Acton County Grammar School 7–8, 10, 22–4, 29, 38, 43–6, 51, 57, 58
Adamski, George 303
albums
Direct Hits 329
Face Dances 78
Live at Leeds 369
Magic Bus: The Who on Tour 329
A Quick One 241, 246, 265, 297
Tommy 13, 44, 70, 136, 202, 205, 230, 244, 323–5, 328, 330–4, 336, 337, 338–46, 347, 362, 365, 366–8, 369–70, 376
The Who by Numbers 9
The Who Sell Out 78, 298–301, 319
Aldermaston marches 38, 43, 72
Altham, Keith 169–70, 183–4, 193, 218, 238, 278, 279, 280, 335, 337
Antonioni, Michelangelo 211, 212
Ascott, Roy 69, 70, 77, 85, 171, 172, 199–200, 258, 373
auto-destructive art 79–81, 161, 189
Baldry, Long John 84, 133, 183
Barnes, Richard (Barney) 69–71, 72, 74, 75, 81, 84, 88, 89, 92, 93, 96–7, 98–100, 101, 115–16, 118, 123–4, 126, 127, 130, 133, 149, 152, 153, 158, 160, 162, 164, 165, 167, 168, 170–1, 180, 182, 187, 188–9, 190, 193, 220, 232, 236, 258, 320, 327
Barrett, Syd 256, 257, 270, 318
Barsalona, Frank 263, 346, 349
Beach Boys 109, 113, 172, 235–6, 295
Beard, Graham (Jimpy) 14, 18, 19, 20, 28, 41, 248–9
Beatles 83–4, 85, 94–5, 113, 121–2, 148, 157, 158, 160, 172, 178, 188, 205, 215, 216, 223–4, 225, 227, 228–9, 231, 235–6, 243, 244, 256, 301, 302–3, 305–6, 314, 365, 372, 376
Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 275–6
Beaulieu Jazz Festival 48
Beck, Jeff 85, 212, 224–5, 239, 250, 253
‘Beck’s Bolero’ 224–5
Belmondo, Jean-Paul 118
Bill Haley and The Comets 25, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 49, 83
Blake, Peter 78, 185–6, 189, 191, 220, 275, 355
Blow Up (film) 211
Blue Cheer 314
Bolan, Marc 119, 120, 125, 183, 266, 268
Boland, Neil 363
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band 75, 81, 361
Boothby, Lord 154
Bowen, Reg 23, 24, 35, 45, 46, 53, 54, 56, 57, 59, 64, 92, 113, 156, 162, 184
Bowie, David 183
Bowler, Clive Colin 146, 147, 148
Brewer, Vernon 306–7, 321, 329
Brind, Tony 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113
Brown, Arthur 248, 271, 272, 320–1, 341, 352
Burdon, Eric 216, 256, 279, 316
Butler, Anya 164, 173, 182, 183, 184, 191
Butler, Peter (Dougal) 103, 308–9, 326, 330, 363
Casady, Jack 325
Cassavetes, John 118
Cecil, Malcolm 80
Challis, John 72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 81, 87, 90, 171, 220, 253
Chandler, Chas 249–50, 251, 252, 307
Chapman, Rick 325–6
Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group 33–4, 42
Checker, Chubby 55
Chesters, Neville 207–8, 209, 238, 239–40, 242, 278
Churchill, Sir Winston 177
Clapton, Eric 68, 98, 122, 239, 250, 252–3, 255, 334, 336
Clark, June 163–4, 201, 233, 235, 237, 345
Clay, Cassius (Muhammad Ali) 110
Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers 83
Clooney, Rosemary 24
Cohn, Nik 157, 188, 231, 256, 301, 338, 347
Commercial Entertainments 65, 77, 112, 159
Connolly, Gabby 67–8, 82, 105–6
The Contacts 266
Conway, Russ 159–60
Cream 239, 253, 254, 263, 265, 314
Cropper, Steve 82
Cuban Missile Crisis 71–2
Daltrey, Harry 2–3, 4, 5, 7, 24
Daltrey, Jacqueline 83
Daltrey, Roger ix, 53–4, 85, 92, 96, 97, 100, 113, 124, 129, 132, 151, 172, 174, 179, 180, 184, 189, 191, 195, 197–8, 203, 219, 222, 237–8, 246, 247, 263, 269–70, 278, 282, 297, 298, 299, 301, 308, 309, 315–16, 334, 336, 343, 355, 368, 369, 377
aggressive persona 24, 45, 57, 97, 201, 238, 268, 354
American tours 263–5, 276–80, 284–95, 313–16, 323–4, 325, 346–50
anti-drugs 88–9, 128, 192, 196, 197, 256
cars 238
criminal acquaintances 1–2, 60, 211, 212
The Detours 54, 55–6, 59–61, 63–4, 65, 66, 67, 75, 82, 83, 86, 90
discovers rock ’n’ roll 25, 29, 30
early life and education 4–8, 23–4, 44–6
early musical activity 7, 24, 34, 35–6
fired and re-hired 197, 198, 201
friction with the band 196, 197, 198, 200, 201
on Hendrix 280
High Numbers 126–30, 133, 150–64, 178, 179
houses 326
isolated in the Who 192, 201, 207–8, 238
and the mod culture 125
and Moon 102, 104, 115–16, 125–6, 169–70, 196, 197, 315, 374
relationships and children 83, 155, 157, 184, 239, 265, 326
rock star metamorphosis 316, 336, 347–8, 365
and Townshend 6, 45, 57, 60, 88–9, 202, 238, 324, 327, 348, 378
see also The Who dance bands, eclipse of 26
Darlington, Sandy 225
Davies, Dave 173
Davies, Ray 68, 99, 173, 180, 215, 234, 270, 320, 372
Davis, Bette 294–5
Day, Christine 146, 147, 148, 175–6, 188, 189, 193
Decca Records 172, 175, 178, 181, 188, 199, 216, 217, 230, 231, 263, 314, 329
Deep Purple 154
Delaney, Eric 108
Dene, Terry 47
Dennis, Emma 12, 15–18, 19, 37, 50, 244, 331
The Detours 54–68, 71, 72, 75–7, 82–3, 85–7, 88–92, 99, 112–13, 170, 317
Dexter, Jeff 117, 119, 120, 124, 159, 185, 258, 307, 354–5, 362
Druce, Bob 65–6, 76, 83, 89, 116, 117, 156, 157
drug culture 88, 95, 121, 128, 138, 192, 193, 254–63, 272, 276, 281–3, 302–3, 326, 352–3, 357, 375
see also cocoaine; LSD; marijuana; ‘purple hearts’ (Drinamyl)
Dylan, Bob 85–6, 171, 180, 195, 251, 285, 361, 362
Ealing Technical College & School of Art 58, 69–71, 77–81
Easy Riders 117–18
Edwards, Dudley 304
Eel Pie Island Hotel 84
English, Michael 93, 190, 257, 260–1
Eno, Brian 199–200
Entwistle, Alison 43, 61, 76, 241, 284
Entwistle, John viii, 2, 97, 99, 100, 123, 124, 151, 155, 174, 179, 181, 184, 188, 190, 196, 198, 200, 201, 208, 210, 224, 226–7, 239, 245, 250, 273, 278, 297, 298, 308, 309, 316, 326, 327, 330, 336
American tours 263–5, 276–80, 284–95, 313–16, 323–4, 325, 346–50
cars 228
death of 374
The Detours 55–6, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 76, 86, 89
early life and education 8–10, 29, 58
early musical activity 8, 9, 10, 38–40, 50–1, 52, 53
High Numbers 126–30, 133, 150–64, 178, 179
and Moon 113, 115, 126, 221, 228, 284
perfectionism 227
on postwar Britain 9
tax officer 59
see also The Who Entwistle, Queenie 8, 40, 50, 59, 157, 184
Epstein, Brian 95–6, 151, 253, 275, 302, 351, 376
Fabulous Music 205
The Fairies 205
Faith, Adam 34–5, 47, 56, 91, 233
Faithfull, Marianne 234, 257, 262, 334, 335, 336, 353, 355
Fame, Georgie 116, 121, 179, 222
Family 365
Fantoni, Barry 214, 215–16, 220, 232, 233–4, 246
fascism 11
Fearnley-Whittingstall, Robert 136–7, 138, 139, 142, 143, 147–8, 150, 151, 181
Fenton, John 147, 271–2, 307, 308, 352–3, 375
Fenton, Shane 83
Field, John 307–8
Fleetwood, Mick 156
Fontana, DJ 104
Foot, Michael 72
Fordyce, Keith 178
Four Tops 219
14 Hour Technicolor Dream 270–1, 276
Fraser, Robert 186, 255, 262, 281
Freddie and the Dreamers 89–90
Fury, Billy 49
Gallagher, Rory 132
Garcia, Jerry 357
Gerry and the Pacemakers 89
Gibbs, Christopher 262
Goldhawk Club 77, 122–3, 167, 210–12, 234–5
Gollancz, Victor 72
Gorden, Helmut 96, 97, 99–100, 116, 124, 125, 126, 127, 152, 153–4
Graham, Bill 276, 314, 346, 349, 350, 352, 367–8
happenings 258, 260, 270–1, 276
Harris, Wee Willie 122
Harrison, George 236, 240, 255, 302, 306
Hemming, John 139, 140–1, 142, 143, 169
Hemmings, David 212
Hendrix, Jimi 247, 249–51, 252–3, 256, 263, 270, 277, 278–9, 279–80, 298, 307, 314, 329, 360
Herman’s Hermits 286, 287, 290, 291, 292, 293
High Numbers 126–30, 133, 150–64, 178, 179
Hogg, Quintin 229
The Hollies 179
Hollingshead, Michael 255, 261
Holly, Buddy 30, 49, 54, 83, 295
homosexuality 136, 137, 138, 146, 154, 182–3
Hooker, John Lee 197–8
IBC Studios 243, 269, 330, 339
Ingrams, Richard 233
Isle of Wight festival 361–2
Ivy League 173
Jagger, Mick ix, 86, 116, 124, 160, 228, 234, 250, 257, 262, 276, 281, 283, 335, 336, 337, 354, 355, 372
jazz 32, 33, 37, 38, 39–40, 48–9, 71
Jefferson Airplane 276, 277, 357
John, Elton 156
Johns, Jasper 186
John’s Children 266, 267–8, 274
Jolson, Al 8
Jones, Brian 86, 219, 250, 262, 278, 318, 335, 349, 353
Jones, John Paul 224
Jones, Kenney 374
Kameron, Pete 271–2
Kantner, Paul 357
Ker-Seymer, Max 86, 169, 211–12, 254
King, Martin Luther 314
King Crimson 364–5
The Kinks 99, 159, 170, 172, 173, 178, 180, 191, 196, 243, 295, 320, 372
Klein, Allen 228, 229, 230, 231, 337
Kooper, Al 285–6
Korner, Alexis 84
Kray, Ronnie and Reggie 145, 151, 154
Krupa, Gene 105
Lambert, Constant 134, 135, 138, 153, 185, 268, 369, 376
Lambert, Kit vii, 133–44, 147–52, 153, 155, 158, 159–60, 162, 163–4, 165, 166, 167, 168, 174, 175–6, 177, 178, 179, 180–1, 182–3, 184, 185, 188, 189, 191, 192, 193, 195, 201, 204, 205, 206–7, 208, 212, 216–17, 218, 220, 229, 230, 236–7, 240–1, 243, 245, 247, 251, 252, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270–1, 273–4, 281, 295, 297, 306–8, 315, 320, 321, 327, 328, 330, 339–40, 341, 345, 347, 350, 351–3, 366–7, 368, 369, 370, 374–6
Lane, Ronnie 310–11
Langston, Dave ‘Cy’ 164, 196, 207, 300
Led Zeppelin 224, 225, 227, 314, 317, 348
Lennon, John 68, 71, 95, 155, 158, 232, 240, 250, 253, 255, 270, 275, 276, 302, 304, 306, 334, 336
Lichtenstein, Roy 186, 188, 189
Lifehouse (rock opera project) 70, 80
Lindsay-Hogg, Michael 178, 334
Lisberg, Harvey 286, 287, 288, 289
Little, Carlo 106
Little Walter 86
Lorne Gibson Trio 55
LSD 254–60, 261, 262, 269, 270, 273, 276, 277, 278, 280, 302–3, 318, 333, 357
Lulu 158
Lyons, ‘Irish’ Jack 66–7, 121, 130, 166–7, 181, 192, 211, 212, 234–5, 259, 345
Lyttleton, Humphrey 32, 38, 48, 68, 194
The Macabre 157
McCartney, Paul 205, 224, 234, 236, 246, 250, 253, 255, 276, 302–3, 372
McInnerney, Mike 260–1, 274–5, 303, 304, 324, 327, 340–1
McLagan, Ian 221
McLaren, Malcolm 68, 156, 162, 377
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 302, 303, 305–6
mainstream media’s attitude to pop music 215, 221–2, 232–3
Manfred Mann 91
marijuana 74, 87–8, 128, 138, 326, 353
Marks, Jack (Jack the Barber) 100, 116, 124
Marmalade 297
the Marquee 165–9, 178, 186, 236
Marriott, Steve 224, 310, 312, 319
Marshall, Jim 52, 97, 109, 114, 162
Marshall, Terry 97–8, 162–3, 207
Marshall stack 97–8
Mason, Richard 136, 139, 140, 141–2, 143
Mastroianni, Marcello 118
May, Phil 338
Mayall, John 84
Meaden, Pete 116–18, 120, 121, 122–4, 126, 129–30, 150, 151, 152–3, 154, 165, 178, 191
Meehan, Tony 104
Meher Baba 303–5, 311, 323, 324, 326, 327, 330, 341, 344, 356, 373
Melly, George 31, 68–9, 199, 246, 250, 322
Melody Maker 11, 22, 26, 32, 49, 118, 181, 200, 219, 238, 299–300, 362
The Merseys 240–1
Metzger, Gustav 79–80, 81, 85, 161, 257, 258
Miller, Glenn 15
mod culture 118–24, 127–8, 130, 133, 156, 167, 189–90, 212, 247, 259–60
mod-on-rocker violence 128–9
Monterey Festival 277–80
Montgomery, David 298, 299, 329
Moon, Keith 102–13, 150, 151, 155, 173–4, 184, 190, 200, 201, 207, 208, 210, 213, 223–4, 226, 234, 238, 246, 282, 297, 298, 308–9, 310, 316, 318, 336, 339, 355, 362–4, 368, 370
‘21st birthday party’ 290–3
American tours 263–5, 276–80, 284–95, 313–16, 323–4, 325, 346–50
‘Beck’s Bolero’ 224–5
cars 228
casual vandalism and petty shoplifting 107, 111
and chauffeur’s death 363
and Daltrey 102, 104, 115–16, 125–6, 169–70, 196, 197, 315, 374
death of 373–4
destructive on-stage
drug use 111, 192, 193, 221, 235, 256, 280, 357
early life and education 103–5
early musical activity 106
and Entwistle 113, 115, 126, 221, 228, 284
The Escorts 106–7
‘Free Mick and Keith’ campaign 282
High Numbers 126–30, 133, 150–64, 178, 179
hotel room wrecking 289, 312, 315
houses 362–3
joins The Who 113–15
lunatic behaviour 102, 110–11, 208, 233, 274, 289, 290, 291–3, 295, 312, 315
Mark Twain and the Strangers 107
marriage and fatherhood 213, 220–1, 235, 284, 326
on rock stardom 364
social climber 192
surf music, love of 109–10, 245, 293
and Townshend 110, 112, 192, 220, 226, 245, 315, 327
see also The Who Moon, Kim 204, 213, 220, 235, 282, 284
Moon, Kitty 103
Moon landings 351
Moore, Dudley 261
Morphet, Chris 266–7, 268, 269, 317, 319
Mosley, Oswald 11
Mothers of Invention 320
Murray, Pete 32
Napier-Bell, Simon 138, 192, 212, 216–17, 224, 238, 266, 267, 352, 375
National Service 47–8
New Action Ltd 154, 155, 159, 162, 163, 164, 175, 180, 181, 203, 221–2, 231, 239
Nicholas, Paul 225
Oh Boy! (TV show) 49
Oldfield Hotel, Greenford 65, 89, 91, 92, 112, 113–14
Oldham, Andrew Loog 116, 117, 118, 131, 149, 152, 153, 160, 174, 203, 217, 228, 229, 230, 251, 271, 376
Olympic Games 2012 377–8
opera house venues 366–9
O’Rahilly, Ronan 179
Page, Jimmy 68, 84, 173, 174, 213, 224, 225, 240, 250
Pallenberg, Anita 335
Palmer, Tony 313, 315–16, 321, 343, 345, 365, 369, 371
Parmenter, Chris 100, 101, 193
Parnell, Jack 26
Performance (film) 335
Pickett, Wilson 264
Pink Floyd 256–7, 258, 259, 270, 317, 318, 365
pirate radio 179, 296–7, 299, 300–1
Pittaway, Alan 24, 35, 36, 43, 45, 47, 59, 64–6, 168
pop art 78, 185–6, 188, 189, 190, 194, 215, 247, 301
pop music movies 148–9
post-war Britain ix–x, 5–6, 7, 9, 14, 21
Presley, Elvis 29–30, 32, 49, 54, 83, 127
Pridden, Bob 240, 264–5, 311, 365
Prince, Viv 213
Private Eye (magazine) 215, 232–3, 261
Privilege (film) 333–4
Procul Harum 302
Profumo affair 88
psychedelia 254–60, 270–1, 277, 286, 296
Purcell, Henry 184–5, 235, 376
‘purple hearts’ (Drinamyl) 95, 111, 117, 121, 122, 128, 193
Race, Steve 49
Railway Hotel, Harrow 131–2, 150, 155–6, 160–2, 165
Ready Steady Go! (TV show) 102, 177–9, 189, 190, 213, 215, 225, 245, 247, 252, 253, 340
Ready Steady Who (EP) 245
Redding, Noel 250
Redding, Otis 277
Reed, Jimmy 74, 82, 86, 89, 195
Rees-Mogg, William 282–3
Reeves, Jim 232
Rennie, Roland 251–2
rhythm and blues 73–4, 84, 90, 121
Richard, Cliff 26, 49, 50, 54, 148, 223
Richards, Keith 30, 68–9, 84, 86, 87, 95, 160, 249, 262, 276, 278, 281, 335, 336
Rivers, Larry 78–9
Rock and Roll Circus 334–7 ‘Rock Around the Clock’ 25, 26, 29
Rock Around the Clock (film) 28, 31
rock ’n’ roll, advent of 25–31
rock opera 237, 241, 243–5, 266, 272, 320, 321, 323–5, 330, 336, 337–8
see also albums: Tommy
Rolling Stones 84–5, 86–7, 90, 95, 98, 122, 124, 153, 178, 186, 191, 199, 204, 216, 219, 223, 227, 228, 231, 281–3, 296, 299, 334, 335, 336–7, 353–4, 372, 376
Rudge, Peter 308, 361, 366, 367
Sandom, Doug 62–4, 65, 66, 67, 72, 76, 77, 82, 85, 86, 88, 90–1, 92, 96, 100–2, 113, 115, 122, 123, 153
Schollar, John 107–9, 110, 111, 112, 113, 125, 363–4
Second World War ix–x, 3–5, 8, 11, 12, 103, 144–5
The Shadows 49, 50, 52, 53, 60, 83, 104, 107, 223
‘Shake, Rattle and Roll’ 25, 26
Shannon, Derek 35
Shaw, Mike 149, 155, 158, 198–9
Sherrin, Ned 216
Sherwin, Chris 40, 41, 42, 44, 51–2, 97, 109
Six-Five Special (TV show) 31–2, 33, 36
skiffle 33–4, 35–6, 42, 49, 83, 107
Sly and the Family Stone 358–9
Small Faces 309, 310, 319, 320
Smothers, Dick and Tommy 293–4, 295
social levelling 147, 175, 231
Soft Machine 258
songs
‘5:15’ 158
‘A Legal Matter’ 202, 218, 220
‘A Quick One, While He’s Away’ 243–5, 336
‘Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere’ 186, 187–8, 189, 191, 194–5, 206, 216, 225
‘Armenia City in the Sky’ 273
‘Boris the Spider’ 241–2
‘Circles’ (aka ‘Instant Party’) 218, 245
‘Cousin Kevin’ 332
‘Disguises’ 245
‘Dogs’ 319
‘Don’t Look Away’ 241
‘Early Morning Cold Taxi’ 300
‘Fiddle About’ 332
‘Glow Girl’ 290
‘The Good’s Gone’ 202
‘Happy Jack 245–6, 263, 264, 265
‘I Can See for Miles’ 273–4, 295–6
‘I Can’t Explain’ ix, 110, 171–2, 173–4, 175, 176, 178, 179–80, 181, 191, 216
‘I Need You’ 242
‘It’s Not True’ 215
‘The Kids Are Alright’ 202, 235
‘Mary Anne With the Shaky Hand’ 273
‘My Generation’ ix, 44, 78, 195–6, 197–8, 199, 200, 225, 245
‘The Ox’ 203
‘Pictures of Lily’ 269–70
‘Pinball Wizard’ 338–9, 342, 344, 347
‘Please Don’t Send Me Home’ 85, 86
‘Run Run Run’ 241
‘Sally Simpson’ 328
‘See My Way’ 241
‘Silas Stingy’ 300
‘So Sad About Us’ 241
‘Tattoo’ 300
‘Welcome’ 328
‘Whiskey Man’ 241
‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’ 72, 80, 373
‘Zoot Suit’ 129
Spear, Roger 75–6, 77, 79, 81, 166
The Squadronaires 13, 14–15, 17, 19–20, 24, 26, 28, 36, 248
Stamp, Chris 144, 145–51, 154, 155, 156, 163, 164, 165, 167, 168, 173, 174, 175, 179, 183, 192, 194, 195, 196, 200, 201, 206, 208, 209, 217, 218, 227, 230, 232, 238, 239, 240, 242, 246, 251, 253, 263, 272, 276, 277, 291, 296, 308, 320, 321, 327, 329, 330, 339, 345, 350, 352, 367, 369, 370, 375, 377
Stamp, Terence 143, 144, 145–6, 211, 217, 272, 321
Stanley, Richard 194, 258, 266, 267, 268–9, 317, 323
Stevens, Guy 121, 151, 169, 229
Stigwood, Robert 217–18, 239, 240, 251, 253, 263, 295
The Strawbs 39
Summer Holiday (film) 148
Sutch, Screaming Lord 106
Swinging Blue Jeans 83
Sylvestre, Cleo 153
Talmy, Sheldon 172–4, 175, 181, 187, 188, 191, 198, 206, 216–17, 218, 229, 230, 266, 329
Tamla Motown 219
Thank Your Lucky Stars (TV show) 91
Theatre of the Absurd 245
Townsend, Philip 117, 118, 231
Townshend, Betty 12, 13–14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 27, 36, 41, 42, 64–5, 66, 67, 127, 152, 155
Townshend, Clifford 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 26–7, 29, 36–7, 42, 65, 85, 127, 152, 155, 171, 234
Townshend, Dorothy (Dot) 11, 21
Townshend, Horace (Horry) 10–11, 21
Townshend, Karen 203, 204, 236, 259, 260, 269, 274, 304, 319, 356
Townshend, Pete 76, 81, 84–5, 96, 98–9, 100, 101, 115, 123, 151, 155, 164–5, 168, 174, 184, 216, 219, 225, 229, 230, 234, 252–4, 270, 277, 295–6, 297, 298, 300–1, 302, 308, 309, 312, 315, 316, 319–20, 353, 362, 366, 367, 377
acting 317–18
alcoholism 72
American tours 263–5, 276–80, 284–95, 313–16, 323–4, 325, 346–50
art student 53, 58, 59, 68, 69, 70, 71, 75, 77–80, 88, 126–7
cars 234
childhood abuse vii, ix 16, 17, 18–19, 237, 244, 331, 332, 343
curiosity about the world 194, 268–9
and Daltrey 6, 45, 57, 60, 88–9, 202, 238, 324, 327, 348, 378
destructive on-stage behaviour 2, 50–1, 79, 160–1, 162–3, 169, 212, 265, 287, 294
The Detours 57, 58, 59–60, 61, 63, 67, 71, 75–6, 76, 82, 85–6, 88–9, 90, 91
disaffection with drugs 318, 326
discovers rock ’n’ roll 28, 29, 30, 49, 51
drug use 74, 88–9, 92, 126–7, 128, 256, 257, 259, 260, 261, 269, 280, 326, 333
early life and education 10–11, 12–21, 26–9, 36–7, 38, 40–1, 42–3, 44, 57, 58
early musical activity 20, 21, 28, 36–7, 38, 40–1, 42, 50–1, 52–3
ego 232
first destroys guitar 160–1
first guitar 37
‘hearing angels’ 27
on Hendrix 250, 251, 252–3, 279–80
High Numbers 126–30, 133, 150–64, 178, 179
houses 327
internet pornography police investigation ix, 343
interviews vii–viii, x, 188, 214–15, 219, 220, 371–2, 378
introduction to blues 73–4
on King Crimson 364–5
on The Kinks 159
on Lambert vii, 151, 182–3, 185, 204, 243, 268, 327, 376
on Led Zeppelin 348
and Meher Baba 304–5
and the mod scene 118–19, 120, 122, 123, 124, 127–8, 189, 212, 260
and Moon 110, 112, 192, 220, 226, 245, 315, 327
mother, relationship with 13, 65
musical ambition 93, 313–14, 370
poetry, early 37
on pop art 186, 188, 189, 247, 301
on post-war Britain x, 1, 14, 21, 43, 48
on psychedelia 296
publishing company 205
relationships and children 164, 183, 184, 203, 204, 319, 327
on roadies 209
rock opera 237, 241, 243–5, 266, 272, 320, 321, 323–5, 330, 336
see also albums: Tommy and Sandom’s dismissal 100, 101
self-conscious about nose 42, 322
social views 78, 177, 189, 195
songwriting 85–6, 151, 155, 170, 171–2, 181, 185, 187, 191, 195–6, 199, 202, 204, 205–6, 210, 219–20, 225, 230, 235, 237, 240, 241, 242, 245–6, 269, 273, 290, 300–1, 319, 328, 373
spiritual journey 303, 304–5, 306, 310–11, 327
stage clothes 348
on the Stones 86
and Thunderclap Newman 350–1
Who Came First (solo album) 305
see also The Who Track Records 251, 252, 253, 263, 266, 271, 272, 273, 299, 306, 307–8, 329, 352–3, 361, 375, 376–7
Traffic 297
transcendental meditation 302, 303
The Tremeloes 297
The Undertakers 284
Unit 4 + 2 208
V-1 and V-2 flying bombs 4–5, 8
Vanilla Fudge 314
Vaughan, Frankie 248–9
Vernon-Kell, Peter 66, 157, 171
Vietnam War 276
The Vipers 34
Walker Brothers 227
Wall, Max 242–3
Walton, Sir William 134, 184, 295
Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders 108–9
Westwood, Vivienne 156
The Who aggressive live performances 2, 51, 79, 81, 160–1, 162–3, 169, 193, 209, 223, 239, 240, 264–5, 265, 279, 287, 294, 315
Allen Klein’s attempted takeover of 230–1
American tours 263–5, 276–80, 284–95, 313–16, 323–4, 325, 346–50
Australasian tour 309–12
defining image 222
European tours 193, 196–7, 237–8, 266–9
fiftieth anniversary tour x, 373
films and documentaries 155, 313–14
finances 180, 181, 209, 210, 227, 230, 231, 295, 308, 320, 375
internal conflicts 170, 196, 197, 198–9, 200, 202, 208, 222, 226, 227
Isle of Wight festival 361–2
Marquee residency 165–9
‘Maximum R&B’ image 166
as mod band see High Numbers
Monterey Festival 277–80
pub gigs 59, 97, 131–4, 155–6, 160–2
rock stardom 361, 362, 364, 368–9
rumours of splitting up 210
stage clothes 99, 124, 190, 191, 279, 348
violence at gigs 97, 193–4, 197, 211–12, 354–5, 359–60
see also albums; Detours; songs; and individual band members
A Whole Scene Going (TV show) 214–15, 216, 219, 246–7
Williamson, Sonny Boy 197–8
Wilson, Brian 295
Wirtz, Mark 302
Wolf, Howlin’ 82, 90, 121, 155
Wolfenden, Jeremy 138
Wolff, John (Wiggy) 227–8, 235, 309, 310, 311, 312, 346, 348, 349, 350, 356, 357–9, 360
Wonder, Stevie 219
World Cup 1966 239
Wright, Tom 72, 73, 74, 76, 87, 88, 98, 287–8, 291, 316
Wynter, Mark 249
The Yardbirds 84, 85, 90, 122, 212
Yes 365