Pete Townshend

The guitarist was discussing the 1966 song, I'm A Boy.

Or, for the budget-conscious, a £13 commemorative coin.

He explained how: “unless you were there, you kind of missed 80 to 90 per cent of where the magic was.”

As The Who's guitar-smasher puts the finishing touches on a box-set for his first concept album The Who Sell Out, we caught up with the 75-year-old to look back at his memories of that time, his lockdown-induced GAS, and why guitars are rather like puppies.

The Who’s guitar icon is one of the most influential and important players ever, with rhythm chops that have stood the test of time.

"It always felt to me like it was a bit muffled, in the Marshall days."

Townshend may have sparked the Beatle's home recording passion.

“I'm more interested in finding something amazing on Bandcamp.”

The guitarist has been assembling an all-tape home studio while in lockdown

Also working on a musical adaptation of his novel, The Age Of Anxiety.