Who I Am: A Memoir

By Pete Townshend

Book Overview

"Raw and unsparing...as intimate and as painful as a therapy session, while chronicling the history of the band as it took shape in the Mod scene in 1960s London and became the very embodiment of adolescent rebellion and loud, anarchic rock 'n' roll." -- Michiko Kakutani, New York Times One of rock music's most intelligent and literary performers, Pete Townshend--guitarist, songwriter, editor--tells his closest-held stories about the origins of the preeminent twentieth-century band The Who, his own career as an artist and performer, and his restless life in and out of the public eye in this candid autobiography, Who I Am . With eloquence, fierce intelligence, and brutal honesty, Townshend has written a deeply personal book that also stands as a primary source for popular music's greatest epoch. Readers will be confronted by a man laying bare who he is, an artist who has asked for nearly sixty years: Who are you?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062127241
• ISBN13: 9780062127242
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 1.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great Bio…but

Enjoyed the hell out of this book. Really dove into the man, yes his issues, but we are human. The book digs into Pete, which is what is was supposed to do, but personally I was hoping for more of the creative process of some of my favorite music. I would have liked a bit more about, John…and Keith, but there are books about Moon, and John is still a bit of a mystery. Maybe that adds to it all. All said and done, the book is very well written and openly explores the man ‘behind’ the music.