Rod Argent tells us his Keith Moon Drinking Story

[@aileenturrietta7553]

I was actually wondering if the story was going to start like this: A Zombie and Who walks into a bar .........

[@johnhughes3214]

A Zombie and a Moon

[@MrUnderdog-vn3zf]

These stories are fucking priceless! I thank all involved for making this happen 🙏 🙌 👏 ❤

[@GoodStuffForeverMore]

Please interview Rod again and talk about his band Argent. He mentioned it so much in this interview. Would be an awesome thing to do! You guys need to do music reactions to some of that band's tunes.

[@junietunes2148]

What an absolutely fabulous interview! Moonie, what a unique individual, there will never be another quite like him. ☮💜🎶

[@jayrob5270]

His piano on "Who are you" is awesome and anyone who goes for a drink with Keith Moon is a brave man.

[@loosilu]

Fantastic story! This whole interview was absolutely brilliant. Great job!

[@aileenturrietta7553]

I really enjoyed your interview with them. Can't wait to see who your next catch is. Rock on guys🎸🎵

[@rockgoddess1864]

I love stories like this. Thanks for these interviews. They really are a treat. We don’t hear much from these musicians and I love that you’re giving them a place to share stories that might otherwise never be heard. You guys are great.

[@scifimonkey3]

That was such a great interview…..they were so friendly and open.

[@sirajaxl]

They?

[@allisonreed7682]

@@sirajaxl this is an excerpt of an interview that included both Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone being interviewed together by A&A.

[@sirajaxl]

@@allisonreed7682 Gotcha. Thanks.

[@allisonreed7682]

@@sirajaxl you’re welcome!

[@sirajaxl]

@@allisonreed7682 I noticed you in the live chat today reminding people to vote, and listing upcoming A & A events. Just curious if this was just a fun fan base activity, or if you have some affiliation with the channel?

[@ohfour-seven6228]

How terrific, the two of you bringing us these incredible stories from a time long long ago. You're both rock n roll historians uncovering secrets of the rock n roll universe. Cool!

[@timcoombe]

Back in the 70's, anyone who played a keyboard was known as a 'keyboard merchant'. Rod Argent had a shop off Tottenham Court Rd. in London called Rod Argent's Keyboards..so he was actually a Keyboard Merchant!

[@johnhughes3214]

Rod is actually credited with playing on 4 songs on Who Are You. In addition to the 3 he mentioned, he plays on "Guitar and Pen," Pete Townsend's ode to the craft of songwriting, a particular favorite of mine. Cool to know Rod is on that song!

[@DrNothing23]

I was lucky enough to see Graham Chapman, of Monty Python fame, lecture back in the early 80's. He told a great story about he and Moon binging one weekend in which Keith ended up leaving their Hotel Penthouse Suite through a window and walked on the ledge to the next room to get more ice, after Graham had locked him in there while he went to get some conventionally. How he lived as long as he even DID, it's beyond me... LEGEND.

[@johnhughes3214]

Once again, great interview! Keith Moon passed away 3 weeks after the release of Who Are You. On the album cover, he is sitting on a folding chair on which the words "Not to be taken away" are written.

[@jennifersman7990]

One reason he was sitting was because he’d developed a very noticeable beer gut from all his boozing

[@douginny]

Hold Your Head Up was a big radio rock staple in the 70's written and performed by Rod Argent. The group was called Argent.

[@KOLDBLU3ST33L]

My favorite rock song!

[@kbusby4824]

Rod and Colin always give great interviews. It also shows that they appreciate giving them. Great stories, very down to earth, humble guys. Glad they are in the R&RHOF. Thanks A&A for a wonderful interview.

[@johnhughes3214]

Such a great interview you guys conducted! Fun fact about Who Are You and Keith. There are no drums on the brilliant song "The Music Must Change" because Keith was unable to keep time with the complex time signature of the song.

[@DiscountDeity]

That's the story but he played the same time signature on "Love Reign O'er Me" so I think his physical condition and/or drumming skill had also deteriorated a bit by 1978.

[@Shadowrider1872]

GOOOOOOOD MORNING A&A FAMILY! ☮️❤️♾️

[@allisonreed7682]

Hey, @John H!!!

[@markscreen5509]

Good morning

[@lthompson7625]

Saw The Zombies a few years ago in Llandudno, great show. Keith Moon! Mountford Hall, Liverpool 1971. Sitting a few feet from them as The Who put on yet another astounding performance. Near the end of the show, people are shouting out for one of their live favourites from that era ‘ Water’. Moon stood up from his drum kit and threw a full bucket of water that he had near his kit all over us.. He was an impulsive lad😂

[@patriciagoodwin1922]

Absolutely love! Rod Argent was very good on the Hammond organ, he may have played it on a Who album?? In fact he played it on "Hold Your Head Up", great track for Argent!! The Hammond sound is beyond.

[@satorimystic]

Great to hear these stories from the sources ... Feelin' the Love!

[@HRConsultant_Jeff]

Great story. Love his black jacket as well.

[@mulkytool]

So often the biggest rock legends turn out to be the most nice down to earth people

[@mcoke61]

Wow! Nice score on the interview. Congrats gents!

[@lisamorrison2149]

I can clearly picture Keith Moons devilish side as he screwed up the guy's (the Tank) pool shot at the pub. What a great story. Rod worked with all the gems, and he's such a sweet, very talented man. Thanks.

[@KOLDBLU3ST33L]

Argent is a favorite of mine. One of my first albums! 😎

[@chrisp9975]

Love these short format interview snippets, keep up the good work gentleman

[@AncientWisdomTeachingsLLC]

I’m so happy for you guys that you get to do this! And I’m so happy for me and us that you are doing it thank you.

[@lindab1945]

Time for a The Kids Are Alright movie night! It’s a movie that will leave you feeling happy yet bittersweet. The lads in The Who loved Keith, it permeates the whole movie. Please watch!

[@anthonytice3028]

Rod mentioned Gary Moore. You should check out his live version of Still Got The Blues

[@johnhughes3214]

John Entwistle's track on Who Are You is called "Trick of the Light," a great song with, not surprisingly, a great bass line.

[@DiscountDeity]

He references synth so I think he may mean "905".

[@johnhughes3214]

@@DiscountDeity It was actually "Had Enough." I looked it up. I didn't realize he had sole writing credit for 3 different songs on that album.

[@DiscountDeity]

@@johnhughes3214 Oh yeah, I always forget that one! Thanks for checking!

[@jgsrhythm100]

Would you guys be interested in a Tommy Bolin interview? While he is deceased I have contacts for a few of his close friends and bandmates. Would make for a very intersting story. Tommy toured with Rush, Jeff Beck and many others, played with James Gang , Deep Purple, Billy Cobham and many others all before he was 25! Just an 💡.

[@andyandalex]

Yeah absolutely, I read about Tommy for over an hour the over day, such an interesting guy. Reach out via email and we can talk about it!

[@jgsrhythm100]

@@andyandalex Hey Guys, just sent you PM!! Got a few great people in mind. Reaching out to them.

[@jgsrhythm100]

@@andyandalex Hey Guys, just sent you pm!! On the case!!

[@usermo]

Excellent content guys!

[@douginny]

Jeez guys. Widely considered the greatest live album of all time--THE WHO LIVE AT LEEDS Tossup between that and The Allman Brothers Live At the Fillmore East which you guys did like 2 YEARS ago.

[@johnhughes3214]

You guys are spoiling us with the daily content, but nobody is complaining!

[@Fergegys]

Sounds like more of a “Keith Moon walked into a pub” story.

[@ronaldyardley8965]

Kieth Moon Bought His Own Pub in Chipping Norton.." crown & Cushion " I Tried to Catch Up With Him Several times But Missed Him Unfortunately, Even Though His Lilac Rolls Royce Was Parked Outside. We Were In The Area A Couple Of Years Ago So Popped in for A Couple!.. no plaque, No photos on the wall ect" And To Add Insult to injury The Two Guys Behind The Bar Dident Know What I Was Talking about!! I Sat There With A Drink Wondering what It Would Have Been like To Hold The Bar Up With Moonie & Friends including Ronnie Lane..love The 70s!🍺👍

[@1ericamat]

You guys can fill a 2 hr time slot just with stories about Keith Moon. Time to play their epic performance at Shepperton Studios 🤘

[@strings53notlob50]

Great guys

[@mrnobody3161]

😏 Anyone who spent more than a half an hour Keith Moon has a drinking story.

[@marlasotherchannel9847]

Thank you for sharing this interview, great! Now, when are you going to listen to The Who "I CanSee For Miles"? When? When???

[@philstone3859]

I even saw ARGENT live!

[@TheWorldofGood79]

Ron Argent mensions Gary Moore, I would love to see Andy & Alex do a reaction to a Gary Moore song?

[@Itelkner]

Nice going!

[@mr.g1758]

I read a book about Moonie. Hilarious story that there was a Jewish bar down near his residence and he would go in there dressed as Hitler with Swastica's sewn on his sleeves and the thin mustache and give everyone a "Heil" salute.

[@arthurdrake3274]

Wow!!! ❤❤❤🔥

[@lorneyoerger796]

Check out "Fly at night" by Chilliwack! Gem of a song!

[@johndef5075]

Rod reacting to an Amazing Journey/Sparks with Keith..get the hint? Please do a reaction!❤

[@brxee]

Be nice to see you guys check out some solo Roger D. There's a great vid of his version of Say It Ain't So Joe (a Murray Head song) on the tube.

[@jennifersman7990]

Apparently around this time Keith was engaged and determined to get sober and to combat withdrawal symptoms he was taking prescription meds but being Keith Moon he didn’t follow the prescription and OD’d

[@charlesbraddy2455]

The Piano on "Who Are You", is a crucial part of the song... Think about it.

[@Pebo62]

I had the opportunity to spend a couple of weeks in Great Britain in the late 80s. I meant Basia and Danny White while spending a day in Gloucester with a conversation about Astrud Gilberto but that's another story. So, anyway I'm sitting in a pub and a woman walks in wearing a sleeveless sundress and sits down at the bar. She raises her arm exposing a very hairy armpit and asks, "Is there anyone in this establishment willing to buy this lady a drink?" Others see that hairy armpit and cringe but a little guy with really thick glasses down at the end of the bar says, "I'll buy the ballerina a drink." Same thing again about 10 minutes later with that armpit. Little guy with thick glasses says, I'll buy the ballerina another drink. Bartender pours her another drink and walks down to the guy and says, "Sir, it's no concern of mine who you buy drinks for but why do you keep calling her a ballerina?" The little guy with thick glasses says, "Any woman who could raise her leg that high has got to be a ballerina."

[@j.h.3777]

Very funny!

[@allisonreed7682]

“They always like the minder to come with me, but we don’t need him…” Epic! 😆 Edited to add: I don’t know if this is the “minder” that Rod Argent was referring to, but man, what a great interview this guy would be: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dougal_Butler

[@gerrykeoghan6058]

Dougal butler Keith's right hand man has being doing a tour on his time with Keith for years

[@jeffschielka7845]

Keith is misspelled in the thumbnail.

[@andyandalex]

Fixed it thanks!

[@jeffschielka7845]

@@andyandalex You're welcome!😎

[@jonathanlocke6404]

Keith Moon was a small guy, and I expect he took more than one thrashing in his life, but he wasn't the kind of guy I would have been anxious to get into a fight with either...I'll bet it took a lot to keep him down and you would never be able to guess what he was gonna do...

[@scotttomlin1270]

Maybe you'll listen to Young Man's Blues eventually

[@alanpeterson4939]

Please react to the Rod Argent live performance of “Liar.” (Three Dog Night did a great cover of it as well)

[@moniphil]

In the early 70s, a wealthy promoter offered Ron and Colin $1,000,000 to get back together as the Zombies, but was turned down because they didn’t want to go backward. That would be nearly $7M in todays dollars. And I hate to tell the guys how much it’d be worth if they’d invested it in a mutual fund. That’s some integrity.

[@greendayzd6728]

The man had his demons but his energy was well loved and will be forever missed. RIP... or not. Rest in chaos?😜 I know for sure he'll be sitting in a pub.

[@paulabarber5590]

A great parent and child song: Jason Isbell Children of Children

[@Jonathanart-jm9fx]

Yes, but what happened in the pub with Moon the loon and the big pool player?

[@andyandalex]

That’s what I’m saying!! Need answers! Lol!

[@alansilverman8500]

Wait a minute, did I miss something? How did Moon escape from the guy in the pub intact?!

[@TheChipMcDonald]

There's a certain kind of drunk that's funny but thrives on chaos. They will not change their ways, and you might get injured in their company.

[@catbutte4770]

Interesting. 😺

[@sirajaxl]

Eight months since your last YES song! I’m just saying…

[@jeffschielka7845]

Thank you! Say it more!!!!😎

[@andyandalex]

Haha this is true

[@sirajaxl]

@@andyandalex Alex assured me three months ago that he was going to address this atrocity immediately.

[@andyandalex]

@@sirajaxl well Alex must have done you dirty and I’m sorry for that

[@andyandalex]

@@sirajaxl what’s next for Yes anyway hmm?

[@douginny]

Y'all spelled Keith wrong

[@briankehew579]

Actually it was to be Rabbit Bundrick playing on the record, but Keith didnt want more keyboards and caused that not to happen!

[@carloscabrera7073]

Rabbit broke his hand falling out of the taxi that dropped him off at the studio on the first day of recording.

[@briankehew579]

@@carloscabrera7073 not quite true. Taxi yes, falling maybe, not at the studio.

[@jayrob5270]

Rock keyboard god.

[@jerryfinch7647]

Could you get on with it please?

[@ParkerJD777]

Far Behind- Candlebox

[@Nosetothewind]

OINGO BOINGO anyone. Bueller. Bueller

[@TB6791]

🤯

[@POWER-LINKS]

JUNNA; Positively insane female drummer. (female Keith Moon clone?) ⭐Dragonforce; "Through the Fire and Flames" {5:06} Playthrough. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3zVYntqf9tpn9U ⭐Dragonforce drummer (Gee Anzalone) reacts to JUNNA: "Through the Fire and Flames" {5:05} Reaction. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aH6VealrfNqGpJY

[@jrsinsf]

"Keith" please! respect the dead

[@andyandalex]

I fixed it ❤️

[@jrsinsf]

@@andyandalex Thank you! Down a few pints in Keith's honor

[@Bacchus69]

It's almost like you guys are long lost soul mates. The interview flowed so well and naturally. One of the best interviews I have seen in awhile. I hope you guys do more interviews in the near future. Rating: S tier.

[@carloscabrera7073]

The synth parts on the song Who Are You is Pete's guitar running through an ARP 2600 synthesizer.