Roger Daltrey On The Who: 'Our Music Is To Fight To'

The Who kicks off their European tour tonight (June 14th) in Barcelona, Spain and once again will be backed by a full local orchestra. Even after all these years — and the addition of all those strings and horns — Roger Daltrey maintains the Who hasn’t changed its stripes, telling LouderSound, “We are what we are. I don’t worry about it. The only thing I can ever be, is true to myself. I don’t put on any airs and graces on, I am what I am. Sooner or later, I am going to offend you.”

He went on to say about the Who: “Ours is music to fight to, and I do like to have a growl, but I’m too old for that now. The last fight in the Who was probably 1973, when I punched Pete (Townshend). I used to love a scrap. Little blokes do, don’t they?”

In regard to the new string of dates, Daltrey stated: “It’s a good show, that’s all I’ll say. Look at our reviews over all these years: the bad ones are far and between, if you can find one at all. We deliver. We don’t let people down. And I think I’m singing better than I have done for many, many years.”