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While touring with the Who, on several occasions he passed out on stage and was hospitalised. He became addicted to alcohol, particularly brandy and champagne, and acquired a reputation for decadence and dark humour his nickname was "Moon the Loon."Īfter moving to Los Angeles with personal assistant Peter "Dougal" Butler during the mid-1970s, Moon recorded his only solo album, the poorly received Two Sides of the Moon. Moon suffered a number of setbacks during the 1970s, most notably the accidental death of chauffeur Neil Boland and the breakdown of his marriage. His 21st birthday party in Flint, Michigan, has been cited as a notorious example of decadent behaviour by rock groups.
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Moon enjoyed touring and socialising, and was bored and restless when the Who were inactive. He was fascinated by blowing up toilets with cherry bombs or dynamite, and by destroying television sets. In addition to his talent as a drummer, however, Moon developed a reputation for smashing his kit on stage and destroying hotel rooms on tour. Keith Moon, The Whos celebrated drummer, was born in Wembley on 23 August 1946, and is widely acclaimed as the greatest drummer in the history of rock. He occasionally collaborated with other musicians and later appeared in films, but considered playing in the Who his primary occupation and remained a member of the band until his death. Moon remained with the band during their rise to fame, and was quickly recognised for his drumming style, which emphasised tom-toms, cymbal crashes, and drum fills.
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After playing with a local band, the Beachcombers, he joined the Who in 1964 before they recorded their first single. Moon grew up in Alperton, a suburb of Wembley, in Middlesex, and took up the drums during the early 1960s. He was posthumously inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1982, becoming only the second rock drummer to be chosen, and in 2011, Moon was voted the second-greatest drummer in history by a Rolling Stone readers' poll. His drumming continues to be praised by critics and musicians. He was noted for his unique style and his eccentric, often self-destructive behaviour. Keith John Moon was an English drummer who played with the English rock band the Who.