#53 Roger Daltrey (The Who) 1994 Interview

The Tapes Archive

Sep 1 2021 • 20 mins

A never-before-published interview with Roger Daltrey from 1994. In the interview, Daltrey talks about: Whether he has gotten his due from his solo albums Which album was a writing breakthrough for him Why he thinks fans have a hard time accepting him outside of The Who What’s great about The Who’s music Why The Who isn’t touring How hard it is singing Who songs How anger changes in middle age If he feels competitive with Pete Townshend If he knew Townshend was competing with him How Tommy really became a hit record Why Townshend is the way he is about The Who Why it was a constant struggle to make more records How he feels everyone in the band but Pete did not get the recognition they deserved The chemistry in the band What was something he was proud of from the Carnegie Hall gig Playing with the Spin Doctors on the Dave Letterman show. How his upcoming concert differs from the Carnegie Hall show What Townshend said to him after the Carnegie show The challenges with the Carnegie Hall concert The bad sound at Carnegie Hall When he knew he was going to take the show on the road Whether he ever considered hitting the road with a three-member rock band Whether they considered playing Woodstock ‘94 The story of how he started spinning the microphone How the music biz is so “bloody corporate” Whether he thinks he will ever just sit back and relax Whether he goes to see his contemporaries in concert Whether he worries he’s going to disappoint fans Why didn’t the Who do encores Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.