Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V4 #143

[bettysdad@delphi.com (Michael Davidson)]

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>JB -2-The Who:  Loved that Bowie story.  I've read a bunch of times how
>Bowie idolized Townshend before he himself made it.  There's a story
>that right after Bowie cut "Space Oddity" and well before his career
>took off he asked Pete what he thought of this new song.  He never heard
>what Pete thought.  Years later, Pete was a guest guitarist on Bowie's
>newest album (Scary Monsters, '80, I think?) and as Pete was leaving one
>day he said something like "Oh yeah, by the way, I think that "Space
>Oddity" song will do all right".  Here's another Who influence story:
>An up and coming rocker is hanging out at a Who concert with his pal (I
>think his manager).  As WGFA reaches the deafening final verse, "Meet
>the new boss..." both men stand mesmerized by the raw power of the
>band.  The manager turns to his young friend and says, "That's you.
>You're the new boss."  The name stuck.  Say what you will for or against
>Springsteen, but it's still a tribute to the legend of The Who.  Bruce's
>nickname had validity to him because it came from a classic Who song.
>Anyway, the real bosses went back to England at the end of that tour.



While this is a nice story, the fact of the matter is that Springsteen got
his nickname (The Boss) because he personally handed out the paychecks to
the band and crew.

Almost nothing in Springteen's career has any connection to rock 'n roll.

Mike D.