Pete on the meaning of The Who at the Concert For New York

[Brian Cady]

>From CNNMoney.com at:
http://tinyurl.com/nmlwp

An article on the charity The Robin Hood Foundation
that was in part behind The Concert For New York:

The Who played the Robin Hood gala in 2000. Why?
"Because I adore and totally trust the people
involved, like Harvey Weinstein and [Universal Music
CEO] Doug Morris," says Pete Townshend. "Am I insane?"
he asks. (Sure, Pete.) Townshend continues: "[Robin
Hood] reaches street level. That's all that matters to
me." Townshend was also a headliner at the Concert for
New York after 9/11, which, unbeknown to most, was
orchestrated by a quartet of Robin Hood board members:
Weinstein, Morris, John Sykes of MTV Networks, and
former AOL chief Bob Pittman. "This show was a deeply
disturbing event," says Townshend in an e-mail. "I was
there to express rage at the terrorists and sympathy
for those who died. I still believe the message we
sent the world at the concert was a realistic one: We
are vulnerable, but we are also incredibly strong -
probably best not to f**k with us like this too
often."


-Brian in Atlanta
The Who This Month!
http://www.thewhothismonth.com

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