Thursday, 5 September 2013

GQ Magazine Men Of The Year Winnesr 2013 - Editor's Special: Roger Daltrey


There are two sides to the Who, both equally valid but often at war with one another. While Pete Townshend freely admits to overthinking every element of his life, Daltrey is one of life's doers - and all the better for it. He remains one of the best rock frontman: a man of passion, force and formidable charisma. He is an Icon who wears the title lightly - in recent years when he's not been recording dynamite tracks like "Black Widow's Eyes" he's been working tirelessly on the Teenage Cancer Trust concerts. This year he's toured Quadrophenia + More (no, not on a moped) and we can't wait to hear the definitive version of rock opera Tommy due out in November. At 69, he remains the benchmark by which all future frontmen will be measured. As lifelong fan Jeremy Clarkson explains in our new issue: "Everybody should be forced to go and see the Who before they're allowed to pick up a microphone."

Read the full exclusive interview and photo shoot in the The Men Of The Year Issue of British GQ, on sale 4 September, priced £3.99.

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