The Who star Roger Daltrey’s sex appeal ‘haunts’ Pete Townshend
The Who front man Roger Daltrey’s sex symbol status remains a mystery to bandmate and lead guitarist Pete Townshend.
Daltrey became a nationally recognized hottie after the band’s rock-opera film “Tommy” made its debut nearly 50 years ago, and it continues to “haunt” Townshend, he claims.
Paula Froelich reports in her NewsNation “The Scoop” column that Townshed described Daltrey as a “dwarf” with “short man’s syndrome” in a recent talk with the Chicago Tribune’s Chris Jones.
“The Who was just about drifting away when [“Tommy”] came out, and Roger Datrey turns into a sex god! I mean, he’s got short man’s syndrome – he’s a dwarf!,” Townshend said.
He added that it meant the band had to “put up with a short man with short man’s syndrome who was the sexiest man in the land! That haunted me.”
The duo have had a contentious relationship for decades and apparently remain on unfriendly terms. Daltrey described their relationship as solely a “working relationship” to the Record Collector back in May. “And may it remain that way,” he said.
“Me and Pete don’t socialize at all. It’s a working relationship. We’re two different people, very much so,” he said.
Meanwhile, Townshend was in the Windy City to attend the last week of a run of “Tommy” screenings a the Goodman Theatre.
“It’s shocking how pertinent ‘Tommy’ is today,” he said.
“I hope I die before I get old,” he added, quoting the lyric from the band’s song “My Generation.”
“I’m 78 – I’m old!” he quipped.
“That line was misinterpreted,” he said, acknowledging that, “my father’s generation didn’t care what we thought, and I just didn’t want to end up thinking or behaving like them.”
