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Pete townshend provides very interesting insights into the british rock scene of the 60s. Who i am is a memoir by rock guitarist and composer pete townshend of the who. But townshend has never been a major solo icon sorry fan club members. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Who i am first edition, first impression by townshend, pete isbn. Who i am pete townshend ebook harpercollins publishers. He tells his own story with humor and selfdeprecation. Born in chiswick, london just ten days after the german surrender in 1945, townshend grows up in a.
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