So he stopped byBill MahersReal Timeon Friday to do some reminiscing on his long career and what comes next.
Its like a furnace.
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Maher asked whether his longtime bandmate, Pete Townshend, appreciates Daltrey.
People dont listen to songwriters.
They listen to songs, Maher prompted.
Were still together, Daltrey said, allowing that theres always been friction.
But I think he knows.
Daltrey made the case that the friction drove the art.
We existed on friction, he said.
Thats where any good creation comes from.
Bands, he said, are really about chemistry.
They called him sloppy, but he was anything but.
I want to put it on the screen.
His first guitar was something he made himself, since there was no money to purchase one.
His favorite song to sing after all these years?
After some hemming and hawing, Daltrey nominatedLove, Reign oer Meby the Who.
Conway dominated the conversation, getting some zingers in and keeping Maher back on his heels throughout.
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