Met Keith and John Late one night at JFK BOAC. They were Flying back to London. I spent a few minutes with them - gotta say I've met many celebs in my life but Keith was by far the most gracious and friendly star I ever had the pleasure to meet. Always remember that night.
Sadly With what we now know he had bipolar 1. Never showed his depression following his mania. Then the cycle went back up. He would sit in bed for a week watching TV unshaven eating hamburgers. But that was not newsworthy.
If you watch Videos of these Drummer's- Carlo Little, Buddy Rich, Hal Blaine, & Gene Krupa; you will see where Keith Moon got his style from. No one is 100% unique, they are always a mixture of many others that have come before them.
@@gavinkitchen1472 I have to disagree, there are some gems that are truly unique like Christian Vander, Damon Che, Tony Lazzara, Ramon Montagner. But I agree, of course they come from their influences.
His pkaying was a total mirror of his personality, he really did put all of himself into his playing which is why nobody could play anything close.... If it aint Keef... Then it aint keef.... Like every fingerprint is unique it cant be reolicated..... I FUCKIN LOVE KEITH MOON!!!
@leokim video - No, you’re wrong….the “most amazing aspect to Moon” is that he’s on the list of one off rock musicians who died stupidly, and too young, a case of self destruction in plain sight of their peers and the public, and not one of them strong armed him into a psychiatric hospital years before his death. The same is true of John Bonham…..I have yet to see one interview or documentary where somebody asks _WHY_ he was such a sh*t faced, enraged, crazed alcoholic! And it’s still happening at regular intervals, with Amy Winehouse the only one I can remember right now.
I met Moon when he was in my hometown at a popular hotel.....There he was in the elevator, beating up on all the buttons, joking and clowning as was typical.....there was no one like him!!! What an honor to meet him!! What a tragic talent!! RIP KEITH
@12dougreed he was pretty much self taught with little to no formal lessons...and despite what you say, Moon almost single handedly made The Who, who they became...and Moon was a perfect fit and were a very successful band. Such a critic as yourself, you must have some scary talent or you're just a jealous troll. 😉
I knew Keith Moon when I lived in Battersea, we use to drink together at the Butchers Arms Public House, he did love a pint and playing Bar Billiards, we use to play this for hours. The the Pub got rid of the Bar Billiard table and replaced it with the first computer game, two bats and a ball. We did use this new new contraption as i dont think it had a name for it. We drank together for a long time and he never showed anything unusual a likeable chap. We also had in our company Terrence Kennett (known to us as Chad) drink with us, perfectly normal conversations. However one conversation I remember is he asked my friend Chad to get his very long hair cut, Chad refused, but Keith asked him again, he then got a stronger verbal refusal, so Keith said I will pay you £500, to give you some contex of value this would have been in 1972, you could purchace 8 pints of Guiness for one pound stirling then or 12.5 pence a pint. I did meet Chad a few days later and he had a short Bob haircut, I said did you get the money, oh yes he said, I then said what was that all about, he shrugged his shoulders, and said they took me to Brighton and to some studios in west London for photo shoots on a Scooter. Ok we now know, but it was kept under wraps, Chad was featured on the Quadraphenia Album front cover on a scooter for the Who. I still have more stories to tell all very true about our Keith Moon.
met keith moon on swindon station about 1973. me and 2 mates. i was about 11 years old and he was bein chased by a reporter on his way to gloucester he told us. i had never heard of him or the who.he called us 3 scruffy little kids over to him and give us a 10 shilling note to share.that was a lotta money in them days.wotta top bloke.
@@tr7938 One of the greatest drummers ever, Elvin Jones, who played for some of the best jazz players ever, had a high praise for Keith Moon. I’m taking his opinion over yours, sorry. Though my opinion of Keith wasn’t boosted from Elvin’s words… just reinforced… and my opinion came from not from seeing him at all, but listening to the records.
Excellent documentary from people genuinely close to Moon. We don't have star drummers anymore, but Moon was (literally) the most explosive and colourful from the classic rock era. Pure Mod energy. Keith Moon RIP. 💥
Keith Moon turned the drums from a percussion instrument into a musical instrument. He had an amazing ability to play scales on the drums -- there has never been anyone like him.
How did he play scales, because I've tried and they don't make much sound really, do you mean bathroom scales though because i just find it precarious.
~ There's a video on here somewhere (don't remember what it was) where Roger Daltrey isolated Keith Moon's drum parts on one of The Who's songs, and shows, Moon played melodically; in that he replicated the vocal phrasings with the drum set. I wouldn't say he played scales, but he did play melodies.
@@5jerry1 there is a video where he plays isolated during the recording of 'TOMMYs 'Pinball Wizard'. Moon's fans have to hear it, right here on YT. sing along, and it'll make perfect sense.
Keith Moon as Uncle Ernie in Tommy is an absolute revelation!! He wasn’t even acting he was just being himself, a literal maniac and downright frightening
So the big question is, why didn’t any of his band mates and supposed friends strong arm him into a psychiatric hospital and sit on him until he had a chance to get a grip on himself?? I think part of Townshend’s ongoing feelings of guilt about Moon’s death may well involve why he hadn’t done just that, instead of cancelling a world tour. I’m not blaming him or anyone else….I’m simply asking the pertinent question. The same goes for John Bonham and several other out of control rock stars.
Moon worked himself to death behind that drum kit. Gave a lifetime’s performance at every gig. An absolute integral one quarter of the greatest rock band in history.
~ Watching the footage from the 1969 London Coliseum show is a taste of them at the beginning of their peak. Though the film quality is kind of dodgy, it clearly shows what they were doing at the time. The power coming off that stage must have been mind-blowing.
I saw the WHO 2 times in America in South Florida while Keith was alive and once in 1968 and 1975. Again with Kenny Jones at Joe Robby Stadium in Miami. (*** My Math is "lis-dexic" Sorry bout the mix up) Keith and Ringo inspired me to start playing drums when I was 13 years old in 1965. I continue to play them. Keith influenced my playing style the most.
Keith Moon was zero threshold of boredom in human form, who packed hundreds of years of antics into his 32 years. But his drumming was *so much more* than the antics. The dynamics, musicality, and flat-out ability to *drive* a song were unmatched. As another comment said, he made the drums *sing.* And often *scream.* Rock in perpetuity, Moon the Loon!
All the great Rock Bands had Drummers who fitted in perfectly. Moon with The Who, Bonzo with Led Zep, Copeland with The Police, Baker with Cream, and Neil Peart with Rush.
@@elisabethboning3147 Roger Taylor is the perfect drummer for Queen. He played many different styles and he could sing just as good as most lead singers. And he can do both at the same time. He was the main back-up singer. It is very difficult to sing and drum at the same time.
This documentary was Breathtaking! It most definitely brought tears to my eyes. He was such a fantastic drummer. Unfortunately he was consumed by his addiction to drugs & alcohol. He left this world way before his time. After 44 years, his legend lives on .Rest In Peace 🕊️ Moon The Loon.
Moony fans this is a must: Burning Both Ends tells the story of one of the most infamous, unexpected and touching of friendships between two icons of the 1970s, Oliver Reed and Keith Moon. In the mid-1970s, Oliver was an international movie star, and Keith was a rock n’roll legend, the drummer for rock band, The Who. Both were famous for their partying and boozing, as well as their undeniable talents. Mercurial and unpredictable, both men were at the top of their game - but the top can be a very lonely place. Then they met, on the film set of The Who’s epic rock opera, Tommy. What followed was a revelation - in each other they found a true kindred spirit, their own shadow image. This is a story of madness and mayhem, antics and adventures, but also of love and loss - the dangerous, dazzling brilliance of two unbridled spirits connecting, but then the huge pain when one of them dies prematurely. Burning Both Ends tells the story of one of the most infamous, unexpected and touching of friendships between two icons of the 1970s, Oliver Reed and Keith Moon. In 1974, Reed feels trapped by the life of a British film superstar. Offered a role in Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, which means six months in Los Angeles, a city that Reed “loved as much as I loved having [his] genitals stamped on by estate agents,” Reed turns it down to take a role in Ken Russell’s Tommy. Then, a few weeks before the film shoot, a helicopter buzzes his Surrey estate while he’s having a bath, and an enraged Oliver Reed goes outside, naked, and shoots at it and forces it to land. He storms toward the chopper and comes face to face with Keith Moon, a man with “a big expressive cartoon-like face under a mop of hair, his eyebrows were going up and down like caterpillars on elastic, and his eyes rolled like Groucho Marx after a swift kick in the nuts.” Reed’s attitude changes - “I had every right to knock his face off. Unfortunately, I liked him immediately.” Reed offers Moon a drink, and the two men bond.
Legendary drummer, surrounded by good people who did all they could for Keith, sadly he took a different path and we all lost a fantastic musician, RIP Keith, still much missed by so many obviously.
I think his drumming work is fantastic, irreplaceable. His work is a revelation, absolutely. But to balance the picture, don't forget he was an abusive husband and neglectful father. He was bountiful and destructive in equal measure, and it wasn't confined to himself. I had a boyfriend like that---a bipolar-I genius who often destroyed what he had worked so hard to build and couldn't deal with boredom of any kind, and as his attention in older age turned back toward his family connections, wanting acknowledgment from them, he was crushed that his five grown children didn't want much involvement due to all the chaos he had brought to their childhood. He was over it, why weren't they? he wanted to know. (Sigh. He was truly a very special man, and he touched people deeply. And I know his children loved him, and I marveled at their resilience. But they all had mood-disorder challenges of their own---all five of them---and did their best to keep their lives calm and on track. And having Dad around more than just once in a while, was too difficult. It could trigger THEM into bad patterns of excess, just being exposed to his energy.) Gifts like Moon always come with a price, and we'd better not forget that while we're enjoying him. It's the other half of the story
Well said. I had a daughter with mental health issues (bi-polar, depression, self harms). I myself have my own mental health issues and am a recovering addict (16 years drug and alcohol free). I have 22 years (and counting)working in the mental health field. I am living through and have witnessed the challenges you are describing. Mental health and addiction issues run deep in my family. I feel for you and hope you are doing well.
The poiniency and weight contained in that last sentence cannot possibly be overstated, and are never taken properly into account. Well done and thank you so much for your eloquence and profound wisdom.
Insightful and I might not be as recognized just on a certainly much smaller scale I'm known to others and believe I received specific blessings gifts for being a rock musician and usually make my own rules and give myself permission to do anything I please and absolutely has cost me a heavy price heavy price naturally I could not do it any other way I've been accused of living a charmed life but not so easy as some might think and love being still comes with a cost suffering just digging on your comments and relate most of my other musician friends don't seem to fit the description I'm sure Keith and me would have been fine friends
Moon was one of a kind. I’ve heard it said that The Who were 3 musicians vying for the audience’s attention at the same time. John just stood there & did his job… but their dynamic was this desire to be the center of attention, & that’s why listening to their live recordings may be impressive but you’re missing 1/2 of it; you must SEE the Who to appreciate what they’re doing, & watching Moon drum is a most extraordinary thing. Controlled mayhem & total depletion of energy.
This documentary is fascinating, mainly because it contains first hand comments from people who spent a lot of time with Keith Moon, some actually living with him. Thank you for posting this! It's sad that he couldn't resolve his alcohol addiction but I'm not sure that he would've been patient and determined enough to work through it.
what is disappointing is to see his girlfriend full of regret that should have done more to save him. In reality his life trajectory was determined long before they met.
Robert Messner Hi Robert, sorry I should’ve said also yes the WHO were still amazing that day & I have now after all these years been lucky to see them here in UK & a few other countries on my travels. I have tickets for Newcastle March 2020 but now postponed until March 2012. All the best , Marc.
Had the good fortune to tour with The Who in the summer of '68. We (PEOPLE) were the opening act. A magical experience, to be sure. Keith was a hero of mine and fashioned my drum style after him. Much more to tell. RIP Mr Loon
@@MrMotorNerd ~ Nope. Pete and Roger have lived more than double the years Keith did, with John falling off after twenty four years. Keith burned more than twice as bright and lived less than half as long.
He was such a great drummer and lived larger than life, but I'm always saddened by the fact that he drank and drugged himself into an early grave. He shouldn't have died at 32, but he'd abused his body and mind for so long at the end he really had no way out of that lifestyle, he'd sort of painted himself into a corner and couldn't get out. So glad we have all the recorded music and live footage for posterity. It would have been interesting to see what a Moonie Who could have done in the 80's, same with Zep if JHB hadn't died. We the fans missed out on a whole lotta love.
There was a great book called (I think) *"Moon The Loon"* by his minder/driver *Dougal Butler.* Probably one of the funniest books I've ever read. If you weren't a lady & I an English gent I would tell you the story about the Indian restaurant in Toronto & what left an owner, in the authors own words, walking around in a daze making "motor boat impressions" in repeating over & over - *"But?, but?, but?, but?, but?, but?, but?..."*
@peter burry They reckon when they were filming "Stardust" - a story about an imaginary up & coming English Rock band, there was a scene where the band were hitting dives on their way up & Keith genuinely thought it was real & he was back as a struggling drummer....😟
When I was in high school, late 60s. We put a band together for a talent type show. I was the drummer and we played eight miles high. I'd already been playing drums for 3 years or so but I did notice how busy the drums were in this song compared to the other ones we did. It was a challenge for me but I think we pulled it off quite nicely. A couple years later I ended up opening for Fleetwood Mac, Elvin Bishop, Canned Heat, Buddy Miles, Cold Blood..........
Best to look on the bright side: The way he lived, his life could well have been shorter. On the American tour in '67, say, he could have in a drunken stupor fallen and knocked his head hard enough to meet his end. Thirteen years as the leading drummer in rock and roll was a fine achievement. Apart from the extreme missteps in his home life, you can say he made a good show of it. With gratitude to him I paraphrase Dr. Johnson on the actor Garrick: Keith added greatly to the public stock of harmless pleasure.
They replaced him pretty soon though... unlike led zeppelin who vowed never to play again without bonzo because they just wasn't ever gonna be a replacement for him.
Gene Krupa in his time was a drumming artist, much respect to Keith, but the drummer has been the focus before. In the rock era Keith was on his own. He formed his era
I'm in my mid-fifties and I remember all the music from all the great artists who died at such a young age in the 70s.. You have to realize all the money and all the fame will never bring inner Joy or Peace of Self. And there is way too many people in this world now who will sell their soul for fame..unhappy with themselves and others ... It's always been that way but more evident now...
R.I.P. MOONIE, Keith John Moon. You burned Brighter than the Sun for too few years. I hope you are Partying on and having epic sessions with BONZO John Henry Bonham from Led Zeppelin. two peas in a Pod. The 2 Greatest rock Drummers of ALL TIME. Love ya work mate.
I was prescribed heminevrin by the doctors for alcohol withdrawal and ended up overdosing numerous times! They were a crazy drug but great for detoxing as you don’t feel the alcohol detox at all. They affect you straight away and can leave you dribbling within five mins. It’s absolutely crazy that a doctor prescribed them to me but for a doctor to prescribe them to Keith Moon is even more crazy he surely knew him? There was only going to be one outcome giving Keith these. Who wouldn’t of even known how much he took coz you can’t remember anything.
As someone who works in healthcare, nowadays it's not considered safe to allow people to detox alone and unsupervised. Hopefully the days of rogue Dr's are drawing to a close.
What is sad is Keith could have afforded inpatient detox. I don't know if he would have been willing to do it but that would have been the only way heminevrin would have worked out.
It’s weird to watch The Who on The Rolling Stones Rock ‘n’ Roll Circus from 1968 and realize that Keith was only 22 at the time-and that he was only 32 when he died. It seemed like he’d been around forever.
About the end of the 1970's, I was in a pub "The gardeners" in Deptford, London. Keith walked in with a bunch of guys with long hair covered in beards. I was sitting at the bar with me buddy and he came to the bar and stood between us to order. Imagine my shock, cause the Who were big band then. We ended up about maybe an hour or two exchanging jokes. He was asking if we knew jokes. He bought all the booze and I was legless. Outside there was a big Rolls Royce.
For Keith to hit his snare drum with his stick,and for the stick to go flying up in the air, and Keith to catch it ,l mean how many drummers could possibly do that, it's mind blowing!!!
Keith moon my favourite ever drummer and what a character aswell proper rock and roll shame about his premature death he had so much to give to the world 🥁 the who a fucking mega band aswell
6:53. I’ve watched early Who a lot, but this is the first time I’ve noticed those early block letter Marshall logos on Pete’s amps! I’m so used to the cursive version of the logo, I didn’t even know this early style existed til now.
I took a date to see the Who in 1975 at the old Boston Garden,we sat 18th row dead center,my ears did not stop ringing for all most two days,good times,thanx Keith,cheers.
Thats the coolest thing anyone can say about you , Annette with tears in her eyes says, come back were not finished yet.❤ You can tell what kind of man he was
I saw a replay of an interview with John Lennon awhile ago, I think it was a documentary about Janis Joplin and Lennon was asked what it was about rock stars that made their life expectancies so short and he said, “The question is, _what is it about the rock music industry that results in the deaths of so many young rock stars from drug overdoses?”_ Obviously, a paraphrase of a classic Lennonesque response.
He played the drums like he did in the Who because of trying to match John Entwistle on the Bass, who carried on the excess lifestyle long after Keith...
You watch any video of Keith Moon playing live and I'll defy most people to be able to see how the hell he's making the sounds that he did, a hell of a drummer! And speaking as a bass player of moderate but limited talent, one of the things that marks out John Entwhistle as one of the greats is that he had the ability to lock in and stay with Keith.
Excuse me? Guessing you're not an actual musician, just a critic. John Entwistle fricking played bass like a lead guitar. Listen to the second half of Eminence Front as an example. He was a BEAST on bass.
@@Vortigan07 Yes I am, and I did. If you can't see that John Entwistle was more than your average bass player, then I have to question your music credentials. He was a beast. Extra large hands, so I hear.
People who have eccentric personalities. Usually have signs of adhd or borderline personality disorder or autism. Keith showed he probably had adhd or borderline personality disorder or autism. Especially behaviour traits of borderline personality disorder. The way he behaved that everything had to be wild and had a split personality. And he probably loved the attention.
My all time favourite band ,what a bunch of characters, much much better than the Beatles, I love their performance on the stones rock n roll circus xxx
Neil Turnham I see Keith as a sort of 'Idiot savant' - an old term used to describe someone who has a mental disability but displays exceptional skill in a specific field such as art, arithmetic, music, or memory, far beyond what most people can accomplish. This would explain his ability on the drums that was possible without normal practicing and must have been almost totally instinctive. And not many working-class blokes from Wembley could get inside and keep up with Townshend's middle class, art school pretensions.
I remember an interview with Oliver Reed in my local paper (1978?) where he said, "I'm the lousiest actor in Christendom. Just point the camera and pay me."
If you are privileged and fortunate to have an extended family through shared mutual affection, respect, rapport grow individually and collectively thus your bandmates are your family as well share each other's joys and pathos. The poet laureate Rabindranath Where the Mind is Without Fear and over thirty five poems balm for the soul. Cheers Sir
Met Keith and John Late one night at JFK BOAC. They were Flying back to London. I spent a few minutes with them - gotta say I've met many celebs in my life but Keith was by far the most gracious and friendly star I ever had the pleasure to meet. Always remember that night.
Keith was one of a kind. To bad he couldn’t beat his alcoholism
the Who
Wow. ❤❤
How wonderful for you. Let the memories live on!
Sadly With what we now know he had bipolar 1. Never showed his depression following his mania. Then the cycle went back up. He would sit in bed for a week watching TV unshaven eating hamburgers. But that was not newsworthy.
The most amazing aspect to Moon is no one has ever replicated his style of playing. He was a total one off
If you watch Videos of these Drummer's- Carlo Little, Buddy Rich, Hal Blaine, & Gene Krupa; you will see where Keith Moon got his style from.
No one is 100% unique, they are always a mixture of many others that have come before them.
@@gavinkitchen1472 I have to disagree, there are some gems that are truly unique like Christian Vander, Damon Che, Tony Lazzara, Ramon Montagner. But I agree, of course they come from their influences.
His pkaying was a total mirror of his personality, he really did put all of himself into his playing which is why nobody could play anything close.... If it aint Keef... Then it aint keef.... Like every fingerprint is unique it cant be reolicated..... I FUCKIN LOVE KEITH MOON!!!
@@gavinkitchen1472 how would he have seen these videos in the 50s and 60s?
Complete crap.
@leokim video - No, you’re wrong….the “most amazing aspect to Moon” is that he’s on the list of one off rock musicians who died stupidly, and too young, a case of self destruction in plain sight of their peers and the public, and not one of them strong armed him into a psychiatric hospital years before his death. The same is true of John Bonham…..I have yet to see one interview or documentary where somebody asks _WHY_ he was such a sh*t faced, enraged, crazed alcoholic! And it’s still happening at regular intervals, with Amy Winehouse the only one I can remember right now.
I met Moon when he was in my hometown at a popular hotel.....There he was in the elevator, beating up on all the buttons, joking and clowning as was typical.....there was no one like him!!! What an honor to meet him!! What a tragic talent!! RIP KEITH
Fricking cool story!!🎉😎
Keith is the reason I started playing the drums at age 10, I'm now 60 and i play in a classic rock band.
I hope you can play better than moon
Mind you after 50 years it's possible
@12dougreed he was pretty much self taught with little to no formal lessons...and despite what you say, Moon almost single handedly made The Who, who they became...and Moon was a perfect fit and were a very successful band. Such a critic as yourself, you must have some scary talent or you're just a jealous troll. 😉
Well done
@@12dougreedwhat a stupid comment you absolute Muppet
@ madmax
Keith moon took lessons for 4-5 years every week with some of the lessons lasting well over 3 hours .
I knew Keith Moon when I lived in Battersea, we use to drink together at the Butchers Arms Public House, he did love a pint and playing Bar Billiards, we use to play this for hours. The the Pub got rid of the Bar Billiard table and replaced it with the first computer game, two bats and a ball. We did use this new new contraption as i dont think it had a name for it. We drank together for a long time and he never showed anything unusual a likeable chap. We also had in our company Terrence Kennett (known to us as Chad) drink with us, perfectly normal conversations. However one conversation I remember is he asked my friend Chad to get his very long hair cut, Chad refused, but Keith asked him again, he then got a stronger verbal refusal, so Keith said I will pay you £500, to give you some contex of value this would have been in 1972, you could purchace 8 pints of Guiness for one pound stirling then or 12.5 pence a pint. I did meet Chad a few days later and he had a short Bob haircut, I said did you get the money, oh yes he said, I then said what was that all about, he shrugged his shoulders, and said they took me to Brighton and to some studios in west London for photo shoots on a Scooter. Ok we now know, but it was kept under wraps, Chad was featured on the Quadraphenia Album front cover on a scooter for the Who. I still have more stories to tell all very true about our Keith Moon.
Interesting story, what other stories do you have ?
met keith moon on swindon station about 1973. me and 2 mates. i was about 11 years old and he was bein chased by a reporter on his way to gloucester he told us. i had never heard of him or the who.he called us 3 scruffy little kids over to him and give us a 10 shilling note to share.that was a lotta money in them days.wotta top bloke.
I've always defined Keith Moon as having the ability to make his drums sing. He will forever be my favorite drummer.
Mine too.
Same here. Brilliant in every way.
Fue la maravilla hecha baterista yo creo que tenía un sentido del ritmo dentro de su cabeza tremendo no se piraba nunca.
Don't confuse showmanship with actual talent.
@@tr7938 One of the greatest drummers ever, Elvin Jones, who played for some of the best jazz players ever, had a high praise for Keith Moon. I’m taking his opinion over yours, sorry. Though my opinion of Keith wasn’t boosted from Elvin’s words… just reinforced… and my opinion came from not from seeing him at all, but listening to the records.
1 of the absolute best drummers the world has ever seen. RIP KEITH..
I agree...👍🏼☮️
Rest in peace, Keith. You changed my life by making me fall in love with rock drumming. The world became a poorer place the instant you were gone.
Keith is in hell.
Radical yet great talent mr. Moon had
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I can see for miles is epic. Keith's drumming is off the chain.
That song kicks. Way before its time.
"Come back please... we haven't finished yet." That's rather sad and beautiful.
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Yes, very sweet.
Excellent documentary from people genuinely close to Moon.
We don't have star drummers anymore, but Moon was (literally) the most explosive and colourful from the classic rock era.
Pure Mod energy.
Keith Moon RIP. 💥
Keith Moon turned the drums from a percussion instrument into a musical instrument. He had an amazing ability to play scales on the drums -- there has never been anyone like him.
How did he play scales, because I've tried and they don't make much sound really, do you mean bathroom scales though because i just find it precarious.
@@martinallen6170 would it more sense to say riffs instead of scales
~ There's a video on here somewhere (don't remember what it was) where Roger Daltrey isolated Keith Moon's drum parts on one of The Who's songs, and shows, Moon played melodically; in that he replicated the vocal phrasings with the drum set. I wouldn't say he played scales, but he did play melodies.
@@5jerry1 I don't think there's been anyone like him, either before or after
@@5jerry1 there is a video where he plays isolated during the recording of 'TOMMYs 'Pinball Wizard'. Moon's fans have to hear it, right here on YT. sing along, and it'll make perfect sense.
Keith Moon as Uncle Ernie in Tommy is an absolute revelation!! He wasn’t even acting he was just being himself, a literal maniac and downright frightening
So the big question is, why didn’t any of his band mates and supposed friends strong arm him into a psychiatric hospital and sit on him until he had a chance to get a grip on himself?? I think part of Townshend’s ongoing feelings of guilt about Moon’s death may well involve why he hadn’t done just that, instead of cancelling a world tour. I’m not blaming him or anyone else….I’m simply asking the pertinent question. The same goes for John Bonham and several other out of control rock stars.
@@voraciousreader3341 He sounded like a complete bellend to be honest.
Totally uncontrollable !
@@mooncat.787 he sounded like a chap with ADHD
I thought his performance as Uncle Ernie was hilarious!
Moon worked himself to death behind that drum kit. Gave a lifetime’s performance at every gig. An absolute integral one quarter of the greatest rock band in history.
I saw The Who, Lynyrd and ELO in 1973. Keith passed out from alcohol behind the drums and a drummer had to be called from the audience.
He was in the Beatles?
The beatles are the best sorry pal
Townshend never appreciated him at all though :(
Keep your four lads from Liverpool- I’ll keep my for Leads from London! Lol
Brilliant..love the who..I would have loved to have seen all four original members in concert..That would have been fantastic..
~ Watching the footage from the 1969 London Coliseum show is a taste of them at the beginning of their peak. Though the film quality is kind of dodgy, it clearly shows what they were doing at the time. The power coming off that stage must have been mind-blowing.
I saw the WHO 2 times in America in South Florida while Keith was alive and once in 1968 and 1975. Again with Kenny Jones at Joe Robby Stadium in Miami. (*** My Math is "lis-dexic" Sorry bout the mix up) Keith and Ringo inspired me to start playing drums when I was 13 years old in 1965. I continue to play them. Keith influenced my playing style the most.
Huh? He died in 1978.
@@patton303 he meant he saw them twice when he was alive so obv before 78, and then saw them again after moon
@@awiildlucas3802 My "lis-dexic" math. Sorry bout that
Keith Moon was zero threshold of boredom in human form, who packed hundreds of years of antics into his 32 years. But his drumming was *so much more* than the antics. The dynamics, musicality, and flat-out ability to *drive* a song were unmatched. As another comment said, he made the drums *sing.* And often *scream.* Rock in perpetuity, Moon the Loon!
His complex polyrhythms were understated and sometimes overlooked by his loudness. No other drummer could’ve played with The Who.
Mr. Dawson you are right his style , speed and energy. He can never be replaced.
Mitch Mitchell was almost the drummer for the Who, he would've been the only other guy that could've fit in with them.
Tons of better drummers out there. You're statement is false
Except for Kenney Jones and Zak Starkey.
@@tr7938 your statement is opinion.
All the great Rock Bands had Drummers who fitted in perfectly. Moon with The Who, Bonzo with Led Zep, Copeland with The Police, Baker with Cream, and Neil Peart with Rush.
Well what about the best? Roger Taylor!😆
@@elisabethboning3147 BUBBLEGUM GROUP
Actually, the bands fitted in nicely with the drummer!
That's right , but you forgot Dinky Flange who was the drummer in 'Uncle Derek's Ferrets'.
@@elisabethboning3147 Roger Taylor is the perfect drummer for Queen. He played many different styles and he could sing just as good as most lead singers. And he can do both at the same time. He was the main back-up singer. It is very difficult to sing and drum at the same time.
This documentary was
Breathtaking! It most definitely brought tears
to my eyes. He was such a fantastic drummer.
Unfortunately he was consumed by his addiction to drugs & alcohol. He left this world way before his time.
After 44 years, his legend lives on .Rest In Peace 🕊️
Moon The Loon.
yup one Loveable nutbar....
he left this world exactly when he was supposed to. He would just be an old man now and dragged out to talk about the Who now and again
i love the fact the he (as one of the most famous drummers of his time) made a solo album on which he dint drum but sing!!
They don’t make them like this anymore. Him, Ollie Reed, Richard Burton., Peter OToole and Richard Harris. Proper, authentic stars.
I went to the same school as Keith moon alperton high unfortunately he had left by the time I went still his mother and sister were lovely people 👌💕👌
I went there also! Stanley Ave and Ealing Road....
Amazing story!!
This is an Excellent Documentary. Very well done. Thank You
Moony fans this is a must:
Burning Both Ends tells the story of one of the most infamous, unexpected and touching of friendships between two icons of the 1970s, Oliver Reed and Keith Moon.
In the mid-1970s, Oliver was an international movie star, and Keith was a rock n’roll legend, the drummer for rock band, The Who. Both were famous for their partying and boozing, as well as their undeniable talents. Mercurial and unpredictable, both men were at the top of their game - but the top can be a very lonely place.
Then they met, on the film set of The Who’s epic rock opera, Tommy. What followed was a revelation - in each other they found a true kindred spirit, their own shadow image.
This is a story of madness and mayhem, antics and adventures, but also of love and loss - the dangerous, dazzling brilliance of two unbridled spirits connecting, but then the huge pain when one of them dies prematurely.
Burning Both Ends tells the story of one of the most infamous, unexpected and touching of friendships between two icons of the 1970s, Oliver Reed and Keith Moon.
In 1974, Reed feels trapped by the life of a British film superstar. Offered a role in Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, which means six months in Los Angeles, a city that Reed “loved as much as I loved having [his] genitals stamped on by estate agents,” Reed turns it down to take a role in Ken Russell’s Tommy. Then, a few weeks before the film shoot, a helicopter buzzes his Surrey estate while he’s having a bath, and an enraged Oliver Reed goes outside, naked, and shoots at it and forces it to land. He storms toward the chopper and comes face to face with Keith Moon, a man with “a big expressive cartoon-like face under a mop of hair, his eyebrows were going up and down like caterpillars on elastic, and his eyes rolled like Groucho Marx after a swift kick in the nuts.” Reed’s attitude changes - “I had every right to knock his face off. Unfortunately, I liked him immediately.” Reed offers Moon a drink, and the two men bond.
Great story right there.
Dear Boy is a great biography of Keith.
Legendary drummer, surrounded by good people who did all they could for Keith, sadly he took a different path and we all lost a fantastic musician, RIP Keith, still much missed by so many obviously.
Pete said they were all horrible people, and t" he audience was horrible to" but he did call KM, their little brother.
He was probably also surrounded by a lot of bad influences too. He had a reputation to live up to which led to his ultimate downfall.
After all debauchery lifestyle and reckless crazy he put on others do you suppose he is resting in peace or gnashing his teeth in some firey pit?
Were Lambert and Stamp good for him ?
@@paddlefoot5692 Purgatory can be a comforting doctrine.
I think his drumming work is fantastic, irreplaceable. His work is a revelation, absolutely. But to balance the picture, don't forget he was an abusive husband and neglectful father. He was bountiful and destructive in equal measure, and it wasn't confined to himself. I had a boyfriend like that---a bipolar-I genius who often destroyed what he had worked so hard to build and couldn't deal with boredom of any kind, and as his attention in older age turned back toward his family connections, wanting acknowledgment from them, he was crushed that his five grown children didn't want much involvement due to all the chaos he had brought to their childhood. He was over it, why weren't they? he wanted to know. (Sigh. He was truly a very special man, and he touched people deeply. And I know his children loved him, and I marveled at their resilience. But they all had mood-disorder challenges of their own---all five of them---and did their best to keep their lives calm and on track. And having Dad around more than just once in a while, was too difficult. It could trigger THEM into bad patterns of excess, just being exposed to his energy.) Gifts like Moon always come with a price, and we'd better not forget that while we're enjoying him. It's the other half of the story
Well said. I had a daughter with mental health issues (bi-polar, depression, self harms). I myself have my own mental health issues and am a recovering addict (16 years drug and alcohol free). I have 22 years (and counting)working in the mental health field. I am living through and have witnessed the challenges you are describing. Mental health and addiction issues run deep in my family. I feel for you and hope you are doing well.
The poiniency and weight contained in that last sentence cannot possibly be overstated, and are never taken properly into account. Well done and thank you so much for your eloquence and profound wisdom.
Very insightful!
Insightful and I might not be as recognized just on a certainly much smaller scale I'm known to others and believe I received specific blessings gifts for being a rock musician and usually make my own rules and give myself permission to do anything I please and absolutely has cost me a heavy price heavy price naturally I could not do it any other way I've been accused of living a charmed life but not so easy as some might think and love being still comes with a cost suffering just digging on your comments and relate most of my other musician friends don't seem to fit the description I'm sure Keith and me would have been fine friends
Moon was one of a kind. I’ve heard it said that The Who were 3 musicians vying for the audience’s attention at the same time. John just stood there & did his job… but their dynamic was this desire to be the center of attention, & that’s why listening to their live recordings may be impressive but you’re missing 1/2 of it; you must SEE the Who to appreciate what they’re doing, & watching Moon drum is a most extraordinary thing. Controlled mayhem & total depletion of energy.
The true legend that is Keith moon never forgotten
Domestic violence
This documentary is fascinating, mainly because it contains first hand comments from people who spent a lot of time with Keith Moon, some actually living with him. Thank you for posting this!
It's sad that he couldn't resolve his alcohol addiction but I'm not sure that he would've been patient and determined enough to work through it.
what is disappointing is to see his girlfriend full of regret that should have done more to save him. In reality his life trajectory was determined long before they met.
"well my friends call me Keith but you can call me john" fucking legend
Yes a real snoty answer. He seemed angry.
@@andrewsandoz8005 Because the presenter called him "the sloppy drummer"...wouldn`t you be angry too?
Great impromptu comeback to smothers' shitty line.
The smother started it with his snotty insult. Nobody called him the rude variety show host.
Great documentery
Cheers Richard👍. I just missed him by 3 yrs when I first seen THE WHO at Newcastle city hall in 81. Tony fletchers book is a great read also. 🇬🇧🎸🎤🥇🎼👍
Senna 1993 I saw The Who in 83 and was upset it was Kenny and not Keith but it was still great!
Robert Messner Hi Robert, sorry I should’ve said also yes the WHO were still amazing that day & I have now after all these years been lucky to see them here in UK & a few other countries on my travels. I have tickets for Newcastle March 2020 but now postponed until March 2012. All the best , Marc.
Had the good fortune to tour with The Who in the summer of '68. We (PEOPLE) were the opening act. A magical experience, to be sure. Keith was a hero of mine and fashioned my drum style after him.
Much more to tell. RIP Mr Loon
The light that burns twice as bright, burns half as long.
Unless you are powered by some exotic substance that raises the bar !
@@MrMotorNerd ~ Nope. Pete and Roger have lived more than double the years Keith did, with John falling off after twenty four years. Keith burned more than twice as bright and lived less than half as long.
" And you have burned so very , very brightly Roy ".
Very sad he didn’t make it through. Thanks for sharing this Richard,
He was such a great drummer and lived larger than life, but I'm always saddened by the fact that he drank and drugged himself into an early grave. He shouldn't have died at 32, but he'd abused his body and mind for so long at the end he really had no way out of that lifestyle, he'd sort of painted himself into a corner and couldn't get out. So glad we have all the recorded music and live footage for posterity. It would have been interesting to see what a Moonie Who could have done in the 80's, same with Zep if JHB hadn't died. We the fans missed out on a whole lotta love.
I've heard so many amazingly funny stories about Moon The Loon. They are so incredible, I can listen to them all day x
There was a great book called (I think) *"Moon The Loon"* by his minder/driver *Dougal Butler.* Probably one of the funniest books I've ever read.
If you weren't a lady & I an English gent I would tell you the story about the Indian restaurant in Toronto & what left an owner, in the authors own words, walking around in a daze making "motor boat impressions" in repeating over & over - *"But?, but?, but?, but?, but?, but?, but?..."*
@peter burry
They reckon when they were filming "Stardust" - a story about an imaginary up & coming English Rock band, there was a scene where the band were hitting dives on their way up & Keith genuinely thought it was real & he was back as a struggling drummer....😟
The little drummer boy! So good!
When I was in high school, late 60s. We put a band together for a talent type show. I was the drummer and we played eight miles high. I'd already been playing drums for 3 years or so but I did notice how busy the drums were in this song compared to the other ones we did. It was a challenge for me but I think we pulled it off quite nicely.
A couple years later I ended up opening for Fleetwood Mac, Elvin Bishop, Canned Heat, Buddy Miles, Cold Blood..........
Bands name? Ps I loved Elvin Bishop
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Great documentary. Keith played fast, powerful , solo'ing all through a song. I've covered a couple of Who songs on drums, and
Best to look on the bright side: The way he lived, his life could well have been shorter. On the American tour in '67, say, he could have in a drunken stupor fallen and knocked his head hard enough to meet his end. Thirteen years as the leading drummer in rock and roll was a fine achievement. Apart from the extreme missteps in his home life, you can say he made a good show of it. With gratitude to him I paraphrase Dr. Johnson on the actor Garrick: Keith added greatly to the public stock of harmless pleasure.
Cool documentary. Supernova talents like Moon exemplify the expressive freedoms that are a gift to our civilization. Thanks!
The Who were never the same after Keith died
They replaced him pretty soon though... unlike led zeppelin who vowed never to play again without bonzo because they just wasn't ever gonna be a replacement for him.
Nobody was.
Thanks for this moving documentation
Gene Krupa in his time was a drumming artist, much respect to Keith, but the drummer has been the focus before. In the rock era Keith was on his own. He formed his era
So sad. Terrible situation to be in. Rest in peace Keith Moon. Always remembered and forever admired.
whats terrible? being a rich and famous rockstar? or working in a fucking factory or office?
@@mattiemclean9882 He perished early and barely knew life. Don't me tell me that's normal.
@mattiemclean9882: Being an alcoholic.
I'm in my mid-fifties and I remember all the music from all the great artists who died at such a young age in the 70s.. You have to realize all the money and all the fame will never bring inner Joy or Peace of Self. And there is way too many people in this world now who will sell their soul for fame..unhappy with themselves and others ... It's always been that way but more evident now...
Thank u for uploading
As a father I can’t imagine your pain. Rest well little woman. X
Thank you Richard for the upload.
You’re welcome mate. Thanks for the feedback.
Dear Keith, I remember when he tried to hijack a Melbourne City tram, he wanted the driver to take him to Cuba!!! This was in 1974. What a fellow!
R.I.P. MOONIE, Keith John Moon. You burned Brighter than the Sun for too few years. I hope you are Partying on and having epic sessions with BONZO John Henry Bonham from Led Zeppelin. two peas in a Pod. The 2 Greatest rock Drummers of ALL TIME. Love ya work mate.
I was prescribed heminevrin by the doctors for alcohol withdrawal and ended up overdosing numerous times! They were a crazy drug but great for detoxing as you don’t feel the alcohol detox at all. They affect you straight away and can leave you dribbling within five mins. It’s absolutely crazy that a doctor prescribed them to me but for a doctor to prescribe them to Keith Moon is even more crazy he surely knew him? There was only going to be one outcome giving Keith these. Who wouldn’t of even known how much he took coz you can’t remember anything.
As someone who works in healthcare, nowadays it's not considered safe to allow people to detox alone and unsupervised. Hopefully the days of rogue Dr's are drawing to a close.
What is sad is Keith could have afforded inpatient detox.
I don't know if he would have been willing to do it but that would have been the only way heminevrin would have worked out.
It’s weird to watch The Who on The Rolling Stones Rock ‘n’ Roll Circus from 1968 and realize that Keith was only 22 at the time-and that he was only 32 when he died. It seemed like he’d been around forever.
khkartc top performance by the loon !!!👌🏻
Keith Moon and The Art of Drumming Dangerously Keith Moon (RIP) John Entwistle (RIP)
Thanks for posting ! It was so cool to interview his drum teacher, I have never seen that on other bios.
I think Moon only ever had that one solitary lesson;he was entirely self-taught.
When George Best died, one guy wrote that his trouble was that he could not handle tedious reality, lots of people have that problem,
About the end of the 1970's, I was in a pub "The gardeners" in Deptford, London. Keith walked in with a bunch of guys with long hair covered in beards.
I was sitting at the bar with me buddy and he came to the bar and stood between us to order. Imagine my shock, cause the Who were big band then.
We ended up about maybe an hour or two exchanging jokes. He was asking if we knew jokes. He bought all the booze and I was legless. Outside there was
a big Rolls Royce.
So lucky man. I would've loved to tie one on with Keith. I would've been a bit young though, around 10 in 1979.
Just realised. I got the date wrong. Wasnt at the end of the 1970's, it was end of 1960's: at 1970
@@photom2 well then. Even less of a chance for me then lol
@@ddobry21 My first words to him was, "Are you a drummer?" to which he replied, "Yes, I am Keith Moon."
@@photom2 Nice. What was he drinking that night?
For Keith to hit his snare drum with his stick,and for the stick to go flying up in the air, and Keith to catch it ,l mean how many drummers could possibly do that, it's mind blowing!!!
His hand/eye co-ordination was from another dimension.
Those guys born in the mid 40's who became "rock gods" came through some kind of portal.
@@robbieh1899 War babies...
i saw THE Who àt a Warehouse, Moonie took us Around the Moon and back, i feel privileged to have Seen Moonie play, it was earthshaking, jus sàyin ¡😎¡
freaK Bennett so lucky ! Keep your memories to a true great of rock
Keith moon my favourite ever drummer and what a character aswell proper rock and roll shame about his premature death he had so much to give to the world 🥁 the who a fucking mega band aswell
Rest In Rock'n'roll Heaven Keith Moon.
Keith's life but short, has impacted almost every drummer in the world since...mad as a box of frogs
Box of Frogs? An offshoot band from the Yardbirds, and a club here in Bantry Bay. LOL
Moonie is still missed today.....he would love that
Always ...
Rest in peace Moonie!
As if he’s gonna rest in peace 🤣👌🏻
6:53. I’ve watched early Who a lot, but this is the first time I’ve noticed those early block letter Marshall logos on Pete’s amps! I’m so used to the cursive version of the logo, I didn’t even know this early style existed til now.
Their very first hit I can't explain
I took a date to see the Who in 1975 at the old Boston Garden,we sat 18th row dead center,my ears did not stop ringing for all most two days,good times,thanx Keith,cheers.
Best drummer ever
Thats the coolest thing anyone can say about you , Annette with tears in her eyes says, come back were not finished yet.❤ You can tell what kind of man he was
Keith has been dead for nearly 45 years and is still hailed as one of the greatest drummers to walk the earth.
What a legacy....
Not everyone shares that opinion.
@@tr7938 not everyone gets music and talent
I share that opinion, that he’s one of the best drummers that ever lived.
Keith Moon himself said, ' I'm the best Keith Moon type drummer there is'.
@@mrkipling2201 goes double for me!
I saw a replay of an interview with John Lennon awhile ago, I think it was a documentary about Janis Joplin and Lennon was asked what it was about rock stars that made their life expectancies so short and he said, “The question is, _what is it about the rock music industry that results in the deaths of so many young rock stars from drug overdoses?”_ Obviously, a paraphrase of a classic Lennonesque response.
He played the drums like he did in the Who because of trying to match John Entwistle on the Bass, who carried on the excess lifestyle long after Keith...
John Entwistle et keith Moon, le duo rythmique jamais égalé
John Paul Jones and John Bonham , not equal ...superior . lol
Very tragic ending to a beautiful carefree spirit. Rest in love Keith.
You watch any video of Keith Moon playing live and I'll defy most people to be able to see how the hell he's making the sounds that he did, a hell of a drummer! And speaking as a bass player of moderate but limited talent, one of the things that marks out John Entwhistle as one of the greats is that he had the ability to lock in and stay with Keith.
Excuse me? Guessing you're not an actual musician, just a critic. John Entwistle fricking played bass like a lead guitar. Listen to the second half of Eminence Front as an example. He was a BEAST on bass.
@@janxander6535 You're not replying to me, Jan, are you??
@@Vortigan07 Yes I am, and I did. If you can't see that John Entwistle was more than your average bass player, then I have to question your music credentials. He was a beast. Extra large hands, so I hear.
@@janxander6535 I think you must have mis-read me, Jan. I described MY talents as ""moderate but limited" and cited John as "one of the greats".
@@janxander6535 You totally misunderstood.
I always thought the final cover Keith was on was prophetic."Not to be taken away" on the chair. Creepy.😷☮️
Yes, so eerie. Very 'Paul in bare feet on the cover of Abbey Road'.
People who have eccentric personalities. Usually have signs of adhd or borderline personality disorder or autism. Keith showed he probably had adhd or borderline personality disorder or autism. Especially behaviour traits of borderline personality disorder. The way he behaved that everything had to be wild and had a split personality. And he probably loved the attention.
You have no clue of what you’re talking about.
@@tdioxin2658 they're true. He had adhd
Both Roger and Keith had ADHD
Definitely most likely had Autism, his mannerisms match many of the symptoms associated with the Disability, he truly was a genius! RIP Moonie
RIP Legend 🇬🇧❤️✌🏻🙏🏻
8:34 I’ve always thought Buzzcocks’ Steve Diggle was the spitting image of Moon. Or at least his brothers’!
"not to be taken away"
I had no idea about what had happened to him, that’s just so terrible, in every aspect. I love that band, to this day. So very original!
I really could just sit and watch hours of him playing
Or Miming on this occasion.......
@@simplesecretof I thought that was a gimme lol
O maior baterista da história do rock , influenciou , vários outros grandes bateristas.
Superb documentary
Ive heard that tv out the window story many times.
Thanks for telling that one.
Keith reminds me of Arthur the lovable Drunk, and he looks like David from an American werewolf in London 👍🏻🇦🇺
42:30 With the great Peter Cook....now I would love to have been at that party!!
Anyone else having a few drinks and watching this besides me. Sad loss. Too bad someone really didn't step in and really, really help Kieth.
Awesome Docu. Thank you 🙏
My all time favourite band ,what a bunch of characters, much much better than the Beatles, I love their performance on the stones rock n roll circus xxx
Keith Moon is my fave drummer of all time
Maria Conway me too!
Neil Turnham
I see Keith as a sort of 'Idiot savant' - an old term used to describe someone who has a mental disability but displays exceptional skill in a specific field such as art, arithmetic, music, or memory, far beyond what most people can accomplish. This would explain his ability on the drums that was possible without normal practicing and must have been almost totally instinctive. And not many working-class blokes from Wembley could get inside and keep up with Townshend's middle class, art school pretensions.
I wonder if he would have at least be diagnosed with ADHD as a child these days.
Great drummer in a great group
😂 they said Keith played all over the place.. he was the MAN..💪
He broke his wifes nose three times. What a MAN
@@bhudster10 Fake
Keith Moon was number one followed by John Bonham .. no question about it .
I remember an interview with Oliver Reed in my local paper (1978?) where he said, "I'm the lousiest actor in Christendom. Just point the camera and pay me."
Moon and Reed Iconic 😎
If you are privileged and fortunate to have an extended family through shared mutual affection, respect, rapport grow individually and collectively thus your bandmates are your family as well share each other's joys and pathos. The poet laureate Rabindranath Where the Mind is Without Fear and over thirty five poems balm for the soul. Cheers Sir