TOWNSHEND CONVINCED HE'S A MYSTIC SUFI REBORN

Last updated: Saturday, December 2, 2006

TOWNSHEND CONVINCED HE'S A MYSTIC SUFI REBORN

Rocker PETE TOWNSHEND is convinced he was a mystical Sufi in a former life after 'finding himself' during a 'Muslim mission'.

Pete Townshend of The Who live in Concert at Madison Square Garden. New York City, USA - 18.09.06

The guitarist admits meeting spiritual leader MEHER BABA had a profound effect on him and prompted him to give up substance abuse. But his studies of Islam since that meeting have led Townshend to believe his spirit is passed down from a mystical Muslim.

He explains, "After Monterey Pop (festival) I got very disturbed by acid and I started to get very sickened by LSD and psychedelia.

"I went off on a little kind of seeking mission. The teacher who I happened upon was Meher Baba, who said continued use of drugs would lead to madness, death and insanity.

"I was attracted to his interest of the Persian poets, so I went off to Islam and read a lot of Sufi writing and became utterly convinced in some previous life I'd been a Sufi.

"It explained why I do all that turning, which is done in Islamic prayer, on stage, and the windmill thing with my arm."

The guitarist admits he wishes his more peaceful endeavours were publicised because he insists there's so much more to him than a wild man of rock.

He adds, "I thought a bit like I was engaged in some kind of sabotage. I was inside this macho group that smashed its guitars and had a reputation for being quite rebellious and here I was trying to spread this message of love and peace."

Source: WENN

| Saturday, December 2, 2006

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