The Who’s frontman #RogerDaltrey talks about the making of the band’s legendary ‘Tommy’ album, creating the character for live performances and how he adapted the album for an orchestral version. “It’s one of the best operas ever written,” he tells uDiscover Music. “Everyone has their ‘Tommy’ moments.”
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00:03 “We didn’t know whether Tommy would be a hit”
00:49 “Everyone has their Tommy moments”
01:24 “It’s a brutal narrative”
02:05 “A character had to be developed”
03:12 “It enhanced my voice”
04:20 “It’s one of the best operas ever written”
06:10 “It takes your face off”
06:58 “You can actually hear a pinball machine working away”
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