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Hot Chocolate co‑founder and You Sexy Thing co‑writer dead at 78

Tony Wilson, the bassist, songwriter and co‑founder of Hot Chocolate, has died at the age of 78. His...
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Alfie Boe reveals the 80-year-old rocker who taught him to songwrite

Alfie Boe has credited Pete Townshend with helping him unlock his songwriting voice. As he prepares to release his...

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson took up fencing to give up groupies

Iron Maiden rocker Bruce Dickinson has confessed he took up fencing to avoid groupies. The Number of the Beast...

Pete Townshend admits he and Roger Daltrey ‘don’t communicate very well’

Pete Townshend has admitted he and Roger Daltrey "are very different" and "don't communicate very well". The Who bandmates...

Pete Townshend quips The Who are open to private gig offers as legendary band kicks off final tour

Pete Townshend quipped that The Who are "always available for private parties" as they kicked off their final tour.

Pete Townshend admits Zak Starkey’s exit from The Who was ‘a mess’

Pete Townshend has admitted Zak Starkey's exit from The Who was "a mess" and the drama "got out of hand".

Roger Daltrey informed Zak Starkey he was ‘retired, not fired’ by The Who

Zak Starkey says The Who's frontman Roger Daltrey told him he had been "retired, not fired" as the band's drummer.

Roger Daltrey doesn’t want to be on the road with ‘half-hearted’ Pete Townshend ahead of ill-fated Who tour

Roger Daltrey has suggested he doesn't want to tour with Pete Townshend after he said he feels like The Who is "flogging...

Zak Starkey breaks silence on latest firing from The Who, claims he was told to ‘lie’ about exit

Zak Starkey has claimed The Who asked him to "lie" about his exit from the band. The 'My Generation'...

The Who let Zak Starkey go weeks after he was fired and rehired

The Who have let longtime drummer Zak Starkey go weeks after he was fired and rehired. The 59-year-old...

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