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Always liked Townshend. As well as being articulate, capable of handling theory, he was such a bloody good rocker.

Pete always amazes me with his self honesty and erudite awareness, quite a remarkable person.

Pete Townshend playing with his dad is so sweet. Thanks for posting this.

43 and just got into The Who. Pete always struck me as someone that scoffs at anything "American", but the more I learn about him the more I admire him and his contributions to rock music.

I love this man. I wrote him a letter back in the late 1970's, and he answered me. I have a massive photo on my wall of him, which I've never seen anywhere else, and it's the greatest concert photo I've ever seen. I bought it as a poster in 1970. Above it is an autographed guitar from him. As I writer and a poet, he inspires me daily and that poster is in my direct view as I write. Thank you, Pete. You have touched the world.

How lovely to see Dad & son give each other a loving kiss..

Surprised to hear 'I can see for miles' flopped. Loved it from the very first hearing. Still one of may favourite songs ever. Thanks for this chance to see Pete and his dad jamming. Wow!

The most wonderful thing about KZfaq is being able to view materials, interviews, shows, etc from decades ago featuring your favorite artists(in this case Pete Townshend) that you didnt even know existed(because in this case it aired across the pond) and even if knowing of its existence had no way or hope of ever viewing.

amazing, father and son together, it is pure magic...I never heard this before .

Remember this interview back in the 80s,was quite surprised at his politeness and how candid he was on various personal subjects-loved the duet with Pete and his Father at the end,they should have done that more often

RIP Parky. Townshend is 1 of many English music geniuses.

RIP Michael Parkinson ....Long Live Pete Townshend.

I remember being allowed to stay up to watch this when I was a kid.

This interview is absolutely brilliant. Pete was incredibly candid. These days, people are so guarded mostly because everything they say will be analyzed to death on social media platforms. Thanks for posting this. I have always loved The Who. To me, they are just behind Pink Floyd in terms of what appeals to my ear. Quadrophenia is a masterpiece. I put it ahead of Tommy.

Very cool to be able to play music with your Dad.

Just shy of 36 and Parky asked about touring... now 2022, more than twice that age, he and Daltrey on the road again

my brain: you should sleep pete townshend:

One of the greatest guitarists ever

Pete seems to have more of a focus on music rather than appearance which I heavily admire. He can focus and not get nervous on stage. I wish I could do that. I am also highly impressed with his guitar versatility. He can play blues if he wanted to.

Love the Sparks shout out by Pete at 10:21. Sparks is such an underrated band.

Shelley Winters- she, too, is fascinating! She's 60 here and hanging out in Berlin with the Plasmatics- overall, a great interview.

"I Can See For Miles" was a brilliant mix of Power Pop and Psychedelia.

18:22 - Pete Townshend jamming with his dad !? Wow! Awesome!

I didn’t know this existed. Pete is comes across as a grounded person in this interview. He’s obviously very intelligent. I liked this a lot. Thanks.

Always weird when I go down a youtube rabbit hole ( In this case Pete Townshend interviews ) and you come across even more being uploaded continually, like this one uploaded hours ago. Loved watching Pete jamming with his dad here. Pete's playing was on point.

As a major Who fan I love listening to Pete's interviews. Listening to Pete speak is almost like story time. He is so dam interesting! Long Live Rock!

I am very impressed by Pete Townshend

This was great. Shelley Winters and Pete Townshend and Pete's dad! Thanks for sharing this.

Watching in 2024. Wonderful insite to musician that's been a long time favourite of mine. The kid turned out alright.

Interesting to see Pete from 1981, once a talent always a talent - brilliant stuff. Well done Parky.

Who doesn’t love this?

This is one of the best if not the best TV I never saw at the time!

Thank you so much for posting this! I remember watching it in 1981 with my parents. Pete jamming with his dad - that was brilliant! What memories....

My idol. He’s a fckn genius. I’m seeing The Who tonight here in NY. 🍻

Fantastic! I don't recall seeing this before - I was probably travelling to or from one of the shows on that 1981 tour at the time!

aw, man, fantastic! insightful, funny, tearjerking; brilliant! pete was super ace, too.

Pete thank you so very much for sharing this with us. I've always enjoyed your work. Thank you for the perspective. Thank you twice.

Absolutely fantastic! Thank you, ScottishTeeVee.

OMG -- Pete and Shelly on the same stage???!!!! Fantastic!

Rock-'n'-roll has always been about feeling and connecting with people. If you can't feel it, or it doesn't connect with you - what good is it.

Love Pete... this is terrific. Thanks for posting!

This was FANTASTIC! Thanks for uploading it!

Bravo. 👏👏👏👏👏. Thanks so much for sharing. This is so much better than American talk shows. Always liked Pete. But when he knocked Abbie Hoffman up side the head at Woodstock, he became my hero.

That was great! Wonderful ! 😊

Great stuff. Thank you for sharing it.

He foreshadowed the first of the many "final" tours - which took place the following year.

THIS IS GREAT! THX!

He has late 80's Michael Keaton hair here and it's glorious.

Look at you with the jazzy blues swing...!

I love Pete Townshend. Aside from his artistry, always a sharp dresser for one. For a guy who was not traditionally handsome at the time, I'm glad he didn't change anything in his face. He has beautiful blue eyes with dark hair, grey now, but he's made the most of what he's got. It's just an observation because more than ever now, people are extremely critical of looks and so many resort to plastic surgery to fit a mold. If Pete had fixed his nose, he would be kind of bland. I think he looks like an emperor.

1981-Townshend was in the depths of his cocaine and heroin use. Separated from his first wife; he went on a pretty huge binge.

Just shows, guitar wise, he was not just a rhythm player. I never believed that anyway.

That was,cool!! Would've been great to have heard more from,Cliff in the interview with Pete. Very cool song!!

Great upload thank you very much appreciated.

13:12 mark was unique in that its an important issue one that unifies parents with their adult children. It shows how intently Petes Father is listening to his son and likely empathizing with his son’s experiences with drugs & drink as a musician. I truly Appreciate seeing this, thanks for sharing with us all. Cheers!!

pete and his dad shouldve put out a jazz record...that wouldve been cool shelly winters was insane

How fucking cool was that giving Dad a big kiss. Pete Townshend is a musical genius and one of the best people who came out of the 60s

No one can speak to the adolescent class of society better than Pete.

This has it all: Pete Townsend and his dad, Shelley Winters, and of course non other than Richard Stilgoe!!!

Pete Townshend He is my favourite person

Jazzy blues solo from Pete's Tele!

He's got the same hooter as his dad! It's nice to see them play together ) I wonder if Elvis Costello ever played with his dad ? He was his double.

thanks for the upload

thankyou for this !!!!!!

Really intelligent. His interviews are very interesting

1:25 "You are the only rock band to survive intact since the 60s. Why would that be, do you think?" What a question to open with, considering that Mr. Keith Moon died in 1978! I'm amazed Mr. Townshend didn't get angry at that.

what the hell?!! I never even knew such a thing existed … mind thoroughly blown.

Still love Schecter Telecaster most of all his sic string brushes. Underappreciated tone

Surely there must be demand for great talk shows in this country, again.

Bravo! Please post more videos!

Passion is the key word here. For everyone.😮

Pete may sometimes come across as arrogant, sometimes outspoken but underneath, there's a big softie I think. It's just not obvious. Shelley winters is absolutely lovely in this. A lovely and genuine personality. She was incredibly beautiful when she was young.

This is great! Thank you for posting. I saw that Pete has put his London house up for sale. I read that the recording studio that he helped Ronnie Wood build has been dismantled...would have loved to have seen that in pics. Pete has excellent taste in architecture...it's an absolutely gorgeous home! I forget where Pete paid tribute to his dad by quoting him by saying, "it's good as long as it swings", or something like that. Pete really does look more like his mom though.

He and BB could have played a great blues number. His dadvis skilled. Love the harass. Jazz.

Great to see this. The odd thing about I Can See for Miles is that Pete always says it sold bugger all. But actually it got to number 10 in the charts in the UK. which in those days meant pretty big sales. i wonder if he actually forgot that or what.

Fantastic

I was in the audience, a 14-year-old lad. I think Michael may have been overlooking the fact that the Stones were still intact and others too no doubt.

Shelley Winters is plastered but she gets into the conversation and moves it along, and eventually makes a point.

I’ve never seen him play lead guitar like that! He’s normally known mainly for his rhythm guitar.

"I've never been into narcotics"...COME ON, PETE!!!

this was a good one

Pete is very restrained, but you can tell he really does not like to share the spotlight when someone else talks ... except his dad maybe! He still loves to talk.

you never hear about his dad that much . jamming having so much fun ..he must 've been proud of his son

Richard Stilgoe - wrote comic tunes on a TV consumer show but went on to work with Andrew Lloyd-Webber. Michael Parkinson a great interviewer of a type that's rare now - he interviewed interesting people in such a way that they often opened up with him and with the other interviewees. It was not interviewer as star in their own right so questions were just to promote a product with no content. Jonathan Ross could achieve that height sometimes

Pete is (as usual) making a nuanced point about pop v. punk v. performance v. rock, but Shelley Winters isn’t up to it. She sees it as all the same. It’s all punk rock to her.

"Well this one goes to eleven."

Beautiful. Too bad they dimmed the lights on the band tho'.

Shelly Winters lol...I never quite got her. Great post!

I like how he goes "Then I became an alcoholic" and everyone laughs a tiny bit goes well yes, of course. Then silence. Btw, not too long after this this dude almost dies from a heroin overdose. COME ON PETE!

This is right before the final Who concert. (The first one)

There’s a bitter irony in that Pete would be in a clinic for heroin and cocaine addiction in short order, only to emerge clean the following year to embark on the “farewell” tour. So the talk of Keith, drugs and alcohol here must have been a tricky navigation to get through.

I asked Pete about this interview when he was active on Instagram. I liked it. He seemed embarrassed. Said he was very tired after touring & not happy with it. Viewing this again, he does seem a bit tired. But, I still think it’s great. Just can’t see anything wrong. Can you?

So Shelly Winters says she heard the shots that killed Lennon? Learn somethin every day. Thanks for uploading this. Pete’s always interesting.

Is this Pete's way of saying The Who were a swing band all along? (like Black Sabbath?)

Just in Peter Townsend is in fact of this earth. Not at all what I was expecting. This guy in my mind has always been the Rock Messiah. Larger than life itself. To see that he comes from such a grounded background almost has me feeling a bit ripped off. He the Seeker.

Cliff looked so sad when Pete was talking about drugs...

I love the way he gently and effectively puts down that purveyor of bollocks Stilgoe.

24 days before I was born lol.

Pete he is a really good guitar player