#53 Roger Daltrey (The Who) 1994 Interview

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