Behind all the façade, Keith Moon was an obsessive drummer who adored the instrument and everything that was possible to do with it but he was also a famously hard man to impress so anybody fortunate who he namedropped should have been elated by the news. I would never put on an LP of a drummer and say everything he did I love because that’s not true.”ĭescribing Joe Morello as being “perfect” from a technical standpoint, is about as high praise as you could get from Moon. I have favourite drum pieces and that’s it. Let’s see, the drummers I respect are Eric Delaney and Bob Henrit and I got a ‘huge list, really, and all for different reasons. “Not many,” Moon characteristically responded before listing off names. With Moon on form like that, it’s a mystery how the interviewer managed to gage him enough to provoke a profound answer about the drummers he admires but somehow they pulled it off.
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When the interviewer pressed him on who or what made him get behind a drum kit, Moon’s answer was a world away from poetry: “Jesus Christ, I think I got a free drum kit in a packet of corn flakes,” The Who man jokingly responded before inexplicably adding, “But no, drum solos are fucking boring. Rolling Stone tried to get to grips with exactly the man behind all these rock ‘n’ roll clichéd adventures is in 1971 but they were faced with Moon being in another one of his playful rather than reflective moods. Or as Moon himself puts it, he is “the world’s best Keith-Moon-type drummer”. Not constrained by rigorous pattern or timing, Moon always let the music run through him and expressed himself as succinctly as he could. Moon, more often than not, found that his talent was overlooked during his life purely because of his unconventional technique which seemed to override everything he did. Former drummer for the Who, Doug Sandom has passed away at the age of 89.Sandom played with the band in their early years back when they were actually called the Detours. The drummer may have earned himself the undesirable moniker of ‘Moon the Loon’ after some unmentionable acts of debauchery but we shouldn’t forget that he was an untamed beast behind the drum kit. Moon was known for his wild side and his animalistic like drumming ability more so than being the most pleasant person in a room, it would be rare for Moon to be complimentary about one of his contemporaries, however, there were a few drummers that were an exception to the rule and escaped his wrath.ĭue to his pioneering playing style, Moon didn’t spend his childhood daydreaming emulating his drumming icons and most drummers he felt indifference towards. He remains a character that rock music greatly misses, even decades on after his tragic passing aged just 32 in 1978. Like Willie Nelson himself says, “aging with time like yesterday’s wine.The Who’s Keith Moon was unique in every single way, for better and worse. We only print on soft-quality t-shirts that stand the test of time and get better with age. We know how big of a bummer it is to buy a t-shirt with an awesome design only to realize that the shirt itself is uncomfortable and virtually unwearable. Shotgun Willie’s specializes in printing quality vintage-inspired designs on comfortable shirts that last. Large: Top To Bottom: 30 Inches / Pit To Pit Width: 22 InchesĮxtra Large: Top To Bottom: 31 Inches/ Pit To Pit Width: 24 InchesĢXL: Top To Bottom: 32 Inches / Pit To Pit Width: 26 Inches T he Who was originally formed as the Detours in late 1962 when guitarist Roger Daltrey joined bassist John Entwistle and. Medium: Top To Bottom: 29 Inches / Pit To Pit: 20 Inches Line-up members at the Marquee club: Roger Daltrey (vocals), Pete Townshend (guitar, vocals), John Entwistle (bass), Keith Moon (drums). Small: Top To Bottom: 28 Inches / Pit To Pit Width: 18 Inches Lay your favorite T-Shirt on a flat surface and measure it in inches and then compare it against my measurements.Įxtra Small: Top To Bottom: 27 Inches / Pit To Pit Width: 16.5 Inches Unisex Staple T-Shirt | Bella + Canvas 3001 I will provide you with a tracking number when it ships.
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