Mi Historia: Memorias del Fundador de the Who

Roger Daltrey --cantante, tunante y fundador del cuarteto The Who-- es la voz de una generaci n, la primera en rebelarse contra las sombr as miserias y privaciones de la Segunda Guerra Mundial... para redefinir, en tan necesario empe o, la propia figura del artista adolescente. De su pu o y letra, c entase aqu la historia desde su nacimiento --en los peores d as de los bombardeos que asolaron la capital londinense--, pasando por sus no menos tempestuosas andanzas escolares; colmadas, para mayor gloria, con su temprana expulsi n, a los 15 a os. Evocaci n de un trauma que t rnase en agradecimiento al autoritario Mr. Kibblewhite, temido director del centro; pues, como se ala al poco del arranque, de no ser por tan providencial expulsi n hubiera muy probablemente seguido la suerte que parec a aguardar a todos los de su condici n. Pero luego h zose el rock 'n' roll. Construir a con sus propias manos su primera guitarra vali ndose de los desechos del taller donde, adem s, procur base el sustento. Formar a su primera banda, se convertir a en The Who y, por su inquebrantable determinaci n, Roger Daltrey se proclamar a l der de uno de los grupos m s grandes de la poca.

Roger Daltrey is a founder of the quartet The Who. In his own voice, this is the story of his birth-- in the worst days of the bombings that devastated the London capital-- through his no less stormy school adventures that led to his early expulsion at age 15. Though if it weren't for his expulsion, he likely would not have followed the path that he did, the one that led him to become a rock 'n' roll star. He would build his first guitar with his own hands, making use of the scraps from his workshop. He would form his first band, it would become The Who and, because of his unwavering determination, Roger Daltrey would proclaim himself the leader of one of the largest groups of the time.