Posted on 02/09/2005 8:23:33 AM PST by NYC GOP Chick
12:44pm (UK)
By Laura Elston, PA Deputy Court Correspondent
Daltrey said afterwards: “She said I got this for my music as well as charity work but I don’t think she’s a rock and roll fan.
“She’d probably fall off her podium if she heard The Who’s songs.
“A good blast of My Generation would go down quite well now.”
He said his award was “something to remember” adding: “I still have criticisms of the Establishment but the Queen is an exceptional woman. I think she’s amazing.
“You can criticise the Establishment but you can’t criticise the Queen.”
The experienced performer was racked with stage fright during the investiture.
“It’s nerve-racking. That’s why I prefer being in a group,” he admitted.
Dressed in a black pinstriped suit and light blue tie, Daltrey, wearing frameless glasses, said: “I’ve only got one suit. I bought another one for this but it turned out awful.
“I’m not a dressing-up person. I’m not that at all. Only very special occasions get me in a bloody suit, I tell you.”
He was awarded his CBE for services to music, the entertainment industry and charity.
Daltrey is patron of the Teenage Cancer Trust and has raised more than £2 million for the charity by organising concerts at the Royal Albert Hall.
He added: “I didn’t expect to get this. None of us work alone so I accept this for those that don’t get anything.
“I know there are criticisms of the honours system but there would be of any honours. I am very honoured.”
Daltrey, from Burwash in East Sussex, and guitarist Pete Townshend are the only surviving members of The Who.
Drummer Keith Moon died in 1978 and bassist John Entwistle died in 2002 on the eve of a US tour.
Daltrey and Townshend met at school in west London and formed a band together called The Detours.
The Who were formed in 1964 and were one of the decade’s biggest rock bands.
They stormed the music scene in 1965 with I Can’t Explain and went on to have a string of hits, including Substitute, I’m A Boy, Happy Jack, Pictures Of Lily, I Can See For Miles, Pinball Wizard and Won’t Get Fooled Again.
Linked to the 1960s Mod fashion craze and Pop Art, they adopted patriotic Union Jack graphics.
Despite reaching number two in the charts with My Generation and I’m A Boy, The Who never achieved a UK number one single.
But their forte was album sales and breaking box office records, as well as their stage equipment, with Townshend, like rock legend Jimi Hendrix, smashing his guitar into the amplifiers.
Renowned for their live performances, The Who found fame in the US and played both the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 and Woodstock in 1969.
Townshend created the rock operas Quadrophenia and Tommy, and Daltrey took the starring role when Tommy was made into a film.
The Who split in 1983 but have embarked on several reunion tours.
Daltrey also had a solo career and has continued to act.
A new Who album, Who2, is planned and will be the band’s first studio recording in 23 years.
Daltrey said: “It’s going very well. Once you’re in there it all comes back to you. It’s going to be a good album but it’s early days.” He was giving nothing away as to when it would be released “It’ll be ready when it’s finished,” he joked.
He was accompanied by wife Heather, sister Gillian and six-year-old granddaughter Lily.
Daltrey later said his award was “something to remember”.
He added: “I still have criticisms of the Establishment but the Queen is an exceptional woman. I think she’s amazing.
“You can criticise the Establishment but you can’t criticise the Queen.”
That was taken earlier today -- and he's going to be 61 in less than a month. :D
Kenney wasn't an original member of the band.
Actually, he was never a headbanger. :)
Thank you for the pics!
I've seen them 7 times since 1980, the last of which was the 2002 tour right after John died. I was too young to see them when they still had Keith. I don't have an I-pod but have have many their CD's and old vinyl.
They are my favorite. Such high energy!
Oh, it's been my pleasure! ;D
Actually, you can find a whole treasure trove of pics and old articles at http://kathy.hispeed.com
Hope I die before I get old...
I've bought most of their albums on vinyl, cassette *and* CD.
I was too young to see them before they "broke up" in 1983, and then circumstances kept me from and seeing them in concert until '02.
It didn't say in the article "original" member.
The 60-year-old lead singer said ..... He looks better at 60 than I do at 38. Especially the partying he has seen in his life.
True, but Jones was only a member for a few years -- and for 2 of their weakest albums.
Is Kenny Jones dead?
Shhhh. Kenny never happened. Kenny who? Never heard of him.
Actually, what I think happened is that Daltry, Townshend, and Entwistle realized that it was absurd to give Jones a quarter of any touring money, when they could just drop him, hire a competent non-band-member drummer, and pay him a salary rather than a percentage. They figured nobody would even care, and they were right.
After all, nobody was going to be Moon anyway.
No, but for the big bands yr not a member automatically. From Stephen Davis' book on the Stones, "Old Gods Almost Dead", "Mick Jagger formally announced in late November 1993 that Bill Wyman had left the Rolling Stones, which would continue with four principal members 'and a cacophany of bass players.' Around that time, Ron Wood was finally made a junior member of the Rolling Stones, with a percentage. He'd been on salary since 1976."
"Live at Leeds" is still the Who's best album.
I have that on vinyl...It is awesome!
At least you got to see them. I feel like popping in the Quadrapenia disc!
My updated tagline would have been fun to sing to the protestor critters at the inaguration parade.
Magic Bus!
The last time I saw them, they had Ringo's son playing drums for them.
That is their best version of Magic Bus.
Yeah, Zach Starkey. He's the perfect guy for them too - very competent drummer, he's got some celebrity, and he probably doesn't give a rat's ass what they pay him, since he was born to a boatload of Beatle money.
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