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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 12: Roger Daltrey of The Who performs at The O2 Arena on July 12, 2023 in ... More London, England. (Photo by Matthew Baker/Getty Images)
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The Who lead singer Roger Daltrey broke serious health news during a performance of the band over the weekend in London.
The Who, of course, is the legendary rock band that was formed in 1964 with singer Daltrey, singer-guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon. Moon died in 1978 at age 32 and was replaced by Small Faces-turned-Faces drummer Kenney Jones — who then left the band in 1988. Entwistle died in 2002 at age 57.
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Daltrey and Townshend still perform as The Who to this day. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group’s hits include “My Generation,” “Baba O’Reilly,” “I Can See for Miles,” “Squeeze Box,” “Won’t Get Fooled Again” and “Pinball Wizard.”
The latter song is from The Who’s legendary rock opera Tommy. The title character is a deaf, mute and blind pinball champion — whom Daltrey referred to when he revealed his latest health condition to the crowd at the Teenage Cancer Trust benefit concert Saturday at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
“The joys of getting old mean you go deaf, I also now have got the joy of going blind. Fortunately, I still have my voice, because then I’ll have a full Tommy,” Daltrey, 81, told the crowd, according to The Sun.
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