That's the Chrysler at far right. Ironically, it wasn't keith who totaled the Dino. He lent it to some bikers, and the rest went just like you'd expect.
Posted on 08/23/2026 6:09:20 PM PDT by DoodleBob
Keith Moon was never interested in playing the drums like everyone else.
The legendary The Who drummer, who once jokingly called himself “the best Keith Moon-type drummer in the world,” would have turned 80 today, Aug. 23, 2026.
Born in 1946 in Wembley, London, Moon became one of rock’s most distinctive and influential drummers before his death at just 32.
The Who’s official biography describes him as one of the most influential drummers in rock history.
Moon joined The Who in 1964 after an impromptu audition and quickly developed a style that was almost impossible to mistake for anyone else’s. Rather than just keeping time, he treated the drums almost like a lead instrument. He filled songs with explosive rolls, crashes and constantly shifting rhythms.
His approach was a perfect match for The Who, whose explosive performances helped establish them as one of rock’s most powerful bands. Moon played on some of the group’s most important recordings, including My Generation, A Quick One, The Who Sell Out, Tommy, Who’s Next and Quadrophenia.
And Moon’s reputation was about much more than his drumming.
He became famous for his outrageous personality and legendary antics, earning the nickname “Moon the Loon.” But beneath the wild stories was a musician whose playing fundamentally changed what audiences expected from a rock drummer.
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The would be Kenney Jones, formerly of the Small Faces and the Faces.
I would strike “live” and leave it at “ever.” He and Entwhistle propelled The Who while Townshend was still learning the guitar. I still listen to the Who and marvel at his drumming.
“ brand name Heminevrin”
Today they play a cute little song and market the drug like they are playing to elementary kids. All the folks say “me too, I want some”.
No one knows what it’s like to be the sad man….
Thanks for posting the link. From what I read, Daltry was instrumental in getting Kenney Jones fired as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cad8qbeVRUo&list=RDcad8qbeVRUo&start_radio=1
Moonie died in 1978. He was The Who’s drummer after replace Doug Sandom in 1964.
After Moon came Kenny Jones. He was the drummer from 1979 through their “Farewell Tour” in 1982, and then for their one-off performance at Live Aid in 1985 and the 1988 Brit Awards.
The Who came back in 1989 for their 25th anniversary The Kids Are Alright tour. The drummer for this tour was Simon Philips.
In 1996, they toured Quadrophenia with Zak Starkey (Ringo’s son) on drums. Zak stayed until 2025 when he was unceremoniously fired.
Simon Phillips is a great drummer, played on Pete’s solo albums and tours.
Give Blood Live (with David Gilmour)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXpNYH6m8jw
I think Simon Phillips toured with Toto, too. I may be wrong, however.
Shine On You Crazy Diamond
******************************
Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Now there’s a look in your eyes, like black holes in the sky.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
You were caught on the cross fire of childhood and stardom,
Blown on the steel breeze.
Come on you target for faraway laughter, come on you stranger,
You legend, you martyr, and shine!
You reached for the secret too soon, you cried for the moon.
Shine on you crazy diamond
Treatened by shadows at night, and exposed in the light.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Well you wore out your welcome with random precision,
Rode on the steel breeze.
Come on you raver, you seer of visions, come on you painter,
You piper, you prisoner, and shine!
Nobody knows where you are, how near or how far.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Pile on many more layers and i’ll be joining you there.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
And we’ll bask in the shadow of yesterday’s triumph,
And sail on the steel breeze.
Come on you boy child, you winner and loser,
Come on you miner for truth and delusion, and shine!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKoItfmA90w
Above is a live cover of “The Seeker” by the band Rush. Neil Peart was heavily influenced by Moon in the early years.
Rush did an album of cover songs of a bunch of the songs they loved growing up with. They do a good job on them.
> would have turned 80 today
Doubtful. He was unhealthy looking even before the overdose. He was on his way out.
I am not a “celebrity following” type of person. But this is an interesting topic.
No, it was Kenny Jones, formerly of The Faces.
Yeah, too bad about Moon. He sounds great on Tommy, Who’s Next and Quadrophenia.
Thomas Scot Halpin (February 3, 1954 – February 9, 2008) was an American artist and musician. In 1973, having initially been a member of the audience at a concert by the Who at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California, he ended up playing drums onstage after the band’s drummer Keith Moon passed out mid-show. Halpin’s performance won him Rolling Stone’s “Pick-Up Player of the Year Award” later that year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scot_Halpin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB0QBT-H-r8
“The legendary The Who drummer, who once jokingly called himself “the best Keith Moon-type drummer in the world,” would have turned 80 today, Aug. 23, 2026.”
I call myself, “The best me that God ever made” - sadly, that’s not always an asset🥸
The star that burns twice as bright only burns half as long. Keith wasn't meant to last 80 years.
Indeed. The rock and roll graveyard is filled with these intense people who crammed so many years into a short time. Hendrix, Morrison and Joplin come to mind. More recently, it was Amy Winehouse.
Didn’t he drive a lincoln into a holiday inn pool?
That's the Chrysler at far right. Ironically, it wasn't keith who totaled the Dino. He lent it to some bikers, and the rest went just like you'd expect.
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