When the Who wrapped up their farewell tour in 1982 Pete Townshend was so convinced that his days as a rock star were behind him that he went out and got an actual job working as a book editor at Faber and Faber. He enjoyed the work, but in 1985 he was inspired to…

Source: RollingStone
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