Pete Townshend is definitely the strangest member of the band and that includes the late great Keith Moon.
What made The Who great was that all four were completely different.
Pete was “The Seeker” trying to find meaning, I must confess I don’t get the whole “Meher Baba” thing at all, but it sure inspired him to write some incredible stuff.
Roger is a street punk who’d kick your ass, he knocked Pete out cold during the recording of Quadrophenia.
Moonie of course was just the classic English eccentric, but the sad story is when he accidentally ran over and killed his assistant, it set him on the trajectory that ultimately killed him.
And John was “The Quiet One”, but the best bassist ever.
Lots of reasons why The Who are one of the great rock bands of all time, but for me the topper is Townshend's lyrics.
"The beach is a place where a man can feel He's the only soul in the world that's real."
"The radio blasting the girls are glancing the dash is dancing with gleaming dials"