Part 31 of Our Pete Townshend Interview

Over the course of my career as a music journalist, I interviewed lots of hotsy-totsy rock stars, most of them quite badly. Around those I admired, I’d be hopelessly tongue-tied, and usually got hopelessly bored within a couple of minutes of sitting down with those in whom I’d no interest.

Early in my career, I spent an awkward half-hour making small tal…