Pete Townshend

Broadway production's success piqued Hollywood interest, and the story was eventually made into a film.

Pete Townshend wanted to capitalize on the album as a continuous art form.

He kicked a man off stage, apparently thinking he was just another goofy fan.

He'd started experimenting with a recording career outside the Who in the early '70s.

Pete Townshend and Keith Moon left him with a toy ukulele broken over his head.