"Roger Daltrey reveals he's 'very, very deaf'"

Roger Daltrey reveals he's "very, very deaf" and what he now relies on at gigs

"Daltrey, 74, told the crowd: “The trouble with these ear things that I wear is that I am very, very deaf. And I advise you all – all you rock-and-roll fans – take your f***ing ear plugs to the gigs."

...not so surprising I s'pose.

 

He’s right. I’ve done enough damage to my ears at concerts so earplugs are a must for me now.

 

What??

 

He used to be dumb and blind too. I saw a film about it.

 

who...?

 

This is too bad. Fronting such a notoriously loud band certainly wouldn't have helped.

I saw Roger live opening for Clapton in 2010. He sounded great, was in excellent shape and was very engaging, but he humorously spent much of the in-between song banter complaining about acid reflux and heartburn he was experiencing from some Mexican food he'd had earlier.

 

No surprise here, both Townshend and Entwistle before he died were deaf for decades. I wouldn't be surprised if Keith Moon was showing signs before he passed at only 32.

 

Yes

 

Well.. Roger, you did have like three men surrounding you blasting you with nuclear force for years. I often wonder how, or why you weren't the first to leave the earth at the hands of the other three.

 

Roger can you hear me?

 

This makes sense on how him and Pete get along better in later years. Neither has friggin' clue what the other is saying.

 

No, not Yes. The Who.

 

Huh?

 

I was considering going to see him sing Tommy this year. Can he still sing? I would think not being able to hear might effect that a little, right?

 

Poor ol’ Rog.

 

"Hope I die before I get old."

 

Why?

 

Mebbe that's why he killed himself.

 

I saw The Who (or The Two, if you prefer) in Toronto 2 years ago and thought that he sounded good, though he does sound a little like someone who has new false teeth and isn't quite used to them yet. He still has a lot of power for someone his age and I thoroughly enjoyed the concert.

 

Will they change the name to 'The Huh'?...

The only benefit to the decline of Rock. Saving peoples' hearing.

 

Guess Who?

 

They should have changed their name to The What? after Moon died.

 

Fave of 2018 thus far!

 

Spot on, Roger. Last concert I was at I got mad at myself for not bringing ear plugs.

Got out some Kleenex. It helped.