Pete Townshend

Pete Townshend Sells Publishing Rights To Back Catalog
Pete Townshend Sells Publishing Rights To Back Catalog
In a deal that reportedly took three years to complete, Pete Townshend has sold all the publishing rights to his entire catalog – approximately 400 songs between the Who and his solo career – to the Spirit Music Group, a firm that specializes in placing songs in commercials, movies and television shows. Terms of the contract were not disclosed, but the arrangement, which was announced last month,
The Who’s Pete Townshend Reveals How He Curated the ‘Quadrophenia’ Box Set
The Who’s Pete Townshend Reveals How He Curated the ‘Quadrophenia’ Box Set
The reissue of the Who‘s rock opera ‘Quadrophenia’ has been guided by the careful hand and direction of guitarist Pete Townshend. The new version is remastered and features Townshend’s demos of each song, as well as extensive liner notes. In a pair of videos, the guitarist shares his methodology behind the reissue.