ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, FEB. 17, 1984 By Steve Newton "As soon as I got Pete involved at the production level, and not the musical, it was as if I'd stood up and said, 'Look, I'm Simon Townshend. My brother Pete just happens to be producing my album. If you don't like it, … Continue reading Simon Townshend says that if people don’t like his brother Pete producing his LP, they can stuff it
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That time Simon Townshend told me what it was like growing up with one of the world’s most famous rock guitarists for a brother
By Steve Newton Back in February of 1984 I interviewed Simon Townshend, the 23-year-old kid brother of Pete Townshend from the Who. The younger Townshend was touring behind his debut album, the Pete-produced Sweet Sound, and trying to distance himself from the shadow of his 16-years-older bro. At one point in the conversation I asked … Continue reading That time Simon Townshend told me what it was like growing up with one of the world’s most famous rock guitarists for a brother