 With the
explosive playing of drummer Keith Moon and guitarist Pete Townshend, the Who expanded the
boundaries of rock-and-roll performance. Fletcher follows the drummer from a fractious but
secure childhood to his discovery of pop music and the drums to world fame, concluding
that perhaps Moon was hyperactive. He was, at any rate, an archetype of rock-star
dissipation, and during the heyday of swinging London and rock glitterati club-hopping and
partying, he set high standards for outrageous... read more |