{"product_id":"who-i-am","title":"Who I Am","description":"\u003cp\u003eLong acknowledged as one of rock music's most intelligent and literary performers, Pete Townshend - guitarist, songwriter, singer and founding member of The Who - at last tells his wild story in this candid and immersive autobiography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaised in west London by an eccentric grandmother, while his parents were off living the early post-war, rock 'n' roll lifestyle, Townshend describes a frenetic childhood of displacement and abuse. Then, in high school, everything changed when he met Roger Daltrey and formed a band that would travel the world, earning fame, fortune and critical acclaim. In \u003cem\u003eWho I Am\u003c\/em\u003e, Townshend brings us from the inner sanctum of Eric Clapton's drug-ridden hotel rooms to the feet of Jimi Hendrix and his electric kool-aid guitar; from the first trial performance of Townshend's rock opera, \u003cem\u003eTommy\u003c\/em\u003e, in a London bar to his infamous arrest (and acquittal) on child pornography charges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his trademark eloquence, fierce intelligence and brutal honesty, Pete Townshend has created a work of literature that stands as a primary source for popular music's greatest epoch. Readers will be confronted by a man laying bare who he is, an artist who has asked for nearly sixty years: Who are you?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Townshend, Pete","offers":[{"title":"Hardback (Music)","offer_id":48855292805344,"sku":null,"price":20.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_efbb21c0-c7a2-4d62-8216-8cc0dfddd3f1.jpg?v=1772205744","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/who-i-am","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}