Let’s see what more I could do with it!'”ĭaltrey claimed that he used to be able to “take a cigarette out of someone’s mouth from about 20 yards” with his mic, but, the 77-year-old legend laughed, “I can’t see it now, of course!”Ĭopyright © 2021, ABC Audio. “And of course it came back, and I thought, ‘That was interesting. “I just got bored and I thought, ‘I’ve got this thing in my hand that I’m fed up with holding…what do I do with it?’ So I kind of threw it and held onto the cord,” he recalled. “I did it out of pure boredom, actually, because I was on a stage with with two maniacs and a very straight bass player,” Daltrey explained, referring to guitarist Pete Townshend and drummer Keith Moon, who smashed their equipment on stage, and bass player John Entwistle, who just stood there. “And…it’s good to be reminded of where you started.”įallon also asked Daltrey about his famous onstage trademark of twirling his microphone, throwing it in the air and catching it. “And I was with people of varying abilities…some very good, incidentally - some of them extremely good - and some of them extremely bad,” he laughed. “We were young and we were having so much fun…we’d do anything just to play music.” “What it did for me was remind me of all the reasons why I did this in the first place,” Daltrey said. Appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Daltrey explained why he likes playing with a bunch of amateurs at those events. And there’s Blake, on the autistic spectrum, who can shred with the best and shows what he can do.It will blow you away, so inspiring and impressive.The Who frontman Roger Daltrey is one of several legendary artists who appear in the new documentary Rock Camp: The Movie, detailing the experiences of fans who attend Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp. The veteran Rock and Roll Hall of Famers who’ve been taking. The Who may have played their last-ever U.S. Their story is really amazing It and shows how music has given them a meaningful connection and a way to have fun together. Tour on at Moody Center in Austin, Texas. Dad loves having both of them playwith these rock icons. Son Jackson was born with severe birth defects and music turned out to be a therapeutic and powerful bond. Scott “Pistol’ Crockett, was going to play drums for Lenny Kravitz, but family obligations prevented him going out on the road, but he still longs for it. Scott and Jackson Keller are a father and son team. The film follows grandmother, Tammy Fisher, who has played drums before but her dream is to overcome her nervousness to get up and sing. And even more fun, is seeing some of the young participants blow the lid off shredding and banging away shocking the pros with their talent. What’s really fun, is to see these old rockers get a kick out of seeing someone get up enough courage to give anything a try. Music is magical and this is their chance for them to make a little magic of their own. It’s a glorious mish mosh that bounces from the stories of young and old singers, guitar players, father/son campers, and drummers who get guidance and gain confidence while playing with the big guns. They even uncover some excellent raw talent in this film.Ĭo-Directed by Doug Blush ( 20 Feet from Stardom, one of our favorite films) and Renee Barron (she also edited the film), it’s as unstructured as a wildly improvised guitar solo. Seeing the classes stop and start as the pros teach, inspire and improvise playing rock riffs is unusual and entertaining. Slash and so many musicians who come to lend their patience and expertise. Directed and produced by Doug Blush, co-directed and edited by Renee Barron. It boasts a jaw-dropping array of rock star 'counselors' that include Roger Daltrey, Alice Cooper, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, Nancy Wilson, Joe Perry, Jeff Beck, Slash, and countless other rock legends. Some of those who come to teach are Nancy Wilson, Jeff Beck, Paul Stanley, Tony Franklin. Rock Camp is the brainchild of music producer David Fishof. Alice Cooper says “I can’t think of a more fun thing to do, it’s better than stamp collecting.”įishof represented acts in the Catskills, pivoted to sport agent then as a rock group tour producer for everyone from the Association, The Turtles, to Ringo Starr and his Band and a British Rock Symphony featuring Roger Daltrey and Alice Coope.įishof came up with his fantasy camp idea in 1996 and is still bringing top rock talent like Roger Daltrey (The Who), Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley (KISS), Slash and Cooper to Las Vegas to work and play music for 4l days with with rock star wannabes. Music producer, rock ’n’ roll maven, David Fishof, is infectiously delightful leading everyone through the ups and downs at his annual fantasy Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp in Las Vegas.
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