Singer Roger Daltrey has said he feared he would “not make it” as he battled viral meningitis in 2015.
Singer Roger Daltrey has said he feared he would “not make it” as he battled viral meningitis in 2015.
The Who’s Roger Daltrey: ‘I survived meningitis and was given a second chance’
The Who lead singer and founder, 74, was diagnosed with the illness while the band was on the road forcing them to postpone all 50 dates on their North American tour.
The Graham Norton Show He told The Graham Norton Show: “It was weird. I didn’t think I would make it. It was life-changing. I thought about my life and my family and what I had done and thought, ‘How lucky did it get.’ “I survived and was given a second chance. I have the album, I’m touring and I have a book out later in the year.”
He is due to release a new album titled As Long As I Have You and a memoir. #RogerDaltrey is returning on June 1 with a brand new studio album #AsLongAsIHaveYou . Here is a clip of the new single from the album.
Pre-Order from https://t.co/xvuLn6ndcG pic.twitter.com/WImWaNp2rZ — The Who (@TheWho) March 21, 2018 “Performing solo has always been a hobby, but this one I have taken seriously,” he said of the new album.
“Part way through creating it I became disillusioned. I was very ill with meningitis and when I recovered and went back to recording I thought it was rubbish and tried to buy it back from the record company to shelve it. Pete (Townshend) took a look and what he did with the songs blew me away.” The Graham Norton Show He says he wanted to write a book about “what it was like being in the middle of that world. We were in an industry that we were making up as we went along”.
Commenting on the rock band’s “wild days” from early on in their career, he told Norton it was “mostly Keith Moon and Pete Townshend”. He added: “We thought it was a great jest at the time but looking back, it’s not very funny.”
The Graham Norton show airs on BBC One on April 13 at 10.35pm
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The 74-year-old singer admitted he was tempted to "shelve” his new solo record As Long As I Have You after his illness made him question the quality of the music on his latest album.
Speaking on tonight’s The Graham Norton Show, he said: “It was weird. I didn’t think I would make it. It was life changing. I thought about my life and my family and what I had done and thought, ‘How lucky did it get’.
Roger also recalled the time he felt “disillusioned” while making his ninth album.
He added: “Part way through creating it I became disillusioned. I was very ill with meningitis and when I recovered and went back to recording I thought it was rubbish and tried to buy it back from the record company to shelve it.
“Pete [Townsend] took a look and what he did with the songs blew me away.”
Roger’s night at the Teenage Cancer Trust shows at the Royal Albert Hall and what a great night it was. It kicked off with our support band, Dr Pepper’s Jaded Hearts Club Band featuring Matt Bellamy and Graham Coxon playing a whole set of Beatle covers culminating in a raucous finale featuring ‘Helter Skelter’ Roger played a fantastic set. He was on great form, laughing and joking with the audience and poking fun at himself and his age! Tonight he dedicated ‘Another Tricky Day’ to Mark Zuckerberg’. (Oh, hi Mark, didn’t see you there!) Best of all was the penultimate number when Roger and the band performed his brand new single. ‘As Long As I Have You’ complete with two fabulous girl backing singers. Here’s the complete set list and a video for ya: Overture PInball Wizard Who Are You Another Tricky Day Behind Blue Eyes Giving It All Away Athena I Can See For Miles Days of Light After the Fire Going Mobile How Many Friends The Real Me Without Your Love Baba O’Riley Young Man Blues As Long As I Have You Always Heading Home
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