pete townshend smashes his guitar

[TheMonsterHawk]

Poor guitar...

[silverslater08]

@peacefrog1916 exactly

[peacefrog1916]

what a waste.

[electron115]

smashing his guitar was what he became famous for doing in concert back when The Who was The Who. gotta remember the times. rebellious anger ran rampant back in his hay day. i heard they weren't the expensive...

[SuperGuitarmaster2]

You have AAAAALLL that stage space, but u choose to destroy a good speaker? If you're going to smash a guitar, don't smash a Fender! Smash a crappy guitar.

[zenlee1109]

a gibson would have been in one piece and fixable (like his 9 Les Pauls of the 70s)

[MultiParasite]

@zenlee1109

Yup, Gibsons are made for smashing, Fenders for playing.

[777skeleton]

What's the point on that shit!

[hottel88]

not so bad .. it's just a Fender

[Dubickimus]

...bastard

[bjcpc0337]

He looks bored doing it.

[ChrisRocks997]

doesnt matter if its painful to watch, he started it, he will finish it,

[cutemidget09]

What's the point of smashing guitars?

[1337supernerd]

At least it was a strat. Heaven forbid it was a Les Paul.

[Camie551]

@1337supernerd AGREED!! i saw someone smash a Gibson Les Paul a few days ago... rip awesome guitar..

[rokker10101]

THE POOR GUITAR!! IT HAS FEELINGS TOO YOU KNOW!!!! ;[

[Koiyty]

I thought the amplifier was next.

[Beatleboy62]

@Koiyty That amp got away...for now.

[TheBeatlefloyd]

i aspire to someday see this awesomeness

[gayleirene]

Yeah Pete........Love It !!!!!!!!!

[jasmay07]

What an old pric.....

[texatexa]

Bad monitormixing makes you react like this.

[jamescourt1000]

@texatexa dam straight he cant send a fold back mix for shit lol :D

[BelayaArmiyaForever]

A stupid old, overindulged, overly rich "angry" hippie. This generation is a generation of utmost bullshit and hypocrisy !

[ieatdirt4breakfast]

You are so ill-informed it's actually untrue

[towser06]

@BelayaArmiyaForever without these people and this generation you would be wearing a grey suit, go to church on sunday, fight in the army, nice to everybody, got a short haircut, afraid of communists, never have sex before marriage and all those stupid things...

[Berenueve]

@towser06 don't forget the racist to black people and women

[Sketcheroo1]

very painful. just seeing that considering im a beatles fan

[atgskater14]

dont let the new attire and age fool you he's still got it

[svampost]

2 year old!

[watchika2]

Fuck fender, Gibson's are the way to go!

[evilemperordude]

lol They probably do sell for twice as much. I believe his smashed guitars are auctioned off for charities.

[lookhear49]

A 55 year old fart doing things like this... patethic!

[PenneyBack]

@lookhear49 A 55 year old fart 'who invented' doing things like this... classic!

[GalaxyHorse]

This is the very least admirable quality of Mr townsend, I mean what real musician wants to smash their instrument...it may be 'the spirit of anarchic rock'nroll' but I think this is Bullshit...

[BasementBeginnings]

@GalaxyHorse This all the way, and a waste of money.

[kingsmusicofficial]

@GalaxyHorse you're gay

[mobasiberklan099034]

I like it

[mechassult7]

that my friends is called cocaine with a hint of badass

[HammeredAndHorny]

@mechassult7 I'd bet if he was on coke he'd break that shit in one solid hit. Not 5.

[GuitarFang]

hehe, I saw an interview on fenders website, and apparently, Pete guitar tech has had to actually glue a few guitars back together. I'm not quit sure why, but If Pete had the guitar "reassemble" he must really love it!

[losfahinatv]

He brake a guitar. Pfafff! Rubbish! One time my band mate Juan set fire to a whole orchestra. Three peeple die and £30k of instruments ruind. Now THAT rock and roll.

[OutOfEternal]

@losfahinatv lol.i smell the stench of bullshit.even if its true,then your mates a fucking idiot

[losfahinatv]

Yeh, he is a fucking idiot. We tell him that. The father of the cellist who die tell him that. I think he learn his lesson.

Pete Townsend on the other hand still smashing stuff up to this day. He no realise that one day the guitar with brake and knock someone in the head and kill them. He need to stop. There's only one idiot here.

[wrestlingfan345]

@losfahinatv lmao sounds awesome

[superlou1s]

Dude, strat's are made of steel too- I think it's the bolt on neck. But still- i'd rather have an SG any day :)

[SeaCadet263]

@superlou1s Here here! SGs rock! Angus Young all the way!

[bassfaceist]

good times

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[metalcorefiend]

he doesnt smash his gibsons much though.

[ovechkin8to]

that guitar is probably worth twice as much now

[PlatniumProductions]

i'm pissed he dident do this at the half time show

[chrislikesbananas]

i know, right? i was so looking forward to him doing it and he didnt

[beatlesfan1975]

me too.. i was expecting him to do it

[celticmonk]

Hope I die before I get what? I was a big Who fan, now they look like big sellouts milking the 1970s.

[michaelriser1]

I thought Pete quit doing that years ago.. Go Pete!

[0bliviontv]

YAY SCREW FENDERS

[chinesecantdrive]

poor guitar tech!

[theguitarwielder]

pete is the best. One thing when anyone smashes their guitar, why bounce it off the monitor?

[iamnasty]

always hoping to make it explode eheh

[knightofeurasia]

he should be a bit more entousiastic when he smashe his guitar !

[bogartment]

i wonder if he roadies get nervous when he does that :P

[CandSproductionz]

Poo on me

[dersh65]

Pete is THE BEST!! No one better!!! The greatest showman..and more importantly..the greatest songwriter/composer of ALL time. I love you brother!!!

[Keeeeeeeeth]

that guitar pretty much explodes on the last hit

[SoulGer69]

Brilliant. Still waiting for the day where I see him do this live. Sadly, I think my chances may be slim! LOL

[CandSproductionz]

I need a poo

[CandSproductionz]

I need a poo

[bogleby]

Apparently in the 60s the Who had an account with Macaris in Charing Cross Road, London. They must have been a dream client for a music shop - buying new gear after every gig! XD

[HelenKate]

He looks pretty fed up of doing this, like his arms are a bit achy..I propose he puts a new spin on this schtick by either reassembling a broken guitar at the end of a show or, even better, by breaking his strat before he has played a note.

[DIEJonasBrothers666]

how many guitars he have smash in The Who

[mowdowndafaces4]

I would pay more for the destroyed guitar by Pete than actually buying a real guitar.

[oldcreppy]

Hey Pete, just give your guitar to United. They will break it without a problem !

[JohnnyCroWarez]

Pete Townshend is the first musician who is destroyed something on the stage

[rotsenon]

smashing instruments, not cool.. fuck that

[guitarkeef]

Pete's cool enough 4 that.. ;-)

[kdjfnvjvd]

he does it just the same as he did in the olden days! i still want to kick him in the nuts for smashin up a 1957 strat back in '64.

[journeyquest1]

those strats are built pretty tough. wasnt easy.

[JonNorth18]

fuck that Pete still has it in him fuck he's like 64 years and still has it in him long live pete :)

[BritishHawk]

Great, if you can afford it ;)

[namedoesmatter]

always funny to see how people get so upset about someone smashing a guitar.. i mean, come on, it's a piece of wood with strings on it..

obviously he's not gonna smash the one's that really mean something to him, he'd probably ever seen that strat before he went on stage that night :D

if i had the money i'd totally do that too. i mean, who'd not wanna do that? :D

[inlazlowetrust]

this event entered the "50 moments that changed Rock and Roll".

[guitaristsd]

It was stupid in the 60's & 70's and it's stupid now. Should've just given it to a fan who could have used it.

[centerpointvalley13]

this was painful to watch why couldn't he just give it to me...(sob)

[ZiSt1989]

he´ll hurt himself one day by repeating that actions again and again :D

[dogma264]

well he hasent in over 4 decades so what the worst?

[ZiSt1989]

sooner or later he´ll get his bill ;-) however, he´s an awesome musician

[rockshow45]

pete is an old man now but he still has his young attitude he still does all his tricks and he still smashes a fuckin guitar like nobody can long live pete

[MyFenderOwnsYours]

die you bastard... you smashed a nice guitar

=(

[loserfest]

Not really, its just a Fender Stratocaster.

[MyFenderOwnsYours]

JUST...

Dude Fenders rule!

[loserfest]

Not a fan of the stratocaster...Telecasters are nice, but I am a Gibson man.

[c4662]

gibson rules

[paulthepill]

give it up pete, it was meant back in 65', now it just looks silly....

[Dennizzz119]

Give it to me then :O

[timjatomnee]

Or to me!

[cabstronaut]

Poor Pete. Victim of his own legend. No matter what he says or does people will second guess him rather than just enjoy the moment. In a way its a tribute to all he's done.... I can only afford one or two of those wooden things he used to be so fond of breaking, otherwise I'd slavishly emulate him.

[Taygorak]

man that there shows how well built strats are he was beating it for quite a while before it smashed!

[wrsawy]

It's funny, people keep dogging P. Townshend, (AS THEY WATCH THE VIDEO). Pete was angry, he loved to break things. Was a Keith a great guy? NO. Was John a drug addict? YES> Is PETE an arrogant, overbearingly proud guy? Yeah. Roger liked to beat up people in his younger days. In the end, they all made great music. Rock greats all have problems, and most are dead. Be thankful that we can still here some great music from an arrogant great legend.

[Uffel80]

Think of it like this: he saves a lot of jobs at Fender...

[kevj247]

pete townsend is one of the most arogent kind gifted musicians ever...and at thank god hes not american

[bphutchins]

what was that in english?

[kevj247]

no american

[bphutchins]

its funny how the people that bitch and whine about america the most are from the UK and Ireland... absolutely hilarious, its like penis envy on an national level

[kevj247]

one wonders why americans get bitched at ???

[aaronchungrulez]

haha i dont know english, i only know american

[Roiloretto]

I heard he destroyed more than 3000 Guitars. What a asshole. Townshend is a stupid pig.

[lemmy351]

yeah? where did you hear that? Yes, I agree he is a very very bad person. why must he be so Pig-like...?

[VanACDC1979]

they probably haven't even played half that many shows, and he really destroys more than one guitar at a show, if any. And he sure as hell isn't stupid, he's one of the most brilliant song writers ever.

[10846]

thats cuz he can afford it - asswipe

[UberNoobtard]

okay... why is it so stupid? is jimi hendrix a stupid pig for smashing/burning guitars? to musicians like jimi and pete, another 600-800 dollar strat is just pocket change out of thier millions that keep coming back after every concert tour they do.

[Kikral]

Wow, strats can really take a beating.

[1987ian]

ranger1944omaha is gay

[bitmorse]

I hate who smashes instruments!! Idiot!

[ranger1944omaha]

well it's the only reason why they're famous, not their music because they sound horrible. And he's the worst guitar player out there.

[jollywood999]

Oh Yeah? Well I don't see you doing any better, Ranger1944. The Who got noticed by smashing their instrument, yes, but do you think they would have become the legends that they are if they sounded "Horrible"? I don't think so. Go and reconsider your comment.

[pharkon]

The orrible oo!

[zeroneon163264]

a lot of bands would be legends if they sound horrible but smashed instruments

[Shaggyshadric]

You are the type of person that listens to rap, hiphop, screamo, or any of today's music and says, "This is art, this is poetry, this is music". I pity you for it.

[lemmy351]

They're famous for 'My Generation' Sounds Great u should listen to it sometime! ,'I Can See For Miles', TOMMY -Rock Opera, QUADROPHENIA -Rock Opera no.2, 'Won't Get Fooled Again' (plus the early synth sampling intro on that track etc) 'Behind Blue Eyes' WHO's NEXT Album 1971. 'Bargain'.personally I dont think they sound half as horrible ,gay(no offence to gay people intended) & synthetic as Def Leppard. But thats just my opinion.

[ranger1944omaha]

that was a good comment, thanks, finally not just a "you idiot" comment, but you listed what are the ups of it and your opinion.

I've got "Live in leeds" and it's... umm...

Interesting.

[lemmy351]

'Live At Leeds' always confused me , I dont know why its put up on a pedastal & thought of as the greatest 'live Rock album of all time' or any of that.I prefer studio recordings of those songs from the Who or recordings using they're current touring band.Not much punch to Moon's drums on the album.

[lemmy351]

and no, shit guitarists dont come up with chord intro's like on Pinball Wizard, See Me/Feel Me. your confused. Townshend brought alot to the table as far as guitar playing goes ,but he was NOT as good a lead player as Hendrix.He packed great chord arrangments into alot of his work including instrumental pieces from Tommy. He did show you can be a great Rock guitar player without being the best lead guitar player, that was an achievement,he had other talents as a musician & especially songwriting

[chamsin64]

...ein perverses reiches arschloch!!!!

[tonydoraine]

I was at this show in the 8th row and was shocked that for a NY area gig, and their first time at Jones Beach as The Who that the crowd was probably the lamest than any Who gig I was ever at. The set list was terrific, the performance was wonderful but the crowd sucked. Probably why a guitar NEEDED to be sacraficed...

[sageizfreshtildeath]

uhh now they are rich so who cares about the money they spend on equip so just shut up :P

[killerantacone]

on every vid of him smashing guitars he has a different one

[scobdopularp]

Yeah, can't really smash the same guitar can you? once it's smashed, it's smashed.

[MLMusicBox]

Well actually, in the 1960s, according to the Who bio 'Maximum R&B,' their roadies often pieced smashed guitars back together...so some of Pete's guitars actually did get smashed more than once.

[CHR15G30RG3]

not sure if he is getting older or the guitars are get strong but he made a meal of that . . . .

[ranger1944omaha]

He is not cool. He is a complete Idiot. How can you destroy a perfectly good instrument. think of all the equipment he destroyed. now some people's dreams are a guitar like that, but they cannot afford it. Then comes someone like this and ruins thousands of them. And How about all the money lost on those guitars?

[FaithHealer1]

The Who rarely had the money to do it, that's why they were so skint for a lot of their early carrer. He's now stopped doing it. Relax.

[evince123]

u suck ranger1944omaha

[guitarguyryan94]

God, ranger1944omaha, you are a fucking retard.

[drindiflidual]

Stick to abusing those guitars Pete but stay away from my children.

[FaithHealer1]

Oh, not another one. HE WAS AQUITTED! He was researching for a book based on his own experiences, being abused himself, and went to the police to tell them. No images were found. Pete's easily one of the most misrepresented people in music.

[amorrisseyprodromou]

your a dick! pete didnt do nuthing and he's me favorite guitarist. faithhealer is right. drindiflidual, your a total cunt. you know that? i mean its fine to try to protect your kids, but when i was a kid, the internet was just coming out and my friends were looking at porn all the time (not that it was child porn, thats just wrong) and now their well functioning members of society. let he who has lived without sin cast the first stone

[TehGabe]

I wish I had the money to smash a guitar.

[murphdaholdenhero]

i agree, i dont like his guitar smashing gimmick... for god sake if u dont want it ill have it! but u cant say Rock 'n' Roll is destructive... 90% of bands out there wouldnt want their equipment breathed on wrong...

[BaddaBigBoom]

It's ok...it was probably a Squier!

[loutopdrummer]

HAHAHAH GREAT GUITAR JOKE

[robin14669]

Fuck OFF!!

[Gowyman]

déplorable

[FoamingGypsy]

probably costs more than any guitar i can ever afford

[jess1541]

How many guitars has pete smashed his whole career? And how much money worth of them has he smashed?

[loutopdrummer]

its nearly 100 pounds

[Zebonka]

He must have smashed at least six guitars by now.

[raffaniello]

cool, not quite like the old shows... but imagine getting a piece of it,

[claudiall]

Wow, the people just get so excited when they know he's going to do it ;)

[spawnofwheezedog]

guitar "Fragments" ;)

[FaithHealer1]

lol

[whotles69]

when and where was this taken? it's A-W-E-S-O-M-E!

[MLMusicBox]

whotles69 asks when/where this was.

This was Jones Beach Theater, Long Island, NY, July 9, 2000.