Iconic frontman of The Who, Roger Daltrey, doesn’t feel like he has that much time left in his job, noting that his voice will likely only last for another few years.
Throughout the history of rock music, rarely has a band been so wild, iconic, and prolific as The Who. From their legendary live shows to their classic tracks, they’ve been one of those bands who the term “rock icon” seemed to have been created.
Ever since they first formed back in the mid-’60s, the group’s frontman has been none other than Roger Daltrey, whose powerful pipes have helped tunes like ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’ and ‘Baba O’Riley’ become the anthems that they are.
However, in a new interview, Daltrey has revealed he doesn’t think his voice will be hanging around for much longer.
Check out ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’ by The Who:
Speaking to Billboard, 75-year-old Roger Daltrey revealed that he believes his career is tending towards an end in the near future.
“Obviously within the next five years I think my voice will go,” Daltrey explains. “Age will get it in the end. It’s still there at the moment.”
Of course, the topic of Daltrey’s voice is not a new one, with the rocker hitting back at an audience member recently for hurting his voice by smoking marijuana at a concert.
“All the ones smoking grass down in the front there, I’m totally allergic to it,” Roger Daltrey was seen telling a fan at Madison Square Garden. “I’m not kidding, whoever it is down there, you fucked my night and you made me really.
“I’m allergic to that shit and my voice just goes [makes noise] so fuck you!”
Despite his assurance that his voice will only be around a little bit longer, Daltrey says The Who are hard at work at their upcoming record, which will serve as their first since Endless Wire in 2006.
“[The record] is turning out really much better than I ever thought it could be,” he explains, noting that theres nine songs “that are absolutely fabulous,” with a couple more expected to be added before it’s released.
“It’s typical [Pete] Townshend,” he adds. “He’s still got the bite and that knack of creating songs with the earworm that climbs into you. How it fits in the modern market I don’t know, but I don’t care. I know inside me it’s good stuff.”
Check out ‘Baba O’Riley’ by The Who:
