getting on well. Townshend supposedly wants to try out some new stuff while Daltrey thinks they should stick to the classics. But with the tour expecting to make $100 million, everyone is doing anything to keep it together. The rockers have separate locker rooms on opposite ends of the hallway. There’s no conversation made between the two before and after performances. They even have separate travel arrangements, separate hotel accommodations and separate staffing. That’s some crazy work.
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