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Who? Him

Posted by: James Lileks under Big media Updated: May 18, 2011 - 1:03 PM

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Remember the first rule of lazy entertainment writing: if discussing a musical act, you have to work one of the songs into the first few lines, preferably in pun form. Here’s a story about Pete Townsend, of the Who:

Pete Townshend has more to say about his generation.

 

The Who's guitarist and songwriter, known for such classics as "My Generation," "I Can See for Miles" and the "Tommy" rock opera, is writing his autobiography. HarperCollins announced Tuesday that the book, currently untitled, would come out in the fall of 2012.

 

Townshend, who turns 66 on Thursday, has long been of rock's most introspective and self-consciously literary artists. In a statement issued through his publisher, he said the book was "not a vanity for me," but an "essential rite of passage."

A better line might have been “Pete Townsend intends to continue talking about His Generation, and hopes that people who get his book won’t try to put it down.” See? That’s two lines from the original song. Or perhaps “People who had expected Townsend’s bio to come out two years ago, as announced, won’t get fooled again.” C’mon, AP. Step it up.

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