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Roger Daltrey is the voice of a generation. That generation was the
first to rebel, to step out of the shadows of the Second World
War... to invent the concept of the teenager. This is the story
from his birth at the height of the Blitz, through tempestuous
school days to his expulsion, age 15, for various crimes and
misdemeanours within a strict school system. Thanks to Mr
Kibblewhite, his authoritarian headmaster, it could all have ended
there. The life of a factory worker beckoned. But then came rock
and roll. He made his first guitar from factory off-cuts. He formed
a band. The band became The Who - Maximum R&B - and, by luck
and by sheer bloody-mindedness, Roger Daltrey became the frontman
of one of the biggest rock bands on the planet. This is the story
of My Generation, Tommy and Quadrophenia, of smashed guitars,
exploding drums, cars in swimming pools, fights, arrests and
redecorated hotel rooms. But it is also the story of how that
post-war generation redefined the rules of youth. Out of that, the
modern music industry was born - and it wasn't an easy birth.
Money, drugs and youthful exuberance were a dangerous mix. This is
as much a story of survival as it is of success. Four years in the
making, this is the first time Roger Daltrey has told his story. It
is not just his own hilarious and frank account of more than 50
wild years on the road. It is the definitive story of The Who and
of the sweeping revolution that was British rock 'n' roll.
'Before the sixties, you were a child and then you were a man. You
went to school and then you went to work. That changed. Our
generation changed it.' Roger Daltrey is the voice of a generation,
and this is his story. This is the story of his tempestuous school
days and his expulsion, age 15, thanks to his authoritarian
headmaster, Mr Kibblewhite. That could have been where the story
ended, as the life of a factory worker beckoned, but then came rock
and roll. Making his first guitar from factory off-cuts, Roger
formed a band that would become The Who, one of the biggest bands
on the planet. This is the story of My Generation, Tommy and
Quadrophenia, of smashed guitars, exploding drums, cars in swimming
pools, fights, arrests and redecorated hotel rooms, but also how
all those post-war kids redefined the rules of youth. This is not
just a hilarious and frank account of more than 50 wild years on
the road, it is the definitive story of The Who and of the sweeping
revolution that was British rock 'n' roll.
Documentary directed by Julien Temple about English guitarist and
songwriter Wilko Johnson, who, in 2013, was diagnosed with
supposedly inoperable pancreatic cancer. Wilko, who rose to fame
during the 1970s with pub rockers Dr Feelgood, speaks to the
film-maker candidly about his illness and the sense of elation he
felt for the world around him upon becoming aware of his impending
death. The film captures the guitarist as he begins working on a
long talked about project with The Who's Roger Daltrey and his
experiences on what he believes will be his farewell tour.
Roger Daltrey is the voice of a generation. That generation was the
first to rebel, to step out of the shadows of the Second World
War... to invent the concept of the teenager. This is the story
from his birth at the height of the Blitz, through tempestuous
school days to his expulsion, age 15, for various crimes and
misdemeanours within a strict school system. Thanks to Mr
Kibblewhite, his authoritarian headmaster, it could all have ended
there. The life of a factory worker beckoned. But then came rock
and roll. He made his first guitar from factory off-cuts. He formed
a band. The band became The Who - Maximum R&B - and, by luck
and by sheer bloody-mindedness, Roger Daltrey became the frontman
of one of the biggest rock bands on the planet. This is the story
of My Generation, Tommy and Quadrophenia, of smashed guitars,
exploding drums, cars in swimming pools, fights, arrests and
redecorated hotel rooms. But it is also the story of how that
post-war generation redefined the rules of youth. Out of that, the
modern music industry was born - and it wasn't an easy birth.
Money, drugs and youthful exuberance were a dangerous mix. This is
as much a story of survival as it is of success. Four years in the
making, this is the first time Roger Daltrey has told his story. It
is not just his own hilarious and frank account of more than 50
wild years on the road. It is the definitive story of The Who and
of the sweeping revolution that was British rock 'n' roll.
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