![On the anniversary of the great Keith Moon's tragic death, here are 9 facts you probably didn't know about British mod icons, The Who.]()
On the anniversary of the great Keith Moon's tragic death, here are 9 facts you probably didn't know about British mod icons, The Who.
![The group were banned from staying at all Holiday Inn hotels after a particularly rowdy birthday party for Keith Moon, the night culminating with a Cadillac convertible being driven into the hotel's swimming pool.]()
The group were banned from staying at all Holiday Inn hotels after a particularly rowdy birthday party for Keith Moon, the night culminating with a Cadillac convertible being driven into the hotel's swimming pool.
![Released just three weeks before Keith Moon died, the cover for Who Are You shows Moon sitting on a chair that has the words]()
Released just three weeks before Keith Moon died, the cover for Who Are You shows Moon sitting on a chair that has the words "Not To Be Taken Away" on the back of it. Very eery.
![Roger Daltrey was kicked out of the band in 1965 after a fight with Moon. Daltrey flushed his drugs down the toilet because he felt it was affecting Moon's performance. When Daltrey apologised three days later, they took him back.]()
Roger Daltrey was kicked out of the band in 1965 after a fight with Moon. Daltrey flushed his drugs down the toilet because he felt it was affecting Moon's performance. When Daltrey apologised three days later, they took him back.
![When The Who initially got together, they started out by covering a number of R&B songs before they moved onto more rock n' roll territory.]()
When The Who initially got together, they started out by covering a number of R&B songs before they moved onto more rock n' roll territory.
![John Entwistle was quoted saying that the legendary festival Woodstock was]()
John Entwistle was quoted saying that the legendary festival Woodstock was "probably worst-ever festival experience we ever had." Holy moly.
![On December 3, 1979, 11 people were killed, and dozens of others were injured at the then Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio. When the band got on stage to soundcheck, many people outside thought the set had begun and stormed the venue, a limited number of exits being opened and causing a fatal stampede.]()
On December 3, 1979, 11 people were killed, and dozens of others were injured at the then Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio. When the band got on stage to soundcheck, many people outside thought the set had begun and stormed the venue, a limited number of exits being opened and causing a fatal stampede.
![The band made their way into the Guinness Book of World Records for the loudest concert for a show in London on May 31, 1976. The record was beaten several times before Guinness stopped listing it because too many people were losing their hearing. This is completely true.]()
The band made their way into the Guinness Book of World Records for the loudest concert for a show in London on May 31, 1976. The record was beaten several times before Guinness stopped listing it because too many people were losing their hearing. This is completely true.
![Notorious in their early days for smashing up instruments and their sets at live shows, Al Kooper explained how they managed to continue playing and paying for equipment each night. Their roadie, Bob Pridden would be seen in the dressing room, gluing guitar bits and drum kits back together and signing microphone repair bills.]()
Notorious in their early days for smashing up instruments and their sets at live shows, Al Kooper explained how they managed to continue playing and paying for equipment each night. Their roadie, Bob Pridden would be seen in the dressing room, gluing guitar bits and drum kits back together and signing microphone repair bills.
![Keith Moon's ashes were scattered in Golders Green Crematorium, London. His plaque reads]()
Keith Moon's ashes were scattered in Golders Green Crematorium, London. His plaque reads "There is no substitute." Marc Bolan's remains are next to his.