Who’s introspective? Pete Townshend is, in a new two-hour release from Audible that is effectively a casual audio sequel to his formal autobiography, 2012’s “Who I Am.” The …
that is effectively a casual audio sequel to his formal autobiography, 2012’s “Who I Am.” The part-talking, part-rocking project, “Somebody Saved Me,” which came out Friday, is an Audible Original that’s essential listening for anyone who cares about, which is a demographic that has a pretty substantial overlap with people who care about rock ‘n’ roll generally.
But it just felt too sore, too tender, for me to do, so I turned it down. And in turning it down, I also turned down a really fantastic fee that they offered. And then a bit later I spoke to the people that fund the cancer organizations that I’m involved in, Teen Cancer Trust in the U.K. and Teen Cancer in America, to see whether or not I could get the money from Audible directly to the charity clean and free of tax — touch wood. And they said, yes. So I decided to do it.
Recently I’ve been looking at the fact that as soon as there was an opportunity for me to do what I felt was politically appropriate and right-minded work, I started to do it. That would have been when I was probably out of the Who for the first time, say in the ‘80s, getting involved with Amnesty International, returning to the scenario of dealing with the dying embers of apartheid in South Africa, charity events with Rock Against Racism and all kinds of stuff, as a solo artist.
Do you ever look around you at your contemporaries and think about what they’re doing that you are as well? Obviously the Stones kind of had to face similar things that you did when Charlie died and that sort of thing. But everyone seems to be pushing the envelope of what’s possible for longevity in a career, and these things do seem kind of miraculous, however much drudge work may be involved in doing the touring that you’ve done for close to 60 years.
But I think it was necessary. It was necessary to say, “Listen, we have to start a new way.” And the boomer generation has made huge mistakes. They’ve been self-indulgent, they’ve been wasteful, they’ve done all kinds of things that are wrong. But we’re still here, and our music is still here, and our music, occasionally every now and again, seems to fit the moment.
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