Legendary frontman of The Who Roger Daltrey has spoken about the band’s late drummer Keith Moon, ahead of the release of new DVD ‘The Who: At Kilburn 1977’ on November 17th.
The drummer died in 1978, after years of famously hard living. The original rock ‘n’ roll hell raiser, he once drove a new Rolls Royce into a swimming pool and invented the hobby of trashing hotel rooms. With extra-curricular activities like those it’s a wonder that he found time to become one of rock music’s greatest ever musicians.
Daltrey claims he won’t be watching the DVD however. “I haven’t seen it, and I never will,” says Daltrey. “I don’t look back. What’s done is done. Maybe when I’m old and laying at home with Alzheimer’s, I’ll go ‘Well, this is a very interesting band …’ ”
The singer told US magazine Rolling Stone that “his (Moon’s) drinking problem got the better of him. He wasn’t at his best. So it was a very tricky time in that sense. But even Keith Moon at his worst was amazing. You can’t keep a drummer out of work. They have to drum. You have to get that energy out.”
‘The Who: At Kilburn 1977’ will be released on November 17th.
