Pete Townshend smashes his guitar at Jones Beach

[dudeandmude]

wtf

[DBJetsman]

Damn! PT took a lot of tries to break that one! Back in the 70s, it would only take him one try!

[JeffTele]

Pratt.

[phillebeau]

what a stupid thing to do

[cjf7991]

I was at this show ..

[beatleman98]

I'm a guitar and I find this extremely offensive.

[MrCitruspers]

i would love to take that broken guitar, fix it, and smash it around again!

[Nesgamer1991]

Now that is the master at work! watch and learn kids, watch and learn.

[pigjubby]

Pete has been a great player and songwriter, but this guy has anger issues and has turned out to be just as idiotic and immature as when her was 20 years old.

[dazza027]

@crabroast22 If that were the case wouldnt you think that would explain the 20 likes? I know Id love the shit out of seeing Townsend pound the shit out of those wankers...

[clay70]

Brilliant guitarist/writer... and always a wonderful treat to watch Pete destroy his guitar...thanks for the memories Townsend!!!! Aggression at its best!!! Peace out!!

[Baschkana]

at least its only bullshit

[ArianeQube]

when you can't play shit, you take it on the guitar.... there are NO real guitar players that disrespect their instruments like that. Ever see Petrucci smash his Music Man JP ? Ever see Satch smash his JP2400 ? Ever see Vai smash his JEM? ... These fuckfaces are a fucking disgrace to the guitar community.....

[bradfordbulls4lyf]

@ArianeQube someones not strong enough to smash a guitar....

[ArianeQube]

@bradfordbulls4lyf or someone's not dumb enough....

[ColouroftheBear]

@ArianeQube you realise he is a music legend and you think he shit because he smashes his instrument

[ArianeQube]

@ColouroftheBear yeap, you got it just about right

[tonyeye1]

I was at this show and just listened to the clear soundboard boot...for an NYC show, the audience was unbeliveably lame...and I've been to 26 gigs going back to '79..However, the was FUCKING AWESOME!

[dimpythenoobkiller]

such a waist of such a beautiful guitar

[82schecter]

Incredible! 40 some odd years on and STILL everytime pete smashes a guitar out comes the debate, is it stupid or is it high art. I was there that night and it was awsome. some things will never change.

[VocalCover422]

jimi hendrix better

[AustinMcsherry]

he's goin to break that if he's not careful.

[elbazucazo20]

Petes is da pioneer of guitar smashhing the who dominates at being wild and agressive

[herbertsa]

When i was a little boy i never had enough money to buy a real drum set.

Every time i saw these idiots smashing their instruments it brakes my heart!

I hated them for doing this!

And i still do not understand any musican that destroys its instrument.

... a not understanding german musician

P.S.: their music was not bad.

[TheNEWfilmfanatic99]

Technician to pete: Pete, why did you smash your guitar, that was the opening act!

[MrSubject32]

@BelayaArmiyaForever NO YOU!!!

[atgskater14]

@LochlanachViking

No the point is to sell the guitar to more than likely a Who fan and give the money to charity.

[Fattboy59]

Probably a Fender Squire

[BelayaArmiyaForever]

Rock and Roll is so fucking STUPID!!

[999N0t3str34k]

@BelayaArmiyaForever shut the fuck up or go dig a hole for yourself and light yourself on fire and burn slowly in it you are probably a blackass motherfucking nigger that listens to garbage rap and hip hop.

[BelayaArmiyaForever]

@999N0t3str34k Hello, there are other forms of music besides rap and rock. Expand your horizons idiot, perhaps this stupid rock "music" has killed too many braincells ! You Rockers are IDIOTS !!

[Gravelrally1]

If I were there to see that concert in real life (although I wasn't born yet), I would most likely sound like the guy in the crowd from 0:28 to 0:36

[lookhear49]

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

[rsiegenbe]

An old fogie smashing his guitar on stage, lolz...

[dean89]

what a king

[tetavo]

guitar smashing always makes me laugh :)

[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.

[GrassySound]

PT's smashed guitars (at least over the past decade) are usually auctioned off for charity. They're worth more broken!

[ranger1944omaha]

@GrassySound Look, who cares how much they're worh in money... As player's guitars after being destroyed they're worthless. Think how much an EXCELLENT CONDITION pete played guitar would be worth in auction... much more than some crushed pieces of wood

[RastafariPoet]

Guitar smashing gets kinda old now. The nicest one was from Jimi Hendrix. Otherwise if you aren't going to go all out. & If it doesnt mean anything to you. Why not give it to a kid?

[AmaterasuHeika]

Hendrix stole the whole guitar smashing, amp crashing schtick at Monterrey from Townshend - and for PT it was already 2-3 years old by 1967. JH was on The Who's label at the time.

[RastafariPoet]

I dont think Townsend burned his guitar + Made it look godly as Hendrix did. But if he did, cool -- I still like Hendrix's performance 100x better.

[crlaw75]

@AmaterasuHeika, as Pete quoted to Mama Cass at Monterey, "he's doing my act.".

[dersh65]

@RastafariPoet Jimi stole this from Pete. Pete didn't do it as a gimmick. He got mad one time because his string broke at a show in the 60's....history was made....

[RastafariPoet]

Yes, someone mentioned that. My point is; I dig Jimi's guitar smash performance alot better.

[TBDDevastator1]

I've never seen a 55year old smash a guitar but okay.

[scartissue94]

@TBDDevastator1

That 55 year old STARTED guitar smashing.

[qdog568]

Poor Alan has to come out and clean up the mess.

[redstone95]

HARDER! SMASH THAT THING~!

[cjf799]

I remember the rain that night ..what a show

[qdog568]

@cjf799 Roger telling everyone to put away their umbrellas. Excellent show!

[ForbiddenHaze]

what year was this?

[modo03]

This was 9th july 2000.