Fact #79499
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Short story:
When Chuck Berry and The Who perform on the final night of the Pop Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, the audience storms the stage. As a result, rock music is banned at the prestigious venue. Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones attends the concert with Marianne Faithfull. (Also on the bill is Bodast).
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John Entwistle (bassist, The Who) : I've seen him (Roger) knock someone out for throwing pennies at him. We did a gig with Chuck Berry and there were a whole bunch of rockers there making a lot of noise because we had actually pulled the plug on Chuck Berry because he was running over time. We were contracted to play an hour and a half, and we only had an hour and five minutes left. But we kept playing until they pulled the plug on us, and this guy was throwing pennies, and Roger saw the guy throw it when one hit him on the head. So Roger just pointed to the guy, aimed, and . . . phwump!
Roger Daltrey (vocals, The Who) : About 300 teddy boys shoved down the front and started throwing pennies. One cut me above my right eye. The guy who did it was wedged up against the stage and, by then, I could swing the mic so accurately I could take a cigarette out of someone's mouth. I got him full in the face. Yeah, we were a bunch of growlers in those days. We loved a barney.
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Roger Daltrey (vocals, The Who) : About 300 teddy boys shoved down the front and started throwing pennies. One cut me above my right eye. The guy who did it was wedged up against the stage and, by then, I could swing the mic so accurately I could take a cigarette out of someone's mouth. I got him full in the face. Yeah, we were a bunch of growlers in those days. We loved a barney.
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