Roanoke Times
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DATE: TUESDAY, August 3, 1993 TAG: 9308030203
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"I'm far more interested in holding my family together and bringing up decent kids with principles than in being a rock star," he said before a recent Los Angeles performance of his "PsychoDerelict" rock soap opera. "As long as I can hang onto that, I think I'm a worthy member of society."
Townshend, who rose to fame smashing guitars with The Who rock band, lives outside London with his wife and 3 1/2-year-old son, Joseph. He has been meeting with singer Roger Daltrey to discuss bringing out a box set of The Who material for a 30th anniversary collection in 1994.
Townshend spoke frankly about The Who's wild-man drummer, Keith Moon, who died of an overdose of medication in 1978.
"I have less sympathy for the life he represents now than I ever did," he said. "He was a nihilistic clown, a brilliant example of the tragedy behind the clown. If he thought it would make you laugh, he would pour petrol all over himself and set himself on fire."
by CNB