It's hard to watch your heroes getting older. And for many, that's the case with The Who lead vocalist, Roger Daltrey.
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The famous 90's rock band are performing a series of shows at London's Royal Albert Hall to aid the Teenage Cancer Trust. While on set, per Sky News, Daltrey spoke on the "joys" of getting old, and discussed what it's been like for him.
The singer is 81 years old and is still getting up on that stage to perform. To be fair, so are the rest of the band members. I can't quite believe that The Who are still going so strong.
Addressing the audience, Daltrey said, "The joys of getting old mean you go deaf. I also now have got the joy of going blind." That's quite the alarming statement, but he played it off as a joke.
"Fortunately, I still have my voice," he joked. The moment his voice goes is the moment an era for rock ends.
Apparently, he quipped about losing his voice, saying he'd go "full tommy" if he did. "Tommy" is a character referenced in their 1969 album of the same name. He's a "deaf, dumb and blind kid," and is a reference only true fans of the band would have appreciated.
The Who Is Getting Old
Many won't want to accept it, but The Who really don't have long before they'll have to give up performing on stage.
Pete Townshend, a fellow band member who's 79, also spoke on the topic. He revealed that "Four and a half weeks ago, [he] had my left knee replaced."
With such surgeries cropping up, they'll have to retire for their own safety. They do enjoy doing some theatrics while on stage, and they'll have to make the most of it while they can.
Joking on the subject, Townshend said that he hurt his knee dancing like Sir Mick Jagger. To be fair, I wouldn't be surprised if he really did hurt himself in this way.
It's nice to see them riffing on the subject, and we must make the most of it. Quicker than we'd like to accept, it'll be over.
