Roger Daltrey and his powerful rock voice

“You don’t really understand what a great singer Roger Daltrey is until you try it yourself,” says Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips, who and his band received a “Tommy” for The Who at the 2008 “Rock Honors”. -Medley played.

From the terrified stutter of “My Generation” to the bloodcurdling scream of “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” the Who voice is one of rock’s mightiest instruments.

Daltrey doesn’t write his lyrics himself, but he had a knack for slipping into any character songwriter Pete Townshend could dream up (from the vulnerable, Jesus-like Tommy to the cocky “Slip Kid” rowdy, who spits his words more than he speaks). “It’s a very strange process,” says Daltrey. “That’s why I close my eyes when I sing – I’m somewhere else and the characters live in me.”

• BORN: March 1, 1944
• KEY SONGS: “My Generation”, “I Can See For Miles”, “Pinball Wizard”, “Won’t Get Fooled Again”
• INSPIRATION FOR: Ian Gillan (Deep Purple), Robin Sander (Cheap Trick), Eddie Vedder

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