Event Sundays ~ The 1st time a musician broke a guitar | Domingo de acontecimientos~ La 1ra vez que un músico rompió una guitarra
English Version:
If you wanna see the full schedule of activities, click here: https://steemit.com/hive-170483/@rockmagazine/cronograma-de-actividades-or-tu-semana-en-vrm-catalogo-de-contenidos-para-postear
The first time a musician broke a guitar on stage
It happened back in the summer of 1964, when the band The Who was still known as The High Numbers. They were playing on the Railway Tavern pub stage in London, which was a really reduced space for the band to play. The guitar player, Pete Townshend unintentionally hit his Rickenbacker guitar against the ceiling, and seeing that it had been severely damaged, he decided to finish its destruction, to the spectator's amusement. "Some of them were laughing, and I thought: damn, it's broken, so I better finish it off" remembered Thownshend, in 2004.
That incident caused so much impact, that for the next presentation of the band, dozens of people couldn't make it to the club where they were playing. During that presentation, Thownshend decided to restrain himself, but it was the drummer Keith Moon who decided to sacrifice his drums in order to keep the audience satisfied.
Photo: Getty images
◄-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------►
Versión en Español
Si quieres ver el cronograma de actividades completo, click aquí: https://steemit.com/hive-170483/@rockmagazine/cronograma-de-actividades-or-tu-semana-en-vrm-catalogo-de-contenidos-para-postear
La primera vez que un músico rompió una guitarra en el escenario
Ocurrió en el verano de 1964, cuando la banda The Who aún era conocida como The High Numbers. Se encontraban tocando en el Railway Tavern pub en Londres, que era un espacio muy reducido para que la banda tocase. El guitarrista Pete Thownshend involuntariamente golpeó su guitarra Rickenbacker contra el techo, y en vista de que esta había quedado severamente dañada, decidió terminar su destrucción, muy para el disfrute de los espectadores. "Algunos soltaron una risita y pensé: 'Joder, está rota, así que mejor terminar con la cosa", rememoró Townshend en 2004.
Este incidente causó tanto impacto, que para la siguiente presentación de la banda, decenas de personas no pudieron entrar al club donde estaban tocando. Durante esa presentación, Thownshend decidió contenerse a sí mismo, pero fue el baterista Keith Moon quien decidió sacrificar su batería para mantener al público satisfecho.
Photo: Getty images