How Keith Moon Helped the Who Break in America
The Who had a specific moment that changed everything. Because once America got their first real glimpse of the destructive side of drummer Keith Moon’s personality, they were hooked for life. The band snagged a pivotal slot on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in 1967, performing a fiery version of “My Generation.” At the song’s conclusion, Moon began demolishing his drum kit, with a massive explosion capping the moment. “All of the sudden, every youth in America wanted to see the Who,” vocalist Roger Daltrey tells UCR now. As the legendary singer shares in the conversation below, the drummer...