10 Rockstars That Hate You For Liking Their Music

When the first giants of rock and roll were starting to come to the forefront, Pete Townshend was one of the few who was actually looking at the big picture. Instead of the usual 3 minute single to perfect, Townshend always knew there was something more to this movement than three chords, which he would refine on The Who's Tommy and Quadrophenia albums. Though Townshend may have wanted to give his audience more in the musical department, he didn't necessarily want to give more of himself.

During the first few tours of the Who's career, Townshend didn't even have any interest in being a rock star at all, wanting to initially be a songwriter for a few weeks before returning to art school. Once the stories started to get a bit more complicated though, Townshend found himself more uncomfortable with the intense fandom of the Who, not wanting to live up to the chauvinistic stereotype running rampant across the scene.

It's kind of right there in the end of Won't Get Fooled Again: "Meet the new Boss, same as the old boss." Even though it's lauded as the Who's masterpiece, Townshend is outright saying that he is not nearly as important as people are making him out to be. Townshend may have wanted to have some sort of alternative connection with his audience, but not to the extent of being heralded as a god among men.