Talking About The Who

Mark Wilkerson – Pete Townshend biographer


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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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