On September 7th, 1978, Keith Moon, the legendary hard-partying drummer of The Who, was found dead in his London apartment. In the end, his life was as much defined by his self-destructive behavior and addictions as it was for his unique style of drumming.
So it was Moon who screwed up the pyrotechnic explosion on the Smothers Brothers show? I thought it was some stage hand. That explosion gave Townsend long-term tinnitus!
He might have been barmy mad and a loony but he was funny took loads of speed pills and was an alcoholic which i think how can something meant to cure him of addiction prescribed by his dr killed him when all the speed and drink didn't r.i p hero and best drummer ever alongside john bonham r.i.p 2 great rock drummers im on hemenevrin same as the pills that killed him thats the way I'll go out dear boy x
I learned to play listening to Moon and played like him. In our HS band, I was jamming with just the lead guitar player one day, and he got mad at me for not just playing 1-2-3-4 under him. I couldn't see any reason to just keep time, especially when there were just the two of us. He was frustrated with me.
My favorite song by The Who would have to be "Won't Get Fooled Again". That's such a memorable song which featured Keith Moon as well as all the other Who members at their best. It's just too bad that Keith Moon wasn't able to have a balance between a wild and cutting edge drummer to being a calm and peaceful person who could age gracefully. Well, maybe that was just his destiny; not to age gracefully. Rest in peace Keith, and I hope to meet you in the afterlife.
I read somewhere that the surviving members of The Who went to his funeral expecting him to pop out of his coffin, alive and well, and say "Haha! Fooled you all!" He was just that much of a prankster.
That's not true she said she did cook for him once when they got home I believe and again before he went back to sleep his final time he had lamb with mint sauce that was his last meal
Honestly I feel bad for the narrator, the channel, and anyone who tries to sit in as a temporary fill in narrator. I don't think I've ever seen another channel that had such an iconic and recognizable voice (okay other than "diode gone wild")…. Makes it hard to take a break, increase upload schedule, and what not. It's not even like he's got that great of a voice it's just iconic for the channel and for some reason his voice is what got me watching their content in the first place. I don't know how to explain it because the content isn't that crazy over-the-top great or anything. I mean it's fine it's good stuff but something about his delivery I guess.
The only thing I've hated recently is the constant references to totally out-of-the-box pop culture references I every single video. That absolutely don't need to be there. I don't mean timeless funny pop culture references that will be remembered as trivia forever. I'm talkin about references to stupid stuff that nobody cares about that won't be remembered in a few years. I don't know why they keep putting stuff like that in videos. Specially when it's about like the Middle ages and history that has nothing to do with it
You LEFT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING OUT! Moon was untreated, bipolar, (Manic-depressive) Which explained almost all of his atrocious behavior far more than drugs which did make it worse. Hotels quit having them stay because he would flush M80's down the toilet doing 10's of thousands of dollars in damage to their pipes.
What's also weird is all the people crying because of a different narrator. Sure the usual one is good – but don't all working folk deserve some days off/break periods?? Think, people, THINK…
Alice Cooper once said: "Of all the stories you have heard about Ozzy Osbourne, only 40% of them are true. Of all the stories you have heard about Keith Moon, 100% of them are true, and you've only heard 40% of them".
I wonder where he got the info that Ginger Baker sited Moon as an influence. From what I’ve read, Baker wasn’t in the slightest complimentary to either Moon or Bonham.
@alfredodoardi2717
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
substiyute. But one of the live versions of "a quick one…" is my favorite live performance.
@jude431
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
His drumming followed the vocal line. Odd for drummers.
@bartstewart8644
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
So it was Moon who screwed up the pyrotechnic explosion on the Smothers Brothers show? I thought it was some stage hand. That explosion gave Townsend long-term tinnitus!
@michaelallen3207
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
Moon was a great drummer for the who
@PeterJVogel
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
Keith was a musical genius. Sadly he peaked around 1973. He was never the same after that. 😑
@JeffBey-sd5lc
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
This is actually a pretty tame story of Keith's life.
@Keepyernoseout
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
And my generation because of the stutter they do meant to minic the amphetamine speech of some people
@Keepyernoseout
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
My favourite is baba oriley
@Keepyernoseout
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
He might have been barmy mad and a loony but he was funny took loads of speed pills and was an alcoholic which i think how can something meant to cure him of addiction prescribed by his dr killed him when all the speed and drink didn't r.i p hero and best drummer ever alongside john bonham r.i.p 2 great rock drummers im on hemenevrin same as the pills that killed him thats the way I'll go out dear boy x
@monty2020-i5d
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
He was a no-class idiot.
@BeautyEverywhere13
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
Love Keith❤. I have always been a fan. He was a fantastic drummer, no one could touch The Who live!
@cygnusx-1318
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
I learned to play listening to Moon and played like him. In our HS band, I was jamming with just the lead guitar player one day, and he got mad at me for not just playing 1-2-3-4 under him. I couldn't see any reason to just keep time, especially when there were just the two of us. He was frustrated with me.
@jonfox6344
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
Happy jack, amazing Tom Tom work
@scottbrowning4553
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
My favorite song by The Who would have to be "Won't Get Fooled Again". That's such a memorable song which featured Keith Moon as well as all the other Who members at their best. It's just too bad that Keith Moon wasn't able to have a balance between a wild and cutting edge drummer to being a calm and peaceful person who could age gracefully. Well, maybe that was just his destiny; not to age gracefully. Rest in peace Keith, and I hope to meet you in the afterlife.
@gabe_s_videos
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
I read somewhere that the surviving members of The Who went to his funeral expecting him to pop out of his coffin, alive and well, and say "Haha! Fooled you all!" He was just that much of a prankster.
@jesusdaniel8707
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
Keith Moon was a very crazy guy but great drummer for the Who
@cynthiamclellan6745
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
Betty Davis was backstage at a Who concert?🥳
@covetprice
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
This narration sounds like one of those crime channel voices they use. No emotion or power . This narrator is not what we are accustomed to hearing.
@hyacinthlynch843
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
"The scariest thing that ever happened to me was when Keith Moon decided he liked me."
— Joe Walsh
@aprilgosa5779
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
That's not true she said she did cook for him once when they got home I believe and again before he went back to sleep his final time he had lamb with mint sauce that was his last meal
@PurpleWatchtower
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
RIP to the greatest drummer in rock
@johnnyd63
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
Are you sure that photo you are using in the intro is really Keith Moon? Looks like the drummer in a Who Tribute act I saw in NY.
@miriamgreen3973
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
Nazi uniform in a Jewish neighborhood isn't edgy, it's cruel.
@d.l.l.6578
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
What a jerk. He could have blinded someone. That’s not what you call a prank!
@hullinstruments
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
Honestly I feel bad for the narrator, the channel, and anyone who tries to sit in as a temporary fill in narrator. I don't think I've ever seen another channel that had such an iconic and recognizable voice (okay other than "diode gone wild")…. Makes it hard to take a break, increase upload schedule, and what not. It's not even like he's got that great of a voice it's just iconic for the channel and for some reason his voice is what got me watching their content in the first place. I don't know how to explain it because the content isn't that crazy over-the-top great or anything. I mean it's fine it's good stuff but something about his delivery I guess.
The only thing I've hated recently is the constant references to totally out-of-the-box pop culture references I every single video. That absolutely don't need to be there. I don't mean timeless funny pop culture references that will be remembered as trivia forever. I'm talkin about references to stupid stuff that nobody cares about that won't be remembered in a few years. I don't know why they keep putting stuff like that in videos. Specially when it's about like the Middle ages and history that has nothing to do with it
@EvilM0nkeyRules
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
Anyone else think of the Harry Potter "HOW DARE YOU STAND WHERE HE STOOD?"
@lukefortune1153
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
Wat
@nothingness9296
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
It wasn’t his apartment he died in it was a friends. Mama cass also died there as well.
@brigitterolens
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
ANOTHER Narrator???
@AngeloPerfili
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
meh…
@patricedhanis-rouse3777
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
Saw them in 1976 at the Pontiac Silver dome. Amazing concert.
@MarianneKat
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
Sounds like a jerk
@psyxypher3881
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
This guy threw dynamite into toilets. Not as a one time thing, but as a habit. The fact that he made it past 30 is itself a miracle.
@JB-hl1qx
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
The REAL life Animal from the Muppets!
@FamiliaRivera505
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
Wtf this is the Graveyard shift dude, is the channel dead?!?
@Davethreshold
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
You LEFT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING OUT! Moon was untreated, bipolar, (Manic-depressive) Which explained almost all of his atrocious behavior far more than drugs which did make it worse. Hotels quit having them stay because he would flush M80's down the toilet doing 10's of thousands of dollars in damage to their pipes.
@maddiiydaddiiy
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
Deep purple used to have wpr;d record for ;loudest concert, not sure if it is still
@SzopTuptus
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
loudest band? guiness world record and motorhead ? ffs
@gardenboydon
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
Keith Moon and John Bonham are drumming in the afterlife together
@VALERIAN19899
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
What happened to the WH narrator? Sheesh….. He was half the reason I watched these videos!
@Porkcupines
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
What’s up with that voice?
@garytruthteller2606
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
What's also weird is all the people crying because of a different narrator. Sure the usual one is good – but don't all working folk deserve some days off/break periods?? Think, people, THINK…
@scottTNT
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
*sigh. If she could've just made him a sandwich…
@HunterTiberisBojangles
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
In a perfect world the drummer would keep time, but this is The Who!!!
@danlee1835
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
Alice Cooper once said: "Of all the stories you have heard about Ozzy Osbourne, only 40% of them are true. Of all the stories you have heard about Keith Moon, 100% of them are true, and you've only heard 40% of them".
@cd5433
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
Wrong narrator
@Stable_Genius
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
Loudest band ever? Yeah, no.
@EvilEyeGypsy
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
I wonder where he got the info that Ginger Baker sited Moon as an influence. From what I’ve read, Baker wasn’t in the slightest complimentary to either Moon or Bonham.
@zachariatekawaare4761
March 29, 2026 at 8:47 am
Behind Blue Eyes❤
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