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Biography of Pete Townshend, The Who, Age, Family, Wife, Tours, Songs And Albums
BIOGRAPHY OF PETE TOWNSHEND
Pete Townshend is an English musician, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is well known as the lead songwriter, lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the rock band The Who.
He studied at Acton County Grammar School, in 1961 he joined Ealing Art College to study graphic design, he studied with future Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood and Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury. In 1964 he dropped out of school to focus on music full time.
PETE TOWNSHEND AGE
He was born as Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend on May 19, 1945 in Chiswick, Middlesex, England. He celebrates his birthday on May 19 each year.
PETE TOWNSHEND FAMILY
He came from a musical family, his father, Cliff Townshend , was a professional alto saxophonist in the Royal Air Force dance group The Squadronaires and his mother, Betty née Dennis , was a vocalist with the Sydney Torch Orchestras and The Douglass. His maternal grandmother is Emma Dennis , with whom he lived after his parents separated for two years before reuniting again. He has two younger brothers, Paul born in 1957 and Simon born in 1960.
PETE TOWNSHEND WIFE
He met Karen Astley in art school, a daughter of film composer Edwin Astley . The couple married on May 20, 1968. They then moved to Twickenham, South West London, to a three-bedroom house. The couple separated in 1994 and divorced in 2009. He is now married to Rachel Fuller , an arranger and musician. The couple married in December 2016, after a long relationship of more than twenty years.
PETE TOWNSHEND KIDS
From his first marriage to Karen Astley , he has three children; gardening columnist Emma, born in 1969, Aminta born in 1971, works in film production, and Joseph born in 1990, who studied graphic design at Central St. Martins.
PETE TOWNSHEND BODY MEASUREMENTS
- Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.82)
- Weight: 1.83m
- Size: Not available
- Body shape : Not available
- Hair color: white
NET WORTH OF PETE TOWNSHEND
Award-winning musician Townshend has an estimated net worth of $115 million which he has earned through his distinguished career as a musician, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
PETE TOWNSHEND THE WHO
He is the main songwriter for The Who, he wrote over 100 songs for the band’s 11 studio albums, including the rock operas Tommy and Quadrophenia, and concept albums, as well as popular rock radio classics including Who’s Next, and hundreds more that have appeared as bonus tracks on reissues, non-album singles and tracks on rare compilations, including 1974’s Odds & Sods.
Photo by Pete Townshend
He has also recorded over 100 songs on his solo albums, as well as radio jingles and TV theme songs. He plays piano, harmonica, banjo, accordion, synthesizer, mandolin, violin, ukulele, bass guitar and drums on his own solo albums, some Who recordings, and as a guest contributor to the line-ups of other musicians’ recordings. He teaches himself all the instruments.
He has also written and contributed to numerous newspaper and magazine articles, essays, plays, book reviews and scripts, and collaborated with many other musical acts as a lyricist and composer. His work with The Who and in other projects has earned him praise for his speech due to his intense acting style and creative writing techniques. He was ranked #3 in Dave Marsh’s list of the best guitarists in The New Book of Rock Lists, #10 in Rolling Stone magazine’s 2011 revised list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time, and #10 in Gibson.com’s Top 50 Guitarists. chart.
He won the Brit Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1983, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Who in 1990, received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award as a member of The Who in 2001, and in 2008 was awarded Kennedy Center Honors. The two won the George and Ira Gershwin Lifetime Achievement in Music Award at UCLA with Daltrey on May 21, 2016.
PETE TOWNSHEND SONGS
- Father O’Riley
- behind blue eyes
- Let my love open the door
- pinball magician
- Before Eminence
- I will no longer be fooled
- rough boys
- Split skirts
- magic bus
- my generation
- donate blood
- A little is enough
- I can not explain
- white city fight
- I can see for miles
- face to face
- Who are you
- My wife
- Replace
- Pure and easy
- The sea refuses no river
- the real me
- compression box
- I am one
- A fast in his absence
- Join us
- summer blues
- Happy Jack
- let’s see the action
- second hand love
- My baby gives it
ALBUMS BY PETER TOWNSHEND
- empty glass
- All the best cowboys have Chinese eyes
- White City: A Novel
- Who came first
- rough mix
- psycho crime
- Quadrophenia
- Deep End Live!
- The Iron Man: The Musical by Pete Townshend
- Living in Leeds
- Who are you
- An advantage for Maryville Academy
- Who’s next
- Live: The Fillmore
- The ocean concerts
- Live: Sadler’s Wells
- Live: The Empire
- The real scoop
- Prayer of Parvardigar
- Pete Townshend Live BAM 1993
- Live: La Jolla Playhouse 2001
- I am
- The ones who sell
- WHO in figures
- It’s hard
- tommy
- Lifehouse Chronicles
- Scoop
- another scoop
- Scoop 3
- Lifehouse Elements
- The best of Pete Townshend
- Scoop
- Absenteeism: The best of Pete Townshend
- The definitive collection
- Jai Baba
- O’ Parvardigar
- Anthology
- The biggest hits
- Magic Bus: The Who on Tour
- Freedom Chimes
BOOK BY PETER TOWNSHEND
- horse neck
- The Who Rock Score: Five Classic Who Songs, Scored For Small Groups, With Lyrics
- Tommy: The Musical
- House of Life
- Who am I
- Behind Blue Eyes: for a minimum of five steel drums, optional drums and bass guitar, sheet music and conductor’s parts
- Let my love open the door: for a minimum of five steel drums, optional drums and bass guitar, conductor’s score and
- rooms
- WHO
- untitled novel
PETE TOWNSHEND THE WHO QUOTES
- The downside of getting old is that I’m going bald. The good part is that my nose seems to be getting shorter.
- I felt the elegance of pop music was reflective: we held up a mirror to our audience and reflected them philosophically and spiritually, rather than just reflecting society or something called “rock and roll.”
- I learned a lot because I was tested and, more importantly, I was trusted.
- It’s an ordinary day for Brian. Like, he died every day, you know.
- Keith Moon is not interested in jazz and will never be a jazz drummer because he is more interested in looking good and being shouted at.
- When I grew up, what interested me was that music was color and life was gray. So music for me has always been more than entertainment.
- To have faith, or follow any other organized religion, I would have to suspend some degree of disbelief.
- I don’t see fans like most artists do. As a mass of people who have paid money, I know what they want. It’s a very, very, very, very, very low common denominator.
- If I told you what it takes to reach the highest level, you would laugh and say nothing so simple, but you were told this many times before the messiah showed you the door although no one have the courage to leave the temple.
- Everything I had done creatively had to do with a couple of incidents that happened to me as a kid that I forgot about. Everything, absolutely everything.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT PETE TOWNSHEND
Who is Townshend?
Townshend is an English musician, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
How old is Townshend?
He is 74 years old in 2019. He was born in 1945.
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How tall is Townshend?
He stands at a height of 5′ 11¾”
Is Pete Townshend Married?
He is married to Rachel Fuller.
How much is Pete Townshend worth?
He has an accomplished musician whose net worth is estimated at $115 million.
How Much Does Pete Townshend Make?
His salary is still under review.
Where does Pete Townshend live?
He is a resident of Richmond upon Thames, London, England, we will upload pictures of his home as soon as we have them.
Is Pete Townshend dead or alive?
He is alive and healthy. There were no reports that he was sick or had any health issues.
Where is Pete Townshend now?
He continues his career in music.