Pete townshend gay

In a column via British tabloid newspaper The Daily Star, the guitarist/singer opened up about his former sexual habits, revealing that he used to engage in sexual activity with anybody, regardless of their biological sex, gender or gender identity. The stage is trashed, the wreckage barely visible through plumes of smoke piped in from an unknown source. A demon in the shape of a man is unrelenting as he beats his drum kit to the point of implosion. The guitarist, meanwhile, punishes his instrument for the eardrum-shattering distortion it creates, smashing it into a hundred bits before disappearing among the ash.

It was a dangerous place to be openly gay. Townshend was always coy about his sexuality during the early stages of his career, rarely opening up about his private life for decades. That was, of course, until he released the solo track ‘Rough Boys’ in Discussion in ' Music Corner ' started by 22dRow , Apr 26, Log in or Sign up. Steve Hoffman Music Forums.

Pete Townshend has revealed he had secret feelings for men in the music industry throughout his career – including The Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger. But in a recent interview with UK publication The Daily Star , The Who guitarist made a new revelation, saying that at one point in his life he used to be pansexual. But I think I was ready to fall into bed with anybody that would have me. To be pansexual is to be capable of being attracted to anyone, regardless of their biological sex, gender or gender identity.

Some days, Pete Townshend wishes he was someone else, can reveal. Now, as his band, The Who, plans one last tour, the guitarist is opening up about his love of women and men. His grandmother, in her dotage, was given to running down the street naked — which perhaps explains, in part, the inspiration behind his most famous lyric: I hope I die before I get old. Given that he's now in his 80th year, it seems safe to assume that Pete Townshend , co-founder of The Who, has accepted that that youthful ambition expired some years ago. Instead, he's decided to talk more candidly than ever about other desires — specifically those he once had for men.