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THE WHO’s PETE TOWNSHEND Says He ‘Never Really Got Into LED ZEPPELIN’: ‘The Only Heavy Metal I Really Listened To Was AC/DC’

todayOctober 28, 2026

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In a new interview with Barry Robinson of Classic Album Review, Pete Townshend was asked if he thinks THE WHO “in any way played a part in the burgeoning or evolution of heavy metal in some respects” in the late 1960s. THE WHO guitarist and main songwriter responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.N…

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