Mark Wilkerson talks about:

• Balancing his writing with a full-time job
• Serving in the United States army for eight years
• Being inspired to write a Pete Townshend biography after finding inaccuracies in another
• Making a pilgrimage to Pete’s house, and the chance meeting that followed
• Becoming the first person to write the Thunderclap Newman story, and their significant connection with The Who
• Developing a friendship with Eddie Vedder through their shared Who fandom
• The difficulties in moving to another country as a teenager, and feeling a deep connection with Quadrophenia as a result
• And why The Who’s music is more than simply entertainment

Interview recorded November 2025

Music by The Garage

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RELATED LINKS

Buy Hollywood Dream: The Thunderclap Newman Story

Buy Who Are You: The Life of Pete Townshend

Mark’s Zoom interview with Pete Townshend November 2024

Mark’s interview with Pete at the Thunderclap Newman book launch Third Man, London, November 2024

Thunderclap Newman – ‘Something in the Air’

Thunderclap Newman – ‘Wilhemina’

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