The late Keith Moon has been at relaxation for 46 years now. But his Who mate Roger Daltrey will not relaxation till he is made the biopic in regards to the charismatic drummer that he is been engaged on for years.
In truth, as Daltrey – who’s within the midst of a solo tour of North America – tells UCR, the Moon undertaking remains to be high of thoughts and in movement. “We have a script,” the singer confirms. “We’re checking out directors, trying to get the best available director, ’cause all the good ones are always working. I’ve got to find good people with the time to make this film. I want to get that made when I’m still alive to promote it, so that’s taking up quite a lot of my time.”
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Though Austin Powers and Wayne’s World star Mike Myers was connected to the film some years in the past, Daltrey says he doesn’t have a star but, including that, “You can’t do that without a director, and I can’t do the final draft of the script, ’cause that’s something that gets worked out with the director so it fits together with his vision of how he’ll shoot it.
“So (the director) is what we’re ready for, and we’ll transfer ahead from there.” Daltrey has been watching other music biopics over the years, which he says have been instructive “about what I do not wish to do. I’ve seen a number of the others. I’m not making an attempt to make that type of biopic; I’m making a movie.”
Roger Daltrey is Performing Surprising Covers at His Solo Shows
Daltrey’s short solo tour wraps up June 29 in suburban Chicago. The shows have been loaded with Who favorites and some deep tracks, as well as surprising covers of Pete Townshend solo hits and Creedence Clearwater Revival songs. Daltrey is also conducting Q&As for fans who submit questions before the show.
He and Townshend have both equivocated about the Who’s future, however. “As far as I’m involved, do we’d like one other Who tour?” he told Billboard, but added that “I’ll do it if Pete desires to do it, actually desires to do it correctly….I really like him dearly. There’s one thing particular there, but it surely wants us each to be on hearth and each eager to be there. “
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