Keith Moon: Awesome Drummer But Goofy as Hell!

[JRNYMAN]

Had to settle an argument with my wife as to whether or not Daltry actually says, "Ahhh, Who the FUCK are you?" in the song so I jumped on YT to find a video of the song where Daltry is clearly on-camera so she could see his lips........ whatever, you get the idea. The best vid I found was with the original members playing the song as well as doing the backing vocals etc. I always knew Keith Moon was a brilliant drummer and somewhat "hyper" for lack of a better term but I guess I never knew how freakin' goofy he was. Check out this video and you'll see what I mean.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdLIerfXuZ4

[S2M]

Had to settle an argument with my wife as to whether or not Daltry actually says, "Ahhh, Who the FUCK are you?" in the song so I jumped on YT to find a video of the song where Daltry is clearly on-camera so she could see his lips........ whatever, you get the idea. The best vid I found was with the original members playing the song as well as doing the backing vocals etc. I always knew Keith Moon was a brilliant drummer and somewhat "hyper" for lack of a better term but I guess I never knew how freakin' goofy he was. Check out this video and you'll see what I mean.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdLIerfXuZ4

I wouldn't say 'brilliant'. He did his job. Didn't break any new ground, and drank himself to death.

[steveo777]

He's still dead, by the way.
Great drummer though.

[bluejeangirl76]

I always knew Keith Moon was a brilliant drummer and somewhat "hyper" for lack of a better term but I guess I never knew how freakin' goofy he was. Check out this video and you'll see what I mean.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdLIerfXuZ4

That video doesn't do that man justice, personality-wise. That's just Moon being goofy for a camera. There was so much more. JRNYMAN, if you want the full scope of 'Moon the Loon', read Full Moon by Dougal Butler. Dougal was his long time best friend and extremely close personal assistant, practically a brother. The book does not dissappoint and every damn bit of it is true and will give you the real accounts of some of the "legends" about Moon and the band in general (such as the famous Holiday Inn story). (I first got my hands on this book at age 6!)

And yes he was an absolutely brilliant drummer. Never a lesson (one quote about him was that he had an "inner-metronome" - and he really did... he just KNEW when to fill, where to fill and how to fill without thinking about it) and a completely untraditional playing style (among other things, he played with a left-foot lead for god only knows what reason).

The Tony Fletcher book on Moon is great too, but Dougal's stories are hilarious. The one about going to the bank is priceless. I'm not sure that this book is in print at the moment, though... but there's always ways to find stuff like that. Half Priced Books (if there's one near you) is a great source for out of print.

[mikemarrs]

read Full Moon a while back.very good book.

[Babyblue]

I always knew Keith Moon was a brilliant drummer and somewhat "hyper" for lack of a better term but I guess I never knew how freakin' goofy he was. Check out this video and you'll see what I mean.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdLIerfXuZ4

That video doesn't do that man justice, personality-wise. That's just Moon being goofy for a camera. There was so much more. JRNYMAN, if you want the full scope of 'Moon the Loon', read Full Moon by Dougal Butler. Dougal was his long time best friend and extremely close personal assistant, practically a brother. The book does not dissappoint and every damn bit of it is true and will give you the real accounts of some of the "legends" about Moon and the band in general (such as the famous Holiday Inn story). (I first got my hands on this book at age 6!)

And yes he was an absolutely brilliant drummer. Never a lesson (one quote about him was that he had an "inner-metronome" - and he really did... he just KNEW when to fill, where to fill and how to fill without thinking about it) and a completely untraditional playing style (among other things, he played with a left-foot lead for god only knows what reason).

The Tony Fletcher book on Moon is great too, but Dougal's stories are hilarious. The one about going to the bank is priceless. I'm not sure that this book is in print at the moment, though... but there's always ways to find stuff like that. Half Priced Books (if there's one near you) is a great source for out of print.

I guess i need to try and find this book sounds like a great read.Thanks

[Peartree12249]

Keith was also the inspiration for how Led Zeppelin got it's name.

[bluejeangirl76]

Keith was also the inspiration for how Led Zeppelin got it's name.

Yes indeed!! Although there are two accounts of that story, one that says Keith said it, and one that says John (Entwistle) said it. Either way, the band name came about when Keith and John were talking about joining... man, how different music history would be if that happened!!

[Peartree12249]

Keith was also the inspiration for how Led Zeppelin got it's name.

Yes indeed!! Although there are two accounts of that story, one that says Keith said it, and one that says John (Entwistle) said it. Either way, the band name came about when Keith and John were talking about joining... man, how different music history would be if that happened!!

Wouldn't it though! It's weird that the Who & Zep's drummers, Moon & Bonham both drank themselves to death. What a sad waste. Zep wouldn't have broken up in the 80's. They just didn't have the heart to go on after John died.

[bluejeangirl76]

Keith was also the inspiration for how Led Zeppelin got it's name.

Yes indeed!! Although there are two accounts of that story, one that says Keith said it, and one that says John (Entwistle) said it. Either way, the band name came about when Keith and John were talking about joining... man, how different music history would be if that happened!!

Wouldn't it though! It's weird that the Who & Zep's drummers, Moon & Bonham both drank themselves to death. What a sad waste. Zep wouldn't have broken up in the 80's. They just didn't have the heart to go on after John died.

Technically, Moonie didn't drink himself to death. Yeah he had a pretty bad problem with it for awhile, but in the end he OD'd on Heminevrin. And what a damn shame.

[Peartree12249]

Keith was also the inspiration for how Led Zeppelin got it's name.

Yes indeed!! Although there are two accounts of that story, one that says Keith said it, and one that says John (Entwistle) said it. Either way, the band name came about when Keith and John were talking about joining... man, how different music history would be if that happened!!

Wouldn't it though! It's weird that the Who & Zep's drummers, Moon & Bonham both drank themselves to death. What a sad waste. Zep wouldn't have broken up in the 80's. They just didn't have the heart to go on after John died.

Technically, Moonie didn't drink himself to death. Yeah he had a pretty bad problem with it for awhile, but in the end he OD'd on Heminevrin. And what a damn shame.

What is Heminevrin? Never heard of it before.

[bluejeangirl76]

Keith was also the inspiration for how Led Zeppelin got it's name.

Yes indeed!! Although there are two accounts of that story, one that says Keith said it, and one that says John (Entwistle) said it. Either way, the band name came about when Keith and John were talking about joining... man, how different music history would be if that happened!!

Wouldn't it though! It's weird that the Who & Zep's drummers, Moon & Bonham both drank themselves to death. What a sad waste. Zep wouldn't have broken up in the 80's. They just didn't have the heart to go on after John died.

Technically, Moonie didn't drink himself to death. Yeah he had a pretty bad problem with it for awhile, but in the end he OD'd on Heminevrin. And what a damn shame.

What is Heminevrin? Never heard of it before.

It's used for a number of things, one of which it to treat symtoms of alcohol withdrawl. He was being treated with it because he had stopped drinking, or was trying to stop right around that time. (so yeah... the drinking led to it, but didn't do it). It's basically a sedative. It's used for Parkinson's too, I believe, because it's a muscle relaxer. At one point I read somewhere that it takes very few of these to be fatal - 5 or 6 in your system can kill you. And as Keith was prone to do with pills, he took more than a few.

p.s. yep. I'm a Moon Loon. There isn't much I don't know.

[Michigan Girl]

The vid is beyond cool ...I love, love, love watching the process/setups/
inner workings of the studio ...and Keith's little shirt w/his name on it, so
everyone will know WHO he is ...good stuff!!

Also, very interesting factoids, BJG!!

[bluejeangirl76]

The vid is beyond cool ...

THIS one is beyond cool, too... the goldfish in the drum kit (those poor fish!)...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAnKyR3MQHw

I don't know why he has tiger whiskers painted on his face, but for him, that wasn't particularly out of the ordinary, anyway.

[Babyblue]

The vid is beyond cool ...

THIS one is beyond cool, too... the goldfish in the drum kit (those poor fish!)...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAnKyR3MQHw

I don't know why he has tiger whiskers painted on his face, but for him, that wasn't particularly out of the ordinary, anyway.

Thanks

[Peartree12249]

Keith was also the inspiration for how Led Zeppelin got it's name.

Yes indeed!! Although there are two accounts of that story, one that says Keith said it, and one that says John (Entwistle) said it. Either way, the band name came about when Keith and John were talking about joining... man, how different music history would be if that happened!!

Wouldn't it though! It's weird that the Who & Zep's drummers, Moon & Bonham both drank themselves to death. What a sad waste. Zep wouldn't have broken up in the 80's. They just didn't have the heart to go on after John died.

Technically, Moonie didn't drink himself to death. Yeah he had a pretty bad problem with it for awhile, but in the end he OD'd on Heminevrin. And what a damn shame.

What is Heminevrin? Never heard of it before.

It's used for a number of things, one of which it to treat symtoms of alcohol withdrawl. He was being treated with it because he had stopped drinking, or was trying to stop right around that time. (so yeah... the drinking led to it, but didn't do it). It's basically a sedative. It's used for Parkinson's too, I believe, because it's a muscle relaxer. At one point I read somewhere that it takes very few of these to be fatal - 5 or 6 in your system can kill you. And as Keith was prone to do with pills, he took more than a few.

p.s. yep. I'm a Moon Loon. There isn't much I don't know.

That's OK, Jimmy Page was my weakness.