| 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 |