#021 John Entwistle (The Who) 1996 | The Tapes Archive podcast

A never before published interview with John Entwistle, bassist for The Who, from 1996. In this episode, we have Thunderfingers himself, John Entwistle. At the time of this interview in 1996, Entwistle was 51 years old and was out on his fourth solo tour. In the interview, Entwistle talks about why he picked up the bass, his sometimes forgotten contributions to the Who’s music, and surprisingly how his hearing loss wasn’t from live performances with the Who. In the interview Entwistle talks about: -Why he picked up the bass -His sometimes forgotten contributions to The Who’s music -How he made his first bass -How he mistakenly developed his bass-playing style -If he admires any other bass players -His thoughts on Tommy the broadway show -What he thinks about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -The backstory of his hearing problem (It wasn’t from concerts) -He indulges Marc and states five of his best songs -His cartoon character art This episode is brought to you by the award-winning true-crime documentary Dead Man's Line. Watch the trailer http://bit.ly/2S9jALd Watch for free on Amazon Prime https://amzn.to/2pDqDl4 Subscribe to the podcast: ITunes: https://apple.co/2ZlJBga Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2MIinKT Google Play: http://bit.ly/2ZhfOWA Stitcher: http://bit.ly/324vREj Castbox: http://bit.ly/2ZeHU4Q RSS Feed: http://bit.ly/2L9gUdj #JohnEntwistle #TheTapesArchive