Last updated: Saturday, November 24, 2007
TOWNSHEND TRAINED IN BALLET
THE WHO guitarist PETE TOWNSHEND wasn't always a rock 'n' roll dynamo - he once trained as a ballet dancer.
Pete Townshend of The Who performing at 2007 Glastonbury Festival day 3. Somerset,England - 24.06.07
The 62-year-old is known for his eccentric moves onstage, including his infamous "windmill" style of playing the guitar, but the rock legend once trained in a much more dainty discipline.
He says, "I did a short stint as a sort of Billy Elliot. My father wasn't keen and the ballet mistress beat me."
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Source: WENN
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