Keith moon biography 3rd edition
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Keith Moon
cbphoto said:
The Who died when Moon died. I stopped listening to them after that. I hated how Townshend didn’t end the band. To me it showed utter disrespect for Moon.
Jimmy Page did it right.Click to expand...
Eh, even if they had, there still would have been the 101 reunion shows.
The Who were plagued with financial mismanagement their entire career, both as a band, and the individual members, save Pete who got most of the songwriting royalties.
Rodger and John needed the money from the reunion tours. Even if they had broken up after Moon, they would have gotten back together soon enough.
And then there is just, what else are you supposed to do with your life? You don't just go get a job selling insurance because you want to honor a fallen friend. The Who were formed when they were all teens, none of them had any skills to do a different career.
There are 101 bands that should have broken up, or have so few original members left, it'
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Keith Moon
English rock drummer (1946–1978)
Keith Moon | |
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Moon in 1975 | |
| Born | Keith John Moon (1946-08-23)23 August 1946 Wembley, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 7 September 1978(1978-09-07) (aged 32) Mayfair, London, England |
| Resting place | Golders Green Crematorium, London, England |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Spouse | Kim Kerrigan (m. 1966; div. 1975) |
| Partner | Annette Walter-Lax (1975–1978) |
| Children | 1 |
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| Years active | 1962–1978 |
| Formerly of | The Who |
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Keith John Moon (23 August 1946 – 7 September 1978) was an English musician who was the drummer for the rock band the Who. Regarded as one of the greatest drummers in the history of rock music,[3][4] he was noted for his unique style of playing and his eccentric, often self-destructive behaviour.
Moon grew up in Wembley and took up the drums during the ea
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The Life Of Keith måne (Updated Edition) (Paperback)
Keith måne was more than just rock's greatest drummer, he was a phenomenal character and an extravagant hell raiser who - in a sista, uncharacteristic act of grace - actually did die before he got old. This new edition includes a newly written After word that consiers Moon's lasting legacy, the death of John Entwistle and The Who's ongoing career in the new millennium. In this astonishing biography, Tony Fletcher questions the myths, avoids the time-honoured anecdotes and talks afresh to those who where closest to Moon including Kim, his wife of eight years, and Linda, his sister and Annette Walter-Lax, his main flickvän of the final years. Also interviewed are Oliver Reed, Larry Hagman, David Putnam, Alice Cooper, Dave Edmunds, Jeff Beck, John Entwistle and many others who worked and partied with him. In interviewing over 100 people who knew måne, Fletcher reveals the truth behind the 'famous'