95-444: " Future Management " is a song composed and performed by English musician Roger Taylor . It was released in March 1981 as the first single from his 1981 debut album Fun in Space . The song reached No. 49 on the UK Singles Chart . It is Taylor's second solo single, after his debut "I Wanna Testify" in 1977. All songs written by Roger Taylor. Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) Roger Meddows Taylor OBE (born 26 July 1949)
190-537: A Holiday Inn in Flint, Michigan . Entwistle later said, "He decided that if it was a publicised fact that it was his 21st birthday, he would be able to drink." The drummer immediately began drinking upon his arrival in Flint. The Who spent the afternoon visiting local radio stations with Nancy Lewis (then the band's publicist), and Moon posed for a photo outside the hotel in front of a "Happy Birthday Keith" sign put up by
285-415: A melee erupted; fire extinguishers were set off, guests (and objects) thrown into the swimming pool and a piano reportedly destroyed. The chaos ended only when police arrived with guns drawn. A furious Holiday Inn management presented the groups with a bill for $ 24,000 (equivalent to about $ 219,305 in 2023), which was reportedly settled by Herman's Hermits tour manager Edd McCann. Townshend claimed that
380-449: A "completely different person to anyone I've ever met", the pair had a rapport in the early years and enjoyed practical jokes and improvised comedy . Moon's drumming style affected the band's musical structure; although Entwistle initially found Moon's lack of conventional timekeeping problematic, it created an original sound. Moon was particularly fond of touring since it was his only chance to regularly socialise with his bandmates, and
475-416: A "lead zeppelin " (a play on "lead balloon"). Although this supergroup was never formed, Page remembered the phrase and later adapted it as the name of his new band. The Beatles became friends with Moon, and this led to occasional collaborations. In 1967, he contributed backing vocals to " All You Need Is Love ". On 15 December 1969, Moon joined John Lennon 's Plastic Ono Band for a live performance at
570-576: A 14-date solo tour (Outsider Tour) in the UK, from 2 to 22 October. In January 2023, Queen single "Radio Ga Ga" was sampled on singer Che Lingo's single "My Radio"; Taylor and Queen were credited as co-lead artists on the song. In November 2023, Taylor's bar The Wild, a collaboration with his wife Sarina Taylor, Adam Lambert , Bryan Patrick Franklin, and Michael Solis, opened in West Hollywood, California. Taylor has stated that his early role model as
665-408: A 1981 Los Angeles Times interview he admitted, "A lot of times when Keith was blowing up toilets I was standing behind him with the matches." Once, a hotel manager called Moon in his room and asked him to lower the volume on his cassette recorder because it made "too much noise." In response the drummer asked him up to his room, excused himself to go to the bathroom, put a lit stick of dynamite in
760-400: A 1995 re-release of The Who Sell Out ), "Dogs Part Two" (1969) and "Waspman" (1972). Moon also co-composed " The Ox " (an instrumental from their debut album, My Generation ) with Townshend, Entwistle and keyboardist Nicky Hopkins . "Tommy's Holiday Camp" (from Tommy ) was credited to Moon because he came up with the idea, but the song was actually written by Townshend and, although there
855-521: A BSc at East London Polytechnic . Taylor met Brian May and Tim Staffell in 1968 after a friend saw an advert for a drummer on a noticeboard at Imperial College . Smile included May on lead guitar, Staffell on lead vocals and bass, and later Taylor on drums. The band lasted for two years before Staffell departed to join Humpy Bong , leaving the band with a catalogue of nine songs. Smile reunited for several songs on 22 December 1992. Taylor's band
950-470: A boy, with a restless imagination and a particular fondness for music and The Goon Show . Moon attended Alperton Secondary Modern School after failing his eleven plus exam , which precluded his attending a grammar school. His art teacher said in a report: " Retarded artistically. Idiotic in other respects." His music teacher wrote that Moon "has great ability, but must guard against a tendency to show off." Moon joined his local Sea Cadet Corps band at
1045-461: A cherry bomb was about to explode, he had thrown it down the toilet and showed Townshend the case of cherry bombs. "And of course from that moment on," the guitarist remembered, "we got thrown out of every hotel we ever stayed in." Moon moved from cherry bombs to M-80 fireworks to sticks of dynamite , which became his explosive of choice. "All that porcelain flying through the air was quite unforgettable," Moon remembered. "I never realised dynamite
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#17327733747921140-492: A drummer was Mitch Mitchell of the Jimi Hendrix Experience . He said: "I still think listening to Mitch Mitchell, especially the early stuff with Hendrix, is just fantastic. This fusion of jazz technique and wonderful riffs but with this rolling ferocious attack on the whole kit, it had lots of jazz influences I think. In fact for me he played the kit like a song, it was just wonderful. Total integration into
1235-629: A drummer when he realised he had a more natural aptitude for it. Taylor taught himself to tune his drums, inspired by Keith Moon of the Who because of the "great drum sounds" on the early Who records. Another key influence on Taylor was Mitch Mitchell of the Jimi Hendrix Experience , who Taylor stated was his early role model. In 1967, Taylor went to London to study dentistry at the London Hospital Medical College , but he became bored with it and changed to biology obtaining
1330-454: A drummer, Moon developed a reputation for smashing his kit on stage and destroying hotel rooms on tour. He was fascinated with blowing up toilets with cherry bombs or dynamite , and destroying television sets. Moon also enjoyed touring and socialising, and became bored and restless when the Who were inactive. His 21st birthday party in Flint , Michigan, has been cited as a notorious example of decadent behaviour by rock groups. Moon suffered
1425-482: A five-minute drum solo dressed as a cat on transparent acrylic drums filled with water and goldfish. When asked by an audience member what would happen to the kit, he joked that "even the best drummers get hungry." His performance was not appreciated by animal lovers, several of whom called the station with complaints. In the 2007 documentary film Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who , Daltrey and Townshend reminisced about Moon's talent for dressing as (and embodying)
1520-408: A greater toll on his body. He did not keep a drum kit or practise at Tara , and began to deteriorate physically as a result of his lifestyle. Around the same time he became a severe alcoholic, starting the day with drinks. He changed from the "lovable boozer" he presented himself as to a "boorish drunk". David Puttnam recalled, "The drinking went from being a joke to being a problem. On That'll Be
1615-545: A guest appearance at a Led Zeppelin concert in Los Angeles. Moon also aspired to sing lead vocal on some songs. While the other three members handled most of the onstage vocals, Moon would attempt to sing backup (particularly on " I Can't Explain "). He provided humorous commentary during song announcements, although sound engineer Bob Pridden preferred to mute his vocal microphone on the mixing desk whenever possible. Moon's knack for making his bandmates laugh around
1710-488: A habit of kicking over his drums, claiming that he did so in exasperation at an audience's indifference. Townshend later said, "A set of skins is about $ 300 [then £96] and after every show he'd just go bang, bang, bang and then kick the whole thing over." In May 1966, Moon discovered that the Beach Boys' Bruce Johnston was visiting London. After the pair socialised for a few days, Moon and Entwistle brought Johnston to
1805-593: A job as a radio repairman, enabling him to buy his first drum kit. Moon took lessons from one of the loudest contemporary drummers, Screaming Lord Sutch 's Carlo Little , at ten shillings per lesson. His early style was influenced by jazz , American surf music and rhythm and blues , exemplified by noted Los Angeles studio drummer Hal Blaine . His favourite musicians were jazz artists, particularly Gene Krupa (whose flamboyant style he subsequently copied). He also admired Elvis Presley 's original drummer DJ Fontana , The Shadows ' original drummer Tony Meehan and
1900-399: A lecherous drunk"; it was "exactly the kind of performance the Who needed from him to bring them back down to earth." Moon composed "I Need You", the instrumental "Cobwebs and Strange" (from the album A Quick One , 1966), the single B-sides "In The City" (co-written with Entwistle) and "Girl's Eyes" (from The Who Sell Out sessions featured on Thirty Years of Maximum R&B and
1995-432: A loyal customer of the company. His first Premier kit was in red sparkle and featured two high toms. In 1966, Moon moved to an even larger kit, but without the customary hi-hat —at the time he preferred keeping ride rhythms with ride and crash cymbals , but he later reinstated the hi-hats. His new larger configuration was notable for the presence of two bass drums; he has been credited, along with Ginger Baker, as one of
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#17327733747922090-752: A member of Queen. As a songwriter, Taylor composed at least one track on every Queen album, and often sang lead vocals on his own compositions. He wrote or co-wrote three UK number ones (" These Are the Days of Our Lives ", " Innuendo " and " Under Pressure ") and wrote a further five major hits (" Radio Ga Ga ", " A Kind of Magic ", " Heaven for Everyone ", " Breakthru " and " The Invisible Man "). He has collaborated with such artists as Eric Clapton , Roger Waters , Roger Daltrey , Robert Plant , Phil Collins , Genesis , Jimmy Nail , Kansas , Elton John , Gary Numan , Shakin' Stevens , Foo Fighters , Al Stewart , Steve Vai , Yoshiki , Cyndi Almouzni and Bon Jovi . As
2185-482: A mixture of sedatives and brandy . During the concert, Moon passed out on his drum kit during " Won't Get Fooled Again ". The band stopped playing, and a group of roadies carried Moon offstage. They gave him a shower and an injection of cortisone , sending him back onstage after a thirty-minute delay. Moon passed out again during " Magic Bus ", and was again removed from the stage. The band continued without him for several songs before Townshend asked, "Can anyone play
2280-712: A new band, the Cross , which released three albums over their six years of existence. In 1993, the band split up, after performing one final gig at the Gosport Festival . In 1994, Taylor worked with Yoshiki , drummer and pianist of X Japan and released the song "Foreign Sand" and a reworking of the Cross's "Final Destination". The album Happiness? was "Dedicated to the tasmanian tiger – thylacinus cynocephalus, but most especially... for Freddie". "Nazis 1994" from this album became Taylor's first hit single in England and
2375-464: A new single called "Gangsters Are Running This World" on 1 April 2019, and on 8 April released a more rocking version of this song called "Gangsters Are Running This World-Purple Version". Both versions became available for streaming on 8 April 2019. On 10 May 2019 he and Czech Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Čech released a song called "That's Football" which Čech wrote for his retiring football career. In October 2021, Taylor embarked on
2470-548: A number of setbacks during the 1970s, most notably the accidental death of chauffeur Neil Boland and the breakdown of his marriage. He suffered from alcoholism and acquired a reputation for decadence and dark humour; his nickname was "Moon the Loon". While touring with the Who, on several occasions he passed out on stage and was hospitalised. By the time of their final tour with him in 1976, and particularly during production of The Kids Are Alright and Who Are You , his deterioration
2565-552: A producer, he has produced albums by Virginia Wolf , Jimmy Nail and Magnum . As a singer, Taylor employs a falsetto vocal range. During the 1980s, in addition to his work with Queen, he formed a parallel band known as the Cross , in which he was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist. During the early 1980s, Taylor was also a panellist on the UK quiz show Pop Quiz , hosted by Mike Read . In 2014, he appeared in The Life of Rock with Brian Pern as himself. Roger Meddows Taylor
2660-443: A skier." Daltrey said that Moon "just instinctively put drum fills in places that other people would never have thought of putting them." Who biographer John Atkins wrote that the group's early test sessions for Pye Records in 1964 show that "they seemed to have understood just how important was ... Moon's contribution." Contemporary critics questioned his ability to keep time, with biographer Tony Fletcher suggesting that
2755-408: A variety of characters. They remembered his dream of getting out of music and becoming a Hollywood film actor, although Daltrey did not think Moon had the patience and work ethic required of a professional actor. Who manager Bill Curbishley agreed that Moon "wasn't disciplined enough to actually turn up or commit to doing the stuff." Nevertheless, the drummer landed several acting roles. His first
2850-522: Is a misconception that Moon sings on it, the album version is Townshend's demo. Moon produced the violin solo on " Baba O'Riley ". Moon sat in on congas with East of Eden at London's Lyceum Ballroom , and afterwards suggested to violinist Dave Arbus that he play on the track. Moon played a four- and later a five-piece drum kit during his early career. During much of 1964 and 1965 his setups consisted of Ludwig drums and Zildjian cymbals . He began to endorse Premier Drums in late 1965 and remained
2945-620: Is a polite way of saying you're fucking mad. —Keith Moon Moon led a destructive lifestyle. During the Who's early days he began taking amphetamines , and in a NME interview said his favourite food was " French Blues ". He spent his share of the band's income quickly, and was a regular at London clubs such as the Speakeasy (where manager Roy Flynn recalls having to throw him out on three occasions ) and The Bag O'Nails . The combination of pills and alcohol escalated into alcoholism and drug addiction later in his life. "[We] went through
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3040-471: Is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He achieved international fame as the drummer and backing vocalist for the rock band Queen . As a drummer, Taylor was recognised early in his career for his unique sound and was voted the eighth-greatest drummer in classic rock music history in a listener poll conducted by Planet Rock in 2005. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001 as
3135-796: The Lyceum Theatre in London for a UNICEF charity concert. In 1972, the performance was released as a companion disc to Lennon and Ono's album Some Time in New York City . Moon's friendship with Entwistle led to an appearance on Smash Your Head Against the Wall , Entwistle's first solo album and the first by a member of the Who. Moon did not play drums on the album; Jerry Shirley did, with Moon providing percussion. Rolling Stone ' s John Hoegel appreciated Entwistle's decision not to let Moon drum, saying that it distanced his album from
3230-472: The "Spirit of Lily". By 1970, Moon had begun to use timbales , gongs and timpani , and these were included in his setup for the rest of his career. In 1973, Premier's marketing manager, Eddie Haynes, began consulting Moon about specific requirements. At one point, Moon asked Premier to make a white kit with gold-plated fittings. When Haynes said that it would be prohibitively expensive, Moon replied: "Dear boy, do exactly as you feel it should be, but that's
3325-534: The American singing contest television show American Idol . The first appearance was on 11 April 2006, during which that week's contestants were required to sing a Queen song. Songs performed included " Bohemian Rhapsody ", " Fat Bottomed Girls ", " The Show Must Go On ", " Who Wants to Live Forever ", and " Innuendo ". The second time Queen appeared was on the show's season 8 finale in May 2009, performing "We Are
3420-553: The B-side "I Cry For You" and Rick Parfitt co-wrote and played on "It's An Illusion". David Richards, Queen's engineer and producer at the time, also co-wrote two of the tracks. The album includes covers of Bruce Springsteen 's " Racing in the Street " and Bob Dylan 's " Masters of War ". In 1986, Taylor co-produced Vigilante , the sixth studio album by rock band Magnum . After Queen finished their 1986 Magic Tour , Taylor started
3515-503: The Beachcombers, a semi-professional London cover band playing hits by groups such as The Shadows. During his time in the group Moon incorporated theatrical tricks into his act, including "shooting" the group's lead singer with a starter pistol . The Beachcombers all had day jobs; Moon, who worked in the sales department at British Gypsum , had the keenest interest in turning professional. In April 1964, aged 17, he auditioned for
3610-534: The Champions" with finalists Adam Lambert and Kris Allen . The third appearance was during the eleventh season on 25 and 26 April 2012, performing a Queen medley with the six finalists on the first show. The following day, they performed " Somebody to Love " with the Queen Extravaganza band. In November 2009, Taylor appeared on the reality TV show The X Factor with May as Queen mentoring
3705-497: The Champions". In 2011, Taylor, along with Steven Tyler and Roger Daltrey , joined the advisory board of Edge Music Network. Taylor performed in the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony in London on 12 August. In 2013 and 2014, Taylor served as an executive producer of the film Solitary , directed by Sasha Krane. In addition to those duties, he provided original music, including the song "When We Were Young" and three instrumental songs which serve as incidental/background music in
3800-487: The Cross were headliners and he brought May and Staffell on to play "Earth" and "If I Were a Carpenter". In 1969, Taylor was working with Freddie Mercury at Kensington Market in London (they were sharing a flat at around the same time). Mercury, then known as Farrokh “Freddie” Bulsara, was a fan of Smile. The band split up in 1970. In the same year, Taylor turned down the chance to become drummer for Genesis , which led to Phil Collins joining instead. Bulsara convinced
3895-554: The Day it was social drinking. By the time Stardust came round it was hard drinking." Moon's favourite stunt was to flush powerful explosives down toilets. According to Fletcher, Moon's toilet pyrotechnics began in 1965 when he purchased a case of 500 cherry bombs . Townshend remembers walking into the bathroom of Moon's hotel room and noticing the toilet had disappeared, with only the S-bend remaining. The drummer explained that since
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3990-644: The Pretty Things ' Viv Prince . Moon also enjoyed singing, with a particular interest in Motown . Moon idolised the Beach Boys ; Roger Daltrey later said that given the opportunity, Moon would have left to play for the California band even at the peak of the Who's fame. During this time Moon joined his first serious band, the Escorts, replacing his best friend Gerry Evans. In December 1962 he joined
4085-870: The Royal Family. In 2002, Taylor appeared on the "Twelve Drummers Drumming" Christmas card in the " Twelve Days of Christmas " set sold at Woolworths to raise money for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children , alongside Duran Duran 's drummer of the same name . Taylor was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to music. At his investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle in March 2022, Taylor dedicated his OBE to
4180-435: The Who and that's it. —Keith Moon, Melody Maker , September 1970 Moon's style of drumming was considered unique by his bandmates, although they sometimes found his unconventional playing frustrating; Entwistle noted that he tended to play faster or slower according to his mood. "He wouldn't play across his kit", he later added. "He'd play zig-zag. That's why he had two sets of tom-toms. He'd move his arms forward like
4275-478: The Who as a replacement for Doug Sandom . The Beachcombers continued as a local cover band after his departure. A commonly cited story of how Moon joined the Who is that he appeared at a show shortly after Sandom's departure, where a session drummer was used. Dressed in ginger clothes and with his hair dyed ginger (future bandmate Pete Townshend later described him as a "ginger vision"), he claimed to his would-be bandmates that he could play better; he played in
4370-465: The Who were banned for life from all of the hotel's properties, but Fletcher wrote that they stayed at a Holiday Inn in Rochester, New York , a week later. He also disputed a widely held belief that Moon drove a Lincoln Continental into the hotel's swimming pool, as claimed by the drummer in a 1972 Rolling Stone interview. However, Roger Daltrey, in an interview on BBC 's Top Gear , stated that
4465-507: The Who's early US package tour at the RKO 58th Street Theatre in New York in March and April 1967, Moon performed two or three shows a day, kicking over his drum kit after every show. Later that year, during their appearance on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour , he bribed a stagehand to load gunpowder into one of his bass drums; the stagehand used about ten times the standard amount. During
4560-407: The Who, his drum kit steadily grew in size, and (along with Ginger Baker ) he has been credited as one of the earliest rock drummers to regularly employ double bass drums in his setup. Moon occasionally collaborated with other musicians and later appeared in films, but considered playing in the Who his primary occupation, and remained a member of the band until his death. In addition to his talent as
4655-499: The age of twelve on the bugle , but found the instrument too difficult to learn and decided to take up drums instead. He was interested in practical jokes and home science kits , with a particular fondness for explosions. On his way home from school, Moon would often go to Macari's Music Studio on Ealing Road to practise on the drums there, learning his basic skills on the instrument. He left school around Easter 1961, at age 14. Moon then enrolled at Harrow Technical College; this led to
4750-414: The album Truth . Moon also played timpani on another track, a cover of Jerome Kern 's " Ol' Man River ". He was credited on the album as "You Know Who". Moon may have inspired the name for Led Zeppelin when he supposedly briefly considered leaving the Who in 1966 and spoke with Entwistle and Page about forming a supergroup ; Moon (or Entwistle) remarked that a particular suggestion had gone down like
4845-692: The album was "Let's Get Crazy". Taylor's next solo venture, Strange Frontier , came in June 1984. The three singles from the album were the title track, "Beautiful Dreams" (in Portugal only) and "Man on Fire", the latter becoming a live favourite for him in later years. No attempts to promote the singles were made since Queen was touring to promote The Works , with Taylor not even performing on any TV shows. Strange Frontier included guest appearances by bandmates Freddie Mercury, Brian May and John Deacon. Mercury sang backing vocals on "Killing Time", Deacon remixed
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#17327733747924940-527: The bandmates, paying tribute to the 40th anniversary of Queen's founding. In 1999, Taylor became the second living person, other than members of the British Royal Family and Sir Francis Chichester in 1967, to appear on a Royal Mail stamp , being seen behind Freddie Mercury as part of a "Great Britons" issue. This caused controversy as it was an understood rule that the only living people allowed to appear on British stamps could be members of
5035-478: The contestants and performing " Bohemian Rhapsody ". That month Taylor confirmed he was planning to tour with Taylor Hawkins, which Taylor described as a "quick tour". At the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards on 6 November, Queen received the Global Icon Award , and Taylor and May closed the awards ceremony, with Adam Lambert on vocals, performing "The Show Must Go On", "We Will Rock You", and "We Are
5130-440: The drummer "would go through them like a knife through butter". While Moon generally said he was only interested in working with the Who, he participated in outside musical projects. In 1966, he worked with Yardbirds guitarist Jeff Beck , pianist Nicky Hopkins and future Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones on the instrumental " Beck's Bolero ", which was the B-side to " Hi Ho Silver Lining " and appeared on
5225-459: The drummer for Queen, Taylor fronted the Cross as rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist. On its debut release, The Cross incorporated dance influences which they dropped on their remaining two albums. Taylor has appeared along with May for various other events and promotions, including Queen's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001 and the " Party at the Palace " in 2002, celebrating
5320-704: The drumming was left to others (including Ringo Starr , session musicians Curly Smith and Jim Keltner , and actor-musician Miguel Ferrer ). The album was received poorly by critics. New Musical Express ' s Roy Carr wrote, "Moonie, if you didn't have talent, I wouldn't care; but you have, which is why I'm not about to accept Two Sides of the Moon ." Dave Marsh , reviewing the album in Rolling Stone , wrote: "There isn't any legitimate reason for this album's existence." During one of his few televised solo drum performances (for ABC 's Wide World ), Moon played
5415-465: The drums? – I mean somebody good?" A drummer in the audience, Scot Halpin , came up and played the rest of the show. During the opening date of the band's March 1976 US tour at the Boston Garden , Moon passed out over his drum kit after two numbers and the show was rescheduled. The next evening, Moon systematically destroyed everything in his hotel room, cut himself doing so, and passed out. He
5510-634: The early days of British rock 'n' roll , in 1973's That'll Be the Day . He reprised the role for the film's 1974 sequel, Stardust , in Jim MacLaine's ( David Essex ) backing band the Stray Cats and played Uncle Ernie in Ken Russell 's 1975 film adaptation of Tommy . Moon's last film appearance was in 1978's Sextette . When you've got money and you do the kind of things I get up to, people laugh and say that you're eccentric, which
5605-415: The early pioneers of double bass drumming in rock. This kit was not used at the Who's performance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival . From 1967 to 1969, Moon used the "Pictures of Lily" drum kit (named for its artwork), which had two 22-inch (56 cm) bass drums, two 16-inch (41 cm) floor toms and three mounted toms. In recognition of his loyalty to the company, Premier reissued the kit in 2006 as
5700-437: The familiar sound of the Who. Moon became involved in solo work when he moved to Los Angeles during the mid-1970s. Track Records -MCA released a Moon solo single in 1974, comprising cover versions of the Beach Boys ' " Don't Worry, Baby " and " Teenage Idol ". The following year he released his only solo album, entitled Two Sides of the Moon . Although it featured Moon on vocals, he played drums on only three tracks; most of
5795-534: The film and during the closing credits. Taylor also appeared as a special guest for Welsh Rock artist Jayce Lewis providing drums for the track "Wrath" which were recorded at Taylor's personal studio in Surrey , the song was released as a single from the Welshman's album Nemesis . On 15 November 2014, Taylor joined the charity group Band Aid 30 , playing drums alongside current British and Irish pop acts on
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#17327733747925890-434: The finale of "My Generation", he set off the charge. The intensity of the explosion singed Townshend's hair and embedded a piece of cymbal in Moon's arm. A clip of the incident became the opening scene for the film The Kids Are Alright . Although Moon was known for kicking over his drum kit, Haynes claimed that it was done carefully and the kit rarely needed repairs. However, stands and foot pedals were frequently replaced;
5985-484: The global COVID-19 pandemic, Taylor released a new single "Isolation" on 21 June 2020. The song debuted on the top of the UK iTunes Rock chart. On 7 May 2021, Taylor announced his new solo album, Outsider , which was released on 1 October 2021, and debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart . The Cross were a side project of Taylor's that existed from 1987 to 1993 and released three albums. While still
6080-603: The golden jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II . In 2004, Taylor, May, and Mike Dixon received the Helpmann Award in Australia for Best Music Direction for the musical We Will Rock You . At the Live Earth concert held at Wembley Stadium in 2007, Taylor opened the show with Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters and Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers . Taylor and May, performing as Queen, also appeared three times on
6175-419: The group now had four members frequently in conflict. "We used to fight regularly", remembered Moon in later years. " John [Entwistle] and I used to have fights—it wasn't very serious, it was more of an emotional spur-of-the moment thing." Moon also clashed with Daltrey and Townshend: "We really have absolutely nothing in common apart from music", he said in a later interview. Although Townshend described him as
6270-525: The group was banned from "an entire state's worth of Holiday Inns", presumably then Michigan. He also claimed that, while he had not personally seen a car in a swimming pool, he had seen a bill for damages and removal. Moon's lifestyle began to undermine his health and reliability. During the 1973 Quadrophenia tour, at the Who's debut US date at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California , Moon ingested
6365-404: The hotel management. According to Lewis, Moon was drunk by the time the band went onstage at Atwood Stadium . Returning to the hotel, Moon started a food fight and soon cake began flying through the air. The drummer knocked out part of his front tooth; at the hospital, doctors could not give him an anaesthetic (due to his inebriation) before removing the remainder of the tooth. Back at the hotel,
6460-545: The jazz and big band drummer Buddy Rich as "the best I've ever seen". Speaking to Modern Drummer in 1984, Taylor described Keith Moon , the drummer of the Who , as "absolutely brilliant...he had a total unique style; he didn't owe anyone anything." In 2013, a newly discovered species of the genus Heteragrion (Odonata: Zygoptera) from Brazil was named Heteragrion rogertaylori after Taylor, in honour of his "powerful sound, wonderful lyrics and raspy voice "; one of four Heteragrion flatwing damselflies named after
6555-456: The keyboards, which were contributed by engineer David Richards . With Queen still touring heavily and recording at the time of release, Taylor was unable to promote the album to its fullest extent, only appearing on some European TV shows to promote the single, "Future Management", including Top of the Pops . A second single from the album was titled "My Country". The only US single released from
6650-645: The latest version of the track " Do They Know It's Christmas? " at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill , London, to raise money for the 2014 Ebola crisis in Western Africa. On 5 and 6 September 2015, Taylor, along with Led Zeppelin 's John Paul Jones , joined Foo Fighters on stage in Milton Keynes to perform a cover of the Queen and David Bowie song " Under Pressure ". Taylor released
6745-802: The microphone led them to banish him from the studio when vocals were being recorded; this led to a game in which Moon would sneak in to join the singing. At the end of " Happy Jack ", Townshend can be heard saying, "I saw ya!" to Moon as he tries to sneak into the studio. The drummer's interest in surf music and his desire to sing led to his performing lead vocals on several early tracks, including " Bucket T " and " Barbara Ann " ( Ready Steady Who EP, 1966) and high backing vocals on other songs, such as " Pictures of Lily ". His performance on " Bell Boy " ( Quadrophenia , 1973) saw him abandon "serious" vocal performances to sing in character, which gave him (in Fletcher's words) "full licence to live up to his reputation as
6840-409: The public with them. Longtime friend and personal assistant, Dougal Butler , observed: "He was trying to make people laugh and be Mr Funny; he wanted people to love him and enjoy him, but he would go so far. Like a train ride you couldn't stop." In a limousine on the way to the airport, Moon insisted they return to their hotel, saying "I forgot something." At the hotel he ran back to his room, grabbed
6935-401: The recently deceased Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins , adding that Hawkins had been a mentor to his own son Rufus . He was portrayed by Ben Hardy in the 2018 film Bohemian Rhapsody . Taylor, along with bandmate Brian May, were creative consultants on the film. Keith Moon Keith John Moon (23 August 1946 – 7 September 1978) was an English musician who was the drummer for
7030-411: The remaining two members of Smile to continue and he eventually joined the band, which he renamed Queen. In 1971, they recruited bassist John Deacon , before going on to release their self-titled debut album in 1973. Taylor is the third most credited songwriter for the band, usually contributing one or two tracks per album. Taylor has had a productive solo career, releasing six albums. His first single
7125-577: The rock band the Who . Regarded as one of the greatest drummers in the history of rock music, he was noted for his unique style of playing and his eccentric, often self-destructive behaviour. Moon grew up in Wembley and took up the drums during the early 1960s. After playing with a local band, the Beachcombers, he joined the Who in 1964 before they recorded their first single. Moon was recognised for his drumming style, which emphasised tom-toms , cymbal crashes, and drum fills . Throughout his tenure with
7220-694: The same stages everybody goes through – the bloody drug corridor", he later reflected. "Drinking suited the group a lot better." According to Townshend, Moon began destroying hotel rooms when the Who stayed at the Berlin Hilton on tour in late 1966. In addition to hotel rooms, Moon destroyed friends' homes—and even his own—including throwing furniture from upper-storey windows. Andrew Neill and Matthew Kent estimated that his destruction of hotel toilets and plumbing cost as much as £300,000. These acts, often fuelled by drugs and alcohol, were Moon's way of demonstrating his eccentricity and he enjoyed shocking
7315-629: The set of Ready Steady Go! , which made them late for a show with the Who that evening. During the finale of " My Generation ", an altercation broke out on stage between Moon and Townshend which was reported on the front page of the New Musical Express the following week. Moon and Entwistle left the Who for a week (with Moon hoping to join the Animals or the Nashville Teens ), but they changed their minds and returned. On
7410-406: The set's second half, nearly demolishing the drum kit in the process. As Moon later recounted: "[T]hey said go ahead, and I got behind this other guy's drums and did one song—' Road Runner .' I'd several drinks to get me courage up and when I got onstage I went arrgggGhhhh on the drums, broke the bass drum pedal and two skins, and got off. I figured that was it. I was scared to death. Afterwards I
7505-635: The song. Not just marking time". Taylor has also expressed great admiration for John Bonham of Led Zeppelin . Speaking of Bonham, Taylor said, "The greatest rock and roll drummer of all time was John Bonham, who did things that nobody had ever even thought possible before with the drum kit. And also the greatest sound out of his drums – they sounded enormous, and just one bass drum. So fast on it that he did more with one bass drum than most people could do with three, if they could manage them. And he had technique to burn and fantastic power and tremendous feel for rock and roll". For sheer technique, Taylor described
7600-506: The studio. Fletcher considers the drumming on this album to be the best of Moon's career. Unlike contemporary rock drummers such as Ginger Baker and John Bonham , Moon hated drum solos and refused to play them in concert. At a Madison Square Garden show during The Who's 1974 tour , Townshend and Entwistle decided to spontaneously stop playing during " Waspman " to listen to Moon's drum solo. Moon continued briefly and then stopped, shouting, "Drum solos are boring!" On 23 June 1977, he made
7695-537: The television and threw it out of the window into the swimming pool below. He then jumped back into the limo, saying "I nearly forgot." Fletcher argues that the Who's lengthy break (15 December 1971 – 11 August 1972) between the end of their 1971 Who's Next Tour and the beginning of the Quadrophenia sessions devastated Moon's health, as without the rigours of lengthy shows and regular touring that had previously kept him in shape, his hard-partying lifestyle took
7790-426: The timing on Tommy was "all over the place." Who producer Jon Astley said, "You didn't think he was keeping time, but he was." In the opinion of Atkins, early recordings of Moon's drumming sound tinny and disorganised; it was not until the recording of Who's Next , with Glyn Johns ' no-nonsense production techniques and the need to keep time to a synthesizer track, that Moon began developing more discipline in
7885-418: The toilet and shut the bathroom door. Upon returning, he asked the manager to stay for a moment, as he wanted to explain something. Following the explosion, Moon turned the recorder back on and said, "That, dear boy, was noise. This is the 'Oo. ' " On 23 August 1967, on tour opening for Herman's Hermits , Moon celebrated what he said was his 21st birthday (although it was thought at the time to be his 20th) at
7980-626: The way I want it." The kit was eventually fitted with copper fittings and later given to a young Zak Starkey . At an early show at the Railway Tavern in Harrow , Townshend smashed his guitar after accidentally breaking it. When the audience demanded he do it again, Moon kicked over his drum kit. Subsequent live sets culminated in what the band later described as " auto-destructive art ", in which band members (particularly Moon and Townshend) elaborately destroyed their equipment. Moon developed
8075-682: Was "I Wanna Testify" in 1977, recorded during Queen's sessions for the News of the World album. The A-side, although a cover of the Parliaments song of the same name, was completely different from the original. The B-side was a self-penned song "Turn on the TV". Taylor's first solo album, released in 1981, was Fun in Space , on which he performed all vocals and played all instruments aside from about half of
8170-654: Was born on 26 July 1949 at West Norfolk and Lynn Hospital in King's Lynn , Norfolk. The new maternity ward was opened by Princess Elizabeth, the future queen, Elizabeth II . During her visit she was introduced to 16 new mothers including Winifred Taylor, his mother. Taylor first lived at 87 High Street in King's Lynn and later moved to Beulah Street in the town. Taylor's first school was Rosebury Avenue school. Taylor moved to Truro , Cornwall, in south west England, with his mother Winifred, father Michael and younger sister Clare. When he
8265-468: Was evident. Moon moved back to London from Los Angeles in 1978, dying that September from an overdose of clomethiazole , a drug intended to treat or prevent symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. Moon's drumming continues to be praised by critics and musicians. He was posthumously inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1982, becoming the second rock drummer to be chosen, and in 2011 he
8360-529: Was followed by two other top 40 UK hits, "Happiness" and "Foreign Sand". In 1998, Taylor released his fourth solo album Electric Fire . Taylor also performed one of the first Internet-gigs – for which he got a mention in the Guinness Book of World Records . On 11 November 2013, Taylor released the album Fun on Earth , On the same day, Taylor released his compilation album The Lot , which includes all of his work outside of Queen. In response to
8455-403: Was generally restless and bored when not playing live. This later carried over to other aspects of his life, as he acted them out (according to journalist and Who biographer Dave Marsh ) "as if his life were one long tour." These antics earned him the nickname "Moon the Loon". I suppose as a drummer, I'm adequate. I've got no real aspirations to be a great drummer. I just want to play drums for
8550-537: Was in 1971, a cameo in Frank Zappa 's 200 Motels as a nun afraid of dying from a drug overdose. Although it only took 13 days to film, fellow cast member Howard Kaylan remembers Moon spending off-camera time at the Kensington Garden Hotel bar instead of sleeping. Moon's next film role was J.D. Clover, drummer for the fictional Stormy Tempest (played by Billy Fury) at a holiday camp during
8645-403: Was it." Moon later claimed that he was never formally invited to join the Who permanently; when Ringo Starr asked how he had joined the band, he said he had "just been filling in for the last fifteen years." Moon's arrival in the Who changed the dynamics of the group. Sandom had generally been the peacemaker as Daltrey and Townshend feuded between themselves, but because of Moon's temperament
8740-529: Was seven years old, he and some friends formed his first band, the Bubblingover Boys, in which he played the ukulele . He briefly attended Truro Cathedral School ; at the age of 13, he joined Truro School as a day boy. At the age of 15, Taylor became a member of the Reaction, a semi-professional rock band formed mainly of boys from Truro School. Taylor had originally learned guitar, but became
8835-407: Was sitting at the bar and Pete came over. He said: 'You ... come 'ere.' I said, mild as you please: 'Yes, yes?' And Roger , who was the spokesman then, said: 'What are you doing next Monday?' I said: 'Nothing.' I was working during the day, selling plaster. He said: 'You'll have to give up work ... there's this gig on Monday. If you want to come, we'll pick you up in the van.' I said: 'Right.' And that
8930-463: Was so powerful. I'd been used to penny bangers before." He quickly developed a reputation for destroying bathrooms and blowing up toilets. The destruction mesmerised him, and enhanced his public image as rock's premier hell-raiser. Tony Fletcher wrote that "no toilet in a hotel or changing room was safe" until Moon had exhausted his supply of explosives. Entwistle recalled being close to Moon on tour and both were often involved in blowing up toilets. In
9025-409: Was voted the second-greatest drummer in history by a Rolling Stone readers' poll. Moon was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 as a member of the Who. Keith John Moon was born to motor mechanic Alfred Charles Moon and Kathleen Winifred ("Kit"), née Hopley, on 23 August 1946 at Central Middlesex Hospital in northwest London; he grew up in Wembley . Moon was hyperactive as
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