Keith Moon's Final TV Interview from "Good Morning America", 8/7/78

Note the graphics mixup as he & Pete Townshend are introduced at start of interview.

[@voxelraster]

I still have a drumstick that he gave me after a show in `68. Nice guy!

[@timculhane625]

Wow god bless you so lucky

[@gojo2194]

Wonder who the other went to.

[@magg93]

went up mi arse I tell ya@@gojo2194

[@johnfairweather9188]

You lucky bastard.

[@kamakaziozzie3038]

Keith was a crazy bastard lolz

[@raddimusmcchoyber3362]

That Moon was only 32 years old here is nuts. The damage that he did to his body. Crazy...

[@jlouis4407]

Woah that’s crazy he looks 40

[@bryanpalmer9660]

That's what years of excess(drugs, alcoholism,24/7 partying)can do-I remember the news item on tv announcing he was found dead in his flat,age 32 and thinking they got his age wrong because he looked much older Auckland New Zealand 2024

[@bryanpalmer9660]

That's what years of excess did to him

[@glennoc8585]

Keith went from looking like an English mod to a Italian mobster. Townsend morphed into a geography teacher

[@SpeccyHorace]

Haha very true.

[@otanky296]

I thought it was Al Pacino in the thumbnail.

[@redflag8970]

Same ha

[@otanky296]

@@redflag8970 I did a Rushmore/rocknroll circus thing if you'd like to check it out. Thankyou .

[@mreppen1]

Keith was using and drinking sad.

[@reggierico]

I saw The Who in the 70's in Seattle. Keith was on fire, as usual and the whole show was fantastic. I caught Roger Daltrey's Tamborine. Now, all these years later, it is a memory that has cemented my love for music. Keith, flailing away on his drum kit and John Entwistle's hands moving so fast on that bass as he stood still like a statue, and Pete, keeping it all going with his amazing guitar licks which all made them one of the best rock and roll bands to ever exist. Ever.

[@rocketrayray55]

THE best

[@cheryldanieri7359]

Didja keep the Tambourine? Or did they Confisgate it back?

[@anthonygarzione6625]

I agree 1000 %. None better

[@mitchb2305]

I love his spazzy style of playing. There really has been no other drummer like Keith.

[@anthonygarzione6625]

@@mitchb2305 exactly, you and others describe Moons style in ways that prove his genius was so effortless the optics made it look like he didn't know how to play or was any good. Just listen to the songs and you will have no doubt he was the greatest ever to play the drum set.

[@blazak]

45 years later The Who still exists. But we miss Keith.

[@thomasotto8693]

Yeaaaaah,they ´re on the road next month,touring Europe,20 .June in BERLIN(Waldbühne)and guess WHO has a ticket ...ME !!!Can´t wait !!!

[@lorenzopinto7948]

And John...

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

​@@thomasotto8693 with an orchestra though, won't be the same

[@tileking8078]

The who died in 1978

[@hizzlemobizzle]

Saw the who many times through the years. For myself losing half the band is just too much.

[@cestarrivepresdechezvous1789]

I thought of Tony Montana when I saw Keith Moon!

[@ELLIOT1311]

He was definitely even more wild than Tony Montana.

[@louisbriscoe2627]

Me too😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jonathancurran6851]

Eh Mannn....

[@paulnellie2124]

BURY THOSE COCK A LOACHES

[@highwaystar3780]

Now I know where Oliver Stone came up with the Character !?

[@nev7711]

This is a brilliant interview. No ego trip for both parties and enjoyable to watch. Guests were allowed time to answer.

[@davidevans3227]

yeah it's very straightforward isn it.. good

[@citizen1163]

​@@Brain_Juice Great comment!

[@dragonseye00]

Also the interviewer wasn't over the top and had some well thought through questions. Nowadays many interviewers only thonk about creating some gotcha moment, or tickling it done scandal, to hype up the audience.

[@grahamgreene779]

I thought the same thing. Maybe the interviewer was a little blunt, but they were very good questions - real human questions.

[@davidbreitkopf3603]

It does turn into a good interview, but you can see at the beginning a sort of malevolent sneer on Pete's face. But Hartmann? asks a few gentle questions about the film and that nostalgia puts the boys at ease. The opening moments can make or break a good interview, and he does a good job at that moment, and then they're off to the races, so to speak.

[@skulengu6854]

My family and I went to see a movie that ended up being sold out. So we went to see The Kids Are Alright. I can honestly say that it changed the course of my life. I started buying Who albums and I eventually became a drummer. The who influenced my sound, energy and stage presence. When I discovered Punk Rock, and later Progressive Rock and Fusion I still sounded more like Kieth than anyone else. It was actually after I saw the film that I found out that Kieth had already passed away. He served as both inspiration and a cautionary tale. Much love to you brother. With great sincerity and from the bottom of my heart.

[@karolspeight1968]

Love this post ❤

[@HesTNTonPMS]

I think you sounded more like Neil Peart than Keith Moon but what do I know :)

[@ianstuart5660]

Lovely sentiment to have about the GOAT Drummer!

[@skulengu6854]

@@HesTNTonPMS Actually before I moved away, I sounded almost identical to David Mello of Operation Ivy. So I used my time alone to develop my new own style. Whenever I heard a drummer that used their cymbals particularly well (like Aaron Cometbus, at that time of Crimpshrine) then I would focus on putting a little more nuance and intricacy into my cymbal work. My friend Shaun McFadden of Guano did some amazing things with his kick drum, so I started dancing a lot more with my feet. I had learned linear drum technique from Jeff Campitelli, Joe Satriani’s drummer. So if I played a lot with my feet then I would ease up with my hands. When I got my Gretsch kit from Jeff, it had six toms, so I started playing a lot more fills, just because they were there. Ha ha! When I heard the Nomeansno and the Downsiders their drummer played a lot of floor toms. So I started leaning towards the low end. But I noticed that I never touched my 10 inch tom, so I started using that on occasion to cut through with a little high end, which does actually seem to have a mild resemblance to drummers like Stuart Copeland and, yes, Neil Pert. But I never really studied his playing. I respect him a lot as a musician but I really am not a Rush fan. I did however play a ton of Who songs. I do keep the feel of the dominant parts of Keith’s rhythms, but even then, I try not to sound like any of them. Which isn’t too hard because I think all of them are better drummers than I am.

[@grantross5594]

Such a tragedy, Keith Moon you will never be forgotten…

[@rudyecheverri7654]

🤓🥁👍🏼

[@tinman5322]

This is the most open, honest and sober footage I've ever seen of Keith. What a tragedy.

[@DrunkOnline67]

Honestly all irony looking close into it. Funny how life works, huh?

[@blahblahoink]

He's pissed as a newt in this clip

[@tinman5322]

@@blahblahoink I just watched it again and I don't see it. Keith looks and sounds calm and clear to me.

[@michaelroberts7374]

Arseholed 😂

[@qazzell]

Old grey whistle test

[@stevesmith5807]

Wow. One month from his death and he was being asked about 15 years into the future. Gives you shivers.

[@garyoconnor3509]

Sure does

[@peteranserin3708]

why would you write such a trashy comment?

[@stevesmith5807]

@@peteranserin3708 My reasonable side would like to entertain the abstraction that none of us above ground knows when the end is coming. The interviewer's remark seems now dark in its foreshadowing. But considering your abrasive question, I'll say I wrote my comment because I felt like it.

[@grantross2609]

the odd thing is there's a lotta rock people looked worse than Keith does here and are still kickin about !

[@colinedwards3959]

Must admit it brings home the issue of mortality…Fate as a philosophy is certainly unknown.

[@misterE-1989]

Keith Moon is the epitome of rock-n-roll. Nobody went as hard as he did, no one probably ever will.

[@xanthromera]

All the old rockers talk about the legend that was Keith Moon. Nobody partied harder.

[@adanacro]

Lemmy

[@logicalatheist1065]

Lemmy indeed

[@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8ec]

Dude was a drunken buffoon , ignorant , obnoxious, insecure. Good drummer bad person. Rock and roll isn’t just partying hard . It s8xy, compassionate, charming, rebellious…

[@Garrysullivanjones]

Syd Barrett was tripped out pernamental

[@missdee4927]

He was so young. This makes me sad. Personally, I find his personality in all these videos charming.

[@DtotheK88]

You can definitely tell he would have been hilarious to be around

[@meredumais4934]

@@DtotheK88 Sweet and hilarious when in a good mood/relatively sober and dangerously violent when trashed. He broke his wife’s nose three times. It was tragic for all concerned that he wasn’t ever able to get clean.

[@MrWierchawsky]

you are very charming ,sweetie and very pretty,as well.

[@shanksmcnasty6650]

@@MrWierchawsky smfh

[@mikeFolco]

@@MrWierchawsky Yiiiiiiiiiiiiiikes

[@luisbarao]

Moon was one of the greatest drummers of all time (RIP). But as soon as I saw him in this video, one name came to my mind... Tony Montana 😄

[@robertbikers9502]

Al Pacino modeled his Tony Montana character on Keith Moon.

[@dukecity7688]

Your cousin Tony?

[@VibeXplorer]

OMG. Same here! When I saw the thumbnail, I thought it was Pacino on a late night show promoting Scarface.

[@jammygitt]

Exactly. As soon as I saw the thumb I thought 'Say Hello To My Leeedle Friend"

[@benjimolina6959]

The best eyebrows of all time.

[@MichaelSanford-me7hv]

By God, Keith Moon was a force of nature. It's like asking questions of a thunder storm. Really sweet how he tried to answer.

[@Chiswickbound]

He was the one Kid who wasn't alright and he's missed

[@BubbaZen10]

The one who meant it when they sang hope i die before I get old

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

0:19 lol

[@BubbaZen10]

@@bradford_shaun_murray the retard dance! It was very popular back then

[@billiam8270]

Entwistle died with something like 7 drugs in him. The quiet one was not exactly "alright".

[@georgeroskilly7524]

@@billiam8270true but what a way to go!

[@205WILD]

Keith Moon was a force to be reckoned with. RIP 🙏

[@sethwetzel974]

He wasn't a force. HE WAS THE FORCE.

[@davidwatson3035]

No, he was a moronic junkie alcoholic.

[@darrylschultz9395]

@sethwetzel974 Yeah fancy just saying he was a force to be reckoned with-the NERVE!!😄

[@bestofjoy]

He was an idiot

[@Eric_Von_Yesselstyn]

His foot stench was... He was nasty, never washed his feet... It was so bad Lynrd Skynrd wrote a song about it - "That Smell" TRUE STORY... EDIT: Joshua is WRONG... Needs to Shut his mouth.

[@zaghall7783]

It's so sad to hear Keith saying what he thinks they would be doing together in 10 or 15 years from that moment; all those projects on mind and he just couldn't do them... Great drummer; the best! We all love you and will remember you.

[@BubbaZen10]

I think it was telling that at that moment he reached for his drink. That one made him uncomfortable.

[@davedoe5314]

​@@DeadlyKiss000 brilliant inter view ❤

[@spencergreen6980]

​@@DeadlyKiss000 John Bonham was #1.

[@bigsassyster]

I wish Keith Moon and John Bonham lived for 30 more years. Two of the greatest that would have produced so much more amazing music. RIP

[@ianstuart5660]

Amen to that!

[@ShredCo]

They wanted to die Young.

[@markfrost2707]

I can live without Moon....even an amateur from the crowd could replace him. Aint no one coming up from the audience sitting in for Bonham

[@ShredCo]

@@markfrost2707 You can't live without Bonham?

[@BlackAndWhiteBand]

@@markfrost2707 If Kenny Jones, Simon Phillips, or Zak Starkey couldn't replace Keith Moon, what makes you think an amateur from the crowd could?

[@HarryPhilo]

It Breaks my Heart to hear Keith talking About Being Together for 50 Years

[@niallmackenzie99]

15 years

[@nilssonakerlund2852]

Here's Keith Moon looking like Al Pacino in Scarface.

[@EJK2099]

Yes. Or more like a combination of Scarface from the 30s and the 80s

[@TheWaterTune]

*Al Pacino looking like Keith Moon

[@exclamationpointman3852]

Lol

[@rustyshakelford1279]

Say hello to my lil drum kit.

[@mikemgmail]

And Pete Townshend looking like a suburban dad on a Saturday. Quite the contrast.

[@susragejr477]

The thing that haunts me the most about Keith Moon is the fact that he completely changed rock drumming forever, and I don’t even think he was trying or even knew he was doing that

[@blujay9191]

I always like to think that he blurred the line between playing time and playing fills in a way never really done before.

[@subsubsubsub5413]

Ginger baker...

[@DizGuys]

If he was conscious of it it probably wouldn't have worked.

[@subsubsubsub5413]

@@DizGuys used to celebrate insanity...not any more. Really sad...not looking for clowns...looking for humans...wish he'd gotten healthy

[@bsdml]

I agree. And I think what makes him unique in that way-even apart from drummers like Ginger Baker and Michael Shrieve, is that Moon was a ROCK drummer, first and foremost. Baker considered himself to be a Jazz drummer (he was quite explicit about this), and Shrieve was a jack-of-all trades guy who played with lots of different folks, from Pat Travers, to Steve Reich, to Freddie Hubberd, and, of course, Santana. In other words, an all-round studio cat, like a Liberty Devitto or Steve Gadd. Moon, however, poured all of his musical talent into pretty much ONE area: Rock. Specifically, The Who. He knew no other world. So instead of changing the style by doing what Jazz and studio players do: adding on a lot of outside influences, he changed it from within. He reinvented Rock drumming by creating his own vision of it completely from scratch. It really was a triumph of blind, naive intuition. And I really love his style! He may not have been the absolute greatest to ever pick up a pair of sticks, but he was certainly one of the most exciting and unique!

[@sabtahi13]

Moon was the Heart of the band, and I was lucky to see him live 4 times.

[@krimpoo]

I wish that were true but this is a case of four guys absolutely necessary together. You can't remove ANY one member and have the same group. Unlike the stones and so many other bands.

[@peterjones4621]

Really, the heart of the band? I think you're overstepping this insipid drunks value. Pete Townsend was an incredible guitarist and Rodger Daltrey had an amazing voice, his range was phenomenal, sadly they decided to kill the band after Keith died from his stupid and out of control drinking killed him. It was selfish and stupid, Keith had a family to take care of who loved him yet the stupid booze was more important than them. Keith was a drunk buffoon who could play drums well, his death screwed up his family and caused the band to end.

[@cataclysmicconverter]

@@krimpoo Even recently Pete said that he and Roger were only in a tribute band to their own band.

[@rocketrayray55]

If moon was the heart Entwistle was the engine.

[@krimpoo]

@@cataclysmicconverter ...of course he was referring to playing without john and keith.

[@nickbrazier864]

RIP Keith and John, both fabulous members of a fabulous band 👌🏻

[@beckiebuist803]

The greatest rhythm section ever !

[@billiam8270]

I was lucky enough to see The Who in August of 1968 at Fillmore West. Best rock band I have ever seen to this day. Moon was absolutely incredible. He appeared to be drunk when he came on stage, but who knows. In any case, he played the Hell out of the drums.

[@user-kg2fz4xo2x]

Whoa! How cool was that?😊😊😊

[@billiam3367]

@@user-kg2fz4xo2x Funny thing about seeing them that night: my high school girlfriend wanted to see them but I thought they were too "pop" because of some of their songs and was reluctant. . But, I said, sure, let's go. OMG, was I glad I did. My ears rang for two days after but I don't care. What a band, what a band.

[@Garrysullivanjones]

@@billiam3367ears still ring when you hear the who...dude

[@billiam3367]

I just saw them recently I guess you did too. But did you see them in the 1960's? Not even close in terms of volume. @@Garrysullivanjones

[@Garrysullivanjones]

@@billiam3367 no. I was born in 1979. Missed the boat on all the best bands . Thanks for sharing your the who concert with us 🥁

[@shootfirst2097]

I remember walking past a newspaper box in Long Beach, Ca, and I just glimpsed the words "Keith Moon" across the headline and my heart sank. I knew there'd be no reason for his name to be there if it wasn't something bad. 24 years later I had a ticket to see the Who in two days at the Hollywood Bowl. I was getting ready to go to work in the morning with the radio playing in the next room. I heard the announcer say the name "John Entwistle" and my heart sank again.When they came onstage after canceling the original show, Pete said, "Sorry about the delay. We had a problem with our bass player. Typical."

[@theotherwalt]

Stay classy Townsend.

[@hughdismuke4703]

yeah I remember my heart sinking the day I heard that John had passed. If I remember correctly I think he was with a woman in a hotel in Las Vegas? Just checked. It was in Paradise, NV, a mile east of the strip at a Hard Rock Hotel. Room 658. It's no longer Hard Rock Hotel but another hotel now. John apparently had previous heart problems, with three blocked arteries while smoking 20 cigs a day. Good gosh!

[@shootfirst2097]

@@hughdismuke4703 Plus add in cocaine... What was he thinking? He had to know his heart was in bad condition and yet he kept on smokin' n' cokin'.

[@hughdismuke4703]

@@shootfirst2097 When you're addicted to a substance it's hard to have a straight mind. Some people are so addicted to nicotine that it alters their judgement. And you're right, I forgot about the cocaine. Some people just can't survive themselves. Addiction is a sad thing. I've seen it eat people alive.

[@finddeniro]

I tried to get Cincinnati Tickets..Sold 0ut..1 or 2 Hours..

[@johnnyf8227]

Keith is as honest as he can be.

[@user-bs6sh1sr3d]

So sad can't explain x

[@thomasherrin6798]

As the Media Platform would allow at that time!?!

[@robbyrobot3303]

Sad when Moon says they'll still be together in 10-15 years

[@ClepsidraSideral]

F. Format What do you mean?

[@edbezant1105]

@@ClepsidraSideral He died later that year of a drug overdose

[@juliepeterson8413]

@@edbezant1105 He died the very next mknth.

[@randymillhouse791]

Who cares?

[@robbyrobot3303]

@@randymillhouse791 I care

[@MrLive2win]

Keith has that I just super glued the furniture to the ceiling in our hotel room look. Love it.

[@tefenstrat]

Very interesting and great interview-also vary vary sad to think Keith was gone just a short time after this. He seemed to be doing well here, again just so sad. We really are all just footprints in the sand with the tide coming in !

[@josephsierzengaIV]

Thanks bc he is intoxicated here… after years of abuse/use that’s how you get along….. Once they had an intervention and took his booze and drugs away(unsupervised) that’s when a person like him sadly passes away! If a guy like him gets off the substances he needed to be in the hospital or rehab for 6months-1yr You just just don’t tell Keith Moon to keep away from the drink and hand over a bottle of pills to relax…..

[@melissawright1979]

Keith on his best behaviour here x

[@iblacka1]

Probably knew he was dying so 😥

[@MrWierchawsky]

what a pretty woman ,hello darling.

[@shavingdave1]

Agree! Love your photo here!

[@davidaston5773]

From what I have learned Melissa, Keith was actually sober until a party he went to. But, ironically, what killed him wasn't drink but the drugs taken to try to stop him drinking?

[@MrSneaksful]

@@davidaston5773 if it wasnt for the heavy heavy drinking he wouldnt have needed that drug, that killed him, heavy drinking really was his downfall.

[@biggtrux]

I absolutely loved that Keith NEVER looked like he was actually playing! He was so good it looked like he was just farting around on the drums. A true rock legend.

[@zombywoof1015]

That's what he was doing. Back there just a-flailing about. That's what made him Keith.

[@RefinedRouge]

He definitely looked like he was playing, his arms were moving

[@anthonygarzione6625]

none better, before or since

[@johnbeckwith1361]

His album-tracks were excellent flukes, his live tracks were train wrecks. I can't call someone great at what they do when they have no clue what they are doing.

[@anthonygarzione6625]

@@johnbeckwith1361 can tell you are a Zepplin fan. Moon was so good, he was bored. He was so bored he drank and played the fool smashing up hotels. You called him a train wreck, another person said he didn't even look like he was drumming, I agree ! effortless genius.

[@kimberleywren5545]

You can see the sadness and hopelessness in Keith's always-expressive eyes. So so tragic.

[@lawdawg6730]

His spirit live on!!!

[@drbalbon7332]

Exactly! A perhaps often perfect man.

[@Danimal77]

You're projecting emotions onto another person without actually knowing how they are/were feelings.

[@israelruelas5756]

@@Danimal77 hmmmmm I actually think he’s spot on. Dude looks and sounds like shit. No surprised he bit the dust not too long after the interview

[@theeater1756]

@@Danimal77 "You're projecting emotions onto another person without actually knowing how they are/were feelings." If you read accounts from the people around him about his life and himself then this seems pretty spot on.

[@seanwinkel8890]

I remember seeing this interview live. I was ten years old and had just discovered rock and roll. It displaced Star War Wars in my mind's imaginarium. I stopped using my whiffle bat as a light sabre and switched to windmilling whiffle bat air guitar, and these guys were the One.

[@jimdixon3470]

It says something about both The Who and that era of rock and roll creativity / cultural power that both you and I got into The Who when we were elementary school kids, and the band was 15-20 years into it's career and already becoming a "heritage act" (as they say now). For me, it was the "It's Hard" LP in 1982. I wonder if I were 10 years old today if there was any rock or pop band that I would put down my video game controller / smart phone and listen with that kind of intensity and awe. Particularly a band that had been around as long as The Who in the late 1970s/early 1980s. It wasn't "the perfect time to grow up" or anything like that (I wish I'd been old enough to see all the great boomer rock and soul musical acts of the 1960s and 1970s live), but I'm glad I know what it was like living in that world where music (and the radio) was still at the center of popular culture in a way that it just isn't today.

[@seanwinkel8890]

@@jimdixon3470 That was it exactly! Music back then became everything to me. I read Rolling Stone religiously and more than anything in life wanted to grow up to be a part of that world of musicians and musical thinkers. Pete Townsend became my idol the moment I snuck into a screening of "the Kids Are Alright" at the local art-house. I don't think that experience is really available anymore. I remember hearing Baba O'Riley for the first time and being stunned by the power and urgency of that music. For an entire summer I listened to nothing but "Who Are You" and tried to express to my friends how fantastic this thing I'd found was.

[@stevecowder4774]

I vividly remember getting into The Who upon the release of “ Who are You. “ Then suddenly it was all over for Keith. It was so shocking, I just didn’t want to believe it. One of the greatest losses ever to rock world.

[@l.salisbury1253]

"Not to be taken away"...!

[@rocketrayray55]

Better late than never.

[@bobbys4327]

Surprised he lasted so long.

[@babyshambler]

Such a desperately sad but honest response from Keith re his alcoholism. He died before my birth but I miss 'im!

[@Alice-ov3rd]

It’s strange to see Keith Moon looking better than he was in the past and yet he didn’t live long after this interview.

[@shavingdave1]

Haunting point!

[@pedenmk]

I remember when this was broadcast a Long time ago. To bad I can't return to then days. America was so much better back then. Thanks for sharing.

[@stevenm3141]

Keith Moon was the wild card in the deck! God bless him. R. I. P. Tragic lose..

[@stonerman15]

He should still be here drumming it up. Rest in peace Keith ☮️ 🕊️

[@owenwilberforce6138]

Keith Moon was just plain insane but somehow made it to that day. I am sure the reality was that drummers like Moon or Bonham just metaphorically exploded from their own turbulent inner fireworks. It must have have been difficult to re-direct all their energies after the business of drumming was done- and all their debauchery was ultimately unsustainable. We were lucky for their music, and that they lasted as long as they did.

[@missdee4927]

Both anazing drummers. I read that Bonham had severe anxiety disorder so he developed a drinking problem after trying to ease the nerves.

[@zombywoof1015]

They imploded not exploded.

[@fredwerza3478]

Moon, Bonzo, and Bon Scott all died within a couple years of each other --- all of them tortured souls using substances to dull the pain

[@Resmith18SR]

David Hartman: Do you think you'll be together in 15 years? No.

[@cragkeeper]

It's not the job of drumming that does a musician in. I really think in most cases it's just mental illness that used to be seen as just crazy kids having fun. Then when a little age sets in, the buzz of booze wears thin, and you fall. Some are just beyond help.

[@brucenator]

It was probably Keith and Pete's idea to have the "graphics mix-up" at the beginning. They probably switched seats at the last minute to make sure the graphics were wrong.

[@ZeeMatrix]

It amazes me how the u.k 🇬🇧 England, produces the best bands ever. The who, the beatles, rolling stones, Queen and the list goes on , its land size and population is small compared to most other countries. Its and advanced superior nation for sure

[@popgoesaweasle920]

Please don't let your well founded first comment misguide you to make your second one.

[@thewraith93]

It was

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

Well, Rock music started in the USA, specifically by African Americans. White kids got hold of the sound, did their thing from Elvis to the Doors to CCR, but once it bounced over to England it must have really awoke a fire in those post WW2 British Boomers who grew up working class, poor, in a regimented society that promoted the stiff upper lip and obedience to the royalty.

[@skymanifest8339]

​@thereisnosanctuary6184 Rock is a 100% an American art form, without a doubt. But the meme that it was started by African-Americans is a myth. Listen to the music of George Beauchamp, the man who invented the electric guitar in the early '30s along with Adolph Rickenbacker. Two white men, one of Swiss origin. They invented and were playing Rock music before Little Richard was even born.

[@jaimesilvano3587]

Keith was a percussion machine, SO full of energy...of course he coulnt live long. RIP for this Genius

[@Xtremecarfan10188]

I love Keith, was my favorite drummer growing up and still is one of my top favorites. Sad to see what he looks like at only 32 here due to drugs. I mean, he had good genes. He literally looked like a little kid late 60s early 70s. Here he looks like a middle aged man whose becoming a grandfather. The drugs got to him, bad.

[@Truckergunners]

I agree, i think who are you is the last who album he was on, if you have it, on the cover you'll notice Keith was sitting in a chair (back to front) he was using the back rest to hide his bloated stomach, after that he did clean up his act, stopped drinking lost weight etc, and party he went to where he took his fateful overdose, he didnt even want to go to, his girlfriend pressured him

[@Chaplin1219]

I’m 32 and he died really young, but maybe the drugs, alcohol, and Rick n roll got him bad . But they still are a really cool band!!.

[@Chaplin1219]

@@Truckergunners Haha that cover is cool!.

[@feltongailey8987]

@@Truckergunners That chair had, "not to be taken away" lettered on back. Wow! I've still got my cassette I bought when I was 8.

[@thomaspuhringer8332]

Mostly alcohol. And coke, yes...

[@barr5173]

Wow, what a wonderful interview and what a lovely chaps such good people. Great watch.

[@assiaaxel9881]

It's amazing how he seemed conscious somehow of the state he was in, and yet couldn't control it, or perhaps got used to enjoying not controlling it. Quite a magical and also maybe devastating thing ~ Edit: The utmost respect to my my musical hero, and what he brought to us KM forever 💓

[@leetarrant5630]

Devastating yes,magical definitely not.

[@TuckerSP2011]

@@leetarrant5630 He was absolutely magical to me, and still is.

[@Dwightpower88]

He actually was trying to stop drinking when he died. He overdosed on medication that was helping him stop. He should've been under medical supervision while taking the meds.

[@arthurb6882]

@@leetarrant5630 doing loads of drugs all the time can be magical in it's own way, I certainly enjoyed it a lot, but yes it's not a good thing at all and I had to stop so I wouldn't die

[@RobertBixler-bt1od]

Fuck Bonham moon was and still is the greatest drummer in rock

[@OblivionAviator]

One of the things that made Moon a legend. "....hasn't changed in 15 years." Stayed true to himself.

[@wattage2007]

Amazing how back then, even ‘crazed rockers’ were eloquent and gave intelligent and considered answers.

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

The majority of the biggest names of this era were incredibly well off and highly educated

[@wattage2007]

@@unbearifiedbear1885 Indeed. Pink Floyd for example.

[@Bella-fz9fy]

​@unbearifiedbear1885 Keith Moon left school at 15 and wasn't from a well-off background!

[@johnhawkins8205]

Keith Moon and Bonzo died just a couple years apart. Wow definitely 2 of the best drummers of all time.

[@polishrocker93]

Keith was a unique drummer but not one of the best because he couldn’t even keep time! Townshend didn’t think he was good either and loved the chance to have Kenny Jones in the band.

[@glennpowell3444]

@@polishrocker93 Good comment.If you had put Moon against Clem Burke it would be obvious.Moon played behind the bass guitar where as the band plays behind a good drummer normally.Exception being Motorhead which is fucked up all the rules.

[@robertlivingstone3364]

​​@@polishrocker93 What song is out of time? How did he tour with headphones on playing Quadrophenia? How did he keep perfect time? Townshend said he was a genius.

[@krollpeter]

The difference in between Keith Moon and John Bonham is, the latter was good until his end.

[@robertlivingstone3364]

@@krollpeterSorry you aren't pleased

[@heftosprod]

This interview says plenty about the Whos greatness. The attitude towards their work and legacy is so up front. Its life. Not some celebrity bullshit or glamour trip. It's entirely real. The songs reflect that too.

[@stoogler180]

Keith Moon is a LEGEND. What a loss.

[@Brain_Juice]

The brightest of stars, are often troubled... The intensity of the heat, burns through the mind. RIP Keith

[@louisborselio8608]

Because the brightest stars burn out the quickest.

[@turnsufficient4971]

If this is Keith's last interview of his fun, crazy and fulfilling life, his final appearance on stage in the US was with Led Zeppelin on June 23rd, 1977 at the LA Forum. It was a great and fun night at the LA Forum. Keith and John Bonham spent the day together !

[@bjsmith5444]

I wonder how that went.

[@toriackley8402]

Keith left us too soon he will always be my favorite rock drummer

[@OlafProt]

It hard to contextualise this. A band lasting 15 years at THAT point in time, was pretty rare, not many made it that far. But incredibly sad about Keith, there really was nothing that could’ve saved him except hindsight.

[@lawdawg6730]

His foresight is what keeps me living til I get killed by death ♠️

[@Steve-K.G.]

@@lawdawg6730 Be part of the Road Crew in the sky :-)

[@o.wikstrom9008]

Yes, it was rare. In my childhood (70s), media went on and on in periods about the Rolling Stones, "They're passed 30 and still playing!" In the 80s, that didn't happen much any longer.

[@secretpowerinu]

15 years at that point in time, felt like 50 years. Funny how years go by so fast at this point in time.

[@eg3730]

It was an incredible time for music and rock ‘n’ roll. In particular things don’t just move along sometimes they define.

[@TheGarageJump]

Thanks for posting this. Great insight - definitely a time and a place. I love The Who. They're brilliant.

[@EV-2024-]

You can see how Keith and Oliver Reed were so close as friends.

[@theoriginalbluey]

A great interview from a great era, so glad this exists still. I wonder if Pete realised at the time just how huge Quadrophenia would be!

[@kevinfessler6831]

You have to admire Keith's self awareness, even if he never managed to reign himself in (sadly). Pete always comes off as pretty grounded in interviews, but he was definitely dealing with his own set of demons at this time. He managed to beat them and overcome.

[@wylier]

I think Pete's 'demons' were the worst in the aftermath after Keith's passing.

[@peterjones4621]

Huh? What demons? He didn't have any demons, he was selfish and drank because he was irresponsible. He was married to a wonderful girl, had a young boy yet he drank like a stupid freshman at a frat party. Keith was weak, the bottle was bigger than him and he threw away his life disregarding how it would affect his wife, child and eventually destroying the band with is insipid drinking. Keith was a great drummer but aside from that he was a stupid stupid man.

[@bobbys4327]

Also, it was Pete that helped Eric Clapton get straight from the drug and alcohol devil. Pete saved him.

[@blastproces]

He made some poor choices but he overcame he’s a strong character

[@carinajohansson8696]

Love the who all there songs are great they are so down to earth i grew up with there music 🧍🧍🧍🧍🎸🎸🎸🔥🔥😎😎💯🔥

[@Eltercero]

Keith Moon absolute genius on the drums. Best always.

[@KatJ3st]

Pete is always articulate and a very insightful individual.

[@davidyule8555]

Except when he is looking at kiddie porn

[@Garrysullivanjones]

Did his manager recommend his sweater look? Classic

[@KennethDonnellyStargazer21]

Damn I loved the graceful velocity of Keith's drumming. Rip 🌛

[@erickriebel4366]

All I can say about Keith Moon is I loved his drum playing and when I listen to it The Who I love them back in the late sixties they were fantastic

[@loris9744]

Sad. 15 years? He lived another month 😢 but Pete and Roger are still at it 45 years later

[@robertbowman5766]

What is interesting to me is that two of my favorite jazz drummers, certainly the best of their era, Tony Williams and Elvin Jones, from Keith's era loved his playing. I saw a doc in which Tony said, "I would see him playing and I would think to myself, 'he is playing with absolute freedom." None of the drummers interviewed came close to this essence of Moon. I think it took someone with great technique and lyricism to hear it.

[@StillAliveAndKicking_]

Listen to the Who today, and it still sounds modern, unlike so many bands of that era. They were a truly great band.

[@RocketHeadMac]

If Who Are You was released today it would flip the overly controlled rock and roll landscape upside down

[@Garrysullivanjones]

I love “I can see for miles”

[@11vec]

Keith Moon never looked so composed in his last interview, just when it looked like he was getting his life together, only to sadly discover it ended a couple of months later!

[@501chorusecho]

love this interviewer...sweet guy

[@Ingens_Scherz]

Absolutely bat shit crazy - and a total genius. First him, then John Bonham a few years later. So sad.

[@crumdoggy]

Fascinating watching a pre-baby boom interviewer (David Hartman, 1935) who obviously didn’t know much about the group.

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

0:31 who?

[@brianedwards3823]

So good to hear an honest interview where media "specialists" haven't tainted the message and delivery. Loved The Who. An incredible band. My favorite album is Quadrophenia which very few people talk about.

[@junkbox_]

That was David Hartman from GMA, Charles Gibson succeeded him. Hartman was sampled and used in the intro of the 1000 Homo DJ's version of Supernaut.

[@tonybraines7172]

Who's Next was my fave album. Just loved Townshends guitar

[@ianng5098]

What I expected: two crazy heads. What I found out: Two very behaved and articulate guys.

[@fredwerza3478]

Keith was never an intellectual --- just a crazy guy who tried to contain his insanity long enough to have a conversation

[@mindeloman]

If there was ab audience facing them, I'm sure it would've the full moon the loon.

[@Garrysullivanjones]

Pete had his sweater on like an elegant tosser at Wimbledon quarter final

[@paulnellie2124]

LEGENDS ALWAYS DIE YOUNG.YET HIS LEGACY WILL LIVE ON FOREVER

[@moaningpheromones]

STOP POPPING CAPS IN THE ASS

[@user-bs6sh1sr3d]

My ex husband so loved the who, as a young kid didn't understand but so do know.❤ love who alwa alwa a alwa

[@user-bs6sh1sr3d]

Who are you who who who who love and happiness be yours. Xx

[@user-bs6sh1sr3d]

Are you who who are you. Really wanna know.

[@MaiRaven3]

Something about Keith Moon,…just loved him.

[@questioneverything-rf3yf]

Your not alone.

[@patricktully1874]

Organized chaos with those drum sticks he was phenomenal 👏 he was definitely in the same league as buddy rich but different era and sound

[@bradhill1099]

Keith was a show unto himself.

[@curtislovecraft2389]

Breaks my heart knowing this is Keith's last appearance

[@pj-4642]

That’s just so awesome to watch and a little sad as well knowing Keith wouldn’t be around much longer.

[@Tavat]

One of my top five favorite rock bands of all time. Legends forever.

[@shljr1963]

Top 4 Stones, Zep, Beatles, Who

[@thethirdman225]

I actually had a premonition about Keith Moon’s death. I was at home listening to My Generation on Live at Leeds and it occurred to me that Keith would probably be the first one of the band to die. Inside five minutes, my sister came into the room and said, “Keith Moon died”.

[@MisAnnThorpe]

I too had a premonition many, many years ago that my kamikaze pilot brother was going to die young.

[@thethirdman225]

@@MisAnnThorpe I’m sorry to hear that.

[@MisAnnThorpe]

@@thethirdman225 Thank you for your kindness. It may have been a very long time ago - in another century to be exact and almost another world - but the sadness never really leaves.

[@philipatoz]

Eerie that he died exactly a month from this interview - and even more shocking that this interview was almost 44 years ago! Keith seems surprisingly low key here, even if alluding slightly to his love of the bottle. He had natural, manic demons anyway and so fueling them with constant booze and chemicals was like throwing gas on a fire. He really was a tortured soul that seemed to only find joy in playing drums in a famous band!

[@zombywoof1015]

I don't know that he suffered from inner demons I think it was more that he had a problem with addiction.

[@fredwerza3478]

@@zombywoof1015 inner demons are what fuel the addictions

[@DaleHodgkins0n]

Absolutely bang on. But Keith, the poor sod here, was clearly drunk and coked (look at his eyes) but like all professional drunk/cokeheads kept it together when he had to.... even if what he (only half) said was largely incoherent. Townshend, on the other hand was sober as a it gets.... but not for much longer as history recalls. I love this band and sure as fuck am not casting moral judgement upon them..... it's just a shame when the very demons that drive you to greatness also smash you up. (And that statement is a metaphor.... I don't need any replies from Christian fundie wankers here ...) just sad for the premature loss of vivacious life and huge talent.

[@thomaspuhringer8332]

​@@zombywoof1015 The divorce from his wife in '73 got to him big time.

[@nickbonvino]

Plus the accident with his bodyguard I believe it was.. LOTS of demons… such a shame

[@rocketrayray55]

David Hartman actually handled this interview pretty well.

[@mitchb2305]

I thought so too.

[@elvinposey5251]

a real journalist not like the fake news today.

[@petermills542]

He looked very wary at first. Wisely so !! 🤣

[@MaureenDeVries-wd9mh]

Yes

[@straightpipec6099]

Agreed. The questions asked were well researched and relevant. Very well done.

[@markjosephbudgieridgard]

Keith moon the greatest rock drummer ever we will never see the likes of this guy ever again.... RIP ❤

[@darkheathen6765]

He looks so old compared to the other members yet he was the youngest. Too much drugs and booze made him bloated. When he was younger he looked like a teen for years

[@dustbinfilms]

Probably because he was a teen for years.

[@juliepeterson8413]

Moon always looked better than the other band members.

[@fredwerza3478]

@@juliepeterson8413 Entwhistle aged pretty quick, too

[@beechcoma]

@Epictetus 🤣 neil .........WAS

[@kitkat914]

he was a teen when they first started out!!!

[@matekozma1039]

6:33-6:47 In the film, Almost Famous, there's a scene, when Jeff, the lead singer(Jason Lee) says: "Some people have a hard time explaining rock'n roll. Really explain rock 'n roll... Maybe Pete Townshend." There was certainly some truth in that statement.

[@VinnieSausagePizzaHead69]

Pete and Roger should team up with Paul and Ringo and cut an album and call it the whotles

[@ianng5098]

Could be

[@casperguylkn]

Roger or maybe Pete actually already talked about this in an interview and shot that down. Look it up, its out there.

[@someoneelse101]

Or The Whatsits

[@allosaurusfragilis7782]

Featuring songs such as, Who loves you.....Tommy to ride.....Norwegian wizard.

[@farrellmcnulty909]

@@allosaurusfragilis7782 Tommy Never Knows......She's Leaving Who?.......Mr.KeithMoon-Light

[@ScottDaddyMac]

A well conducted interview where at first, Pete seemed sort of not interested, but as the interview went on, he realizes that the interview (David Hartman) asked very good questions. By the end of the interview, Pete and Keith were very respectful towards him. Sad to realize that Keith would be dead exactly 1 month later.

[@pennyking3823]

one of a kind phenomenal drummer

[@AaronKaiMCDNLD]

I love how honest Pete is in this interview, in relationships and family, how they see each other in the studio and whatnot.

[@stephenreeds3632]

He was always honest. No bullshit from him.

[@lawdawg6730]

He really said ... .... Mrs townsend townsend Awww f NO

[@lawdawg6730]

Would love to hear a reaction to the kids aren't alright!

[@luvsilly60]

He’s class.

[@Depat]

He was implicated in Child Porn and managed to convince a Jury he was researching it for a book. The book has never been written!

[@BassPlyr23]

It’s strange that as his life was drawing to a close, Keith became more and more honest in his interviews. A sad sort of fatalism about him.

[@MrBiscotti2011]

I think Keith Moon is the best drummer that rock music has ever seen or prob ever will see. No one even comes close. The sounds he could get out of his drums were like no other. I saw them several times in concert, notably the Tommy tour. Dallas Memorial Auditorium.

[@obiwan5999]

You're crazy, Bonham crushes him as do many other drummers.

[@user-fu2mi1nd5l]

Bonham and Peart may be better, but don't forget both were influenced by Moonie@@obiwan5999

[@DougAdamWired]

My Opinion..... This is probably one of THE BEST Interviews of a Couple Very Successful Rock & Rollers ....for their Brutal Honesty..... That Has Ever Been Recorded Thank you for keeping it out there Thank You

[@rickberthiaume9031]

I saw them in Boston a year ago, they were still incredible!

[@richardwarfordjr.5622]

Truely great musician

[@duffymoony]

Townshend is always spot on in his ascensions. The brains behind the brawn.

[@pommiebears]

Shame about him being a rock spider.

[@keithjagger8095]

This is the most subdued I've ever seen Moon in an interview.

[@JohnGerrie]

Absolutely fantastic band. Keith Moon is the best drummer in the world in my humble

[@Mallratthrift]

The summer before seventh grade, just starting to know "who" these guys were. Still love them.

[@medwayhospitalprotest]

So sad to see Keith looking so sick and out of shape. He was one of those people who deserve eternal youth, as it suits them. His drumming was so impressionistic, I love most the way he used toms. On 5:15 on Quadrophenia, he makes the sound of a British train on the tracks, its the sound of the old slam door commuter trains. Effing amazing drumming. 🥰