Roger Daltrey who recently released his Tommy summer tour dates, has also released an interview at The Nightly Show . Watch video below.
Charity became a large part of the Who's career , including the decades of fundraising efforts with co-founders Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend through Teen Age Cancer trust in England and Teen Cancer America.
Townshend recalls: “ The band members were in the midst of recording their Quadrophenia LP when we received a call from Joanna Lumley, the actress. She invited to meet her in London, So I declined, but I offered to send one of the bandmates instead — and Moon volunteered because he was very much hoping that it would lead to something sexual”.
“ Moon's meeting with Lumley it turned out that what she’d done is invited him to the very, very first women’s refuge in the world (also named as [the domestic violence shelter) Chiswick’s Women’s Aid, founded in 1971. And Joanna got him cleaning toilets. He came back in tears. And he said, ‘Pete, we’ve got to do something for these women!’"
Moon's conversion took on added meaning for Townshend later, after he realized Moon had been guilty of "real violent outbursts against his wife" during moments when he suspected her of infidelity — sadly ironic because, as Townshend pointed out, "in fact, it was the other way around." In seeing the error of his ways and spurring the band to action, Moon helped spark a lifetime of efforts on behalf of others.
"We started to do shows for the woman who started [the refuge]. And that’s how charity work began for me and for the band. And we’ve gone on from there," added Townshend. "Anyway, that was a great moment. And it was one of the nicest stories about Keith, I think: that something had touched his heart, because usually he would turn everything into a gag." (sources: Life -Pete Townshend - Ultimateclassicrock)
“In my own opinion, I think Keith was slightly autistic and he obviously had an addictive personality. Roger Daltrey
The Who’s Roger Daltrey has revealed that the band’s former drummer Keith Moon was asked to take part in the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony – despite having died in 1978.
Daltrey told US TV show Jimmy Kimmel Live! that the band’s management had received the invitation for Moon to take part in the capital’s . The singer explained: ‘We got an email – requesting could Keith Moon attend the opening ceremony. ‘Our manager sent an email back saying, ‘Well actually he currently resides at Golders Green Crematorium, where he’s been for the last 34 years. But maybe if you got a round table, some candles and some glasses, you might be able to get him back’.’ Daltrey joked about the mix-up, adding: ‘It could only happen in Britain. We are so organised.’ Moon passed away in September 1978 aged 32, after 14 years with the iconic British band.
