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Roger Daltrey: Who Am I?

Two years after the agonizing bust-up of the Who, Roger Daltrey can no longer stand premature rock burial.

March 1, 1986
Chris Welch

Two years after the agonizing bust-up of the Who, Roger Daltrey can no longer stand premature rock burial. uaurey never wanteo me group I0 oreax up, but bowed . to Pete Townshend's wishes, after his old sparring partner went through mind-wrecking personal crises.

II was me end or a srzeame cnunK or rock history. Pete launched his solo career, putting booze and drugs behind him. (He's even formed a new band, Ueep I:nO, to play some cnanty snows In London in aid of drug victims...with exPink Floyd man Dave Gilmour on guitar.) lt�s an impressive comeback: a film and reco_ro caueo wn/re wry rrom me man who only a few years ago was seen rolling around London discos, drunk out of his mind.

but wnere aoes mus leave me vvno's one-time lead singer, the man who formed the group when they were the Detours, the star or Iommy and the bare-chested Adonis (well, sort of) who stomped throucxh a million czias?

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