THE WHO PRODUCER TONY KLINGER'S THE WHO AND I BOX SET, BOOK AND MEMORABILIA NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER
January
3, 2018, 3 hours ago
Tony Klinger, renowned
producer of The Who's The Kids Are Alright film, has started a PledgeMusic
campaign for The Who And I box set, book and memorabilia. The box set contains
Tony's new book, The Who And I, an audio book / CD, reproduced memorabilia, and
a reproduction of The Kids Are Alright press kit and photos.
Says Klinger: “Angry
management, crazy people, women jumping naked out of giant cakes, fireworks
going off in your hand, trips to the Pleasure Chest, run ins with Steve McQueen,
afternoon teas with Ringo Starr, drunken sessions with Rick Danko of The Band,
hotels demanding money up front before we checked in, travelling, constantly
travelling, all the while trying to juggle schedules, money and egos, that's
what I remember from my time with the Who when I was making a film, The Kids Are
Alright with, for and about them.
“The packaging of The
Who And I project accurately and faithfully represents the flavour of our
project and the time we originally created the film, The Kids Are Alright, and
that forms the central themes of this project.
“I want to tell this
story because there are so many of us, you and me included, who love rock music
and film, who should know what really goes on, and this book tells it like it
is. The Who are the icons of both the sight and sound of My Generation. They
sounded and looked angry and it wasn't an act. The Who were among those who
invented Mod England, which forced the world look up and pay attention. Their
energy demanded your focus, whether it was Townshend's duck walk borrowed with
love from Chuck Berry, his skinny whirling arms bashing out the chords, or Roger
Daltrey swinging his microphone, more a weapon as he marched to the beat punched
out by the bass played with metronomic intensity by the Ox, John Entwistle or
the only drummer I ever saw who could lead a melody line, the maniacal Keith
Moon.
“And then when you got
past the image there was the music, that brilliant, original and fantastic
music. How could such sounds spring out of such chaos? The answer is that it's
the chaos that creates those sounds, that environment which enables a different
view, a special sideways on look at our world that is so dynamic, true and
genuine that we all have to take notice.
“The Who, maybe more
than any other group epitomize that special rock lifestyle of danger mixed with
brilliance to create a bubble of such power that we all want to see and listen
and share.
“The Who And I was
originally known as 'Twilight Of The Gods.' So I am qualified by dint of
knowledge about the group. More especially I know the men who make up the band
and the originals who no longer get to go on stage because they're playing bass
and drums with the celestial choir.
“Like most of you I am a
fan, I remained a fan despite sometimes wanting to wring their collective necks!
It’s well known and I documented the fact that we didn’t always agree with each
other, in fact it would be more accurate to report that we hardly ever did
so.”
Pre-order Tony Klinger's
The Who And I box set, book and memorabilia here. Also available - The Kids Are Alright film screening and
a one off original tour jacket!
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