On this Day, August 23, 1946…
Future The Who drummer Keith Moon was born in North West London.
Moon joined the band in 1964 before they recorded their first single, and went on to play on eight of The Who’s albums, with his last being 1978’s Who Are You.
Throughout his musical career, he was known for his destructive nature and turned trashing hotel rooms into an art.
He suffered from alcohol problems over the years and died in September of 1978 from an overdose of a drug that was supposed to prevent alcohol withdrawal.
The Who’s Roger Daltrey has been very vocal about his attempts to make a Keith Moon biopic; as of February, he revealed that he had finished the script for it.
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